Minimally invasive interventions with low profile MRI-compatible robots.
Jette Bloemberg
Young Investigator Award
A Wasp-Inspired, Self-Propelling Steerable Needle for MRI-guided procedures.
Roelf Postema
ORReady Award
A novel Veress Needle mechanism that reduces overshooting after puncturing the abdominal wall.
Sara Azizian Amiri
Best Oral Presentation Award
Optical Knife for real-time intra-operative oncological guidance.
Esther Paula de Kater
Best Poster Award
Flexible Wasp Inspired Tissue Transport Mechanism.
Zhen Li
Best Poster Award
Simulation of Deformable Vasculature for Robot-assisted Endovascular Catheterization.
Dharani Maddali
Best Poster Award
Holographic Visualization of 4D Cardiac Ultrasound Data.
Awards 2018
Christian Heiliger
Advanced Technology Award
Intraarterial Indocyanine Green (ICG) Fluorescence Augmentation by marking embryonal resection areas in colorectal surgery a feasibility study in a porcine model
Ho-Seung Cha
Young Investigator Award – 1st
New strategy for minimizing training time in EMG-based facial expression recognition for virtual reality applications
Frederique Meeuwsen
Young Investigator Award – 2nd
Intra-operative real-time recognition of surgical instruments with RFID technology
Manuel Barberio
Best Investigator Award – 1st
HYPER: HYPerspectral based Enhanced Reality to evaluate bowel perfusion
Jin Woo Baik
Best Investigator Award – 2nd
High-speed and Wide-field Acoustic-resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy
Awards 2017
Dr. George Mylonas, UK
Advanced Technology Award
Pre-clinical in vivo validation of the Cyclops surgical system for ESD- TJC
Christian Heiliger, Dr. Paolo Pacca, Italy
Young Investigator Award
Anatomic model for artery injury simulation in management of vascular complications in endoscopic endonasal surgery
Giulia Montalbano, et al. Italy
First abstract prize
Collagen-based biomimetic smart scaffold for bone tissue engineering
Marta Scali, et al. Italy
Second abstract prize
Ultra-thin steerable needle: an experimental prototype
Dall’Alba Diego et al, Italy
Third abstract prize
Mixed training in surgical robotic combining simulation and test on real robot: preliminary results
Awards 2016
Anna Rethy
Technology Award
Realistic organ phantom with flow for multimodal image-guided liver therapy research and training
Steven Beekmans
Young Investigator Award
In situ dynamic mechanical analysis of soft tissue at the tip of a 19G needle
Alexander Jaeger
1st Presentation Award
A light-dependent training tool for flexible cystoscopy
Daniel Ostler
2nd Presentation Award
A self-adjusting monitor mount for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Loic Blan
3rd Presentation Award
Granular jamming as controllable stiffness mechanism for endoscopic and catheter applications
Awards 2015
Arianna Menciassi, Italy
Technology Award
Melzer, M. Santoro, E. Dumont, DM. De Micheli, M. Muller: computer-assisted robotic platform for high-intensity focused ultrasound surgery: the FUTURA project
300 Euro and free SMIT membership for 1 year
Philipp Marx, Germany
Young Investigator Award
Hermann Wendt, Wojciech Kowalczyk, Heinz Jakob, Daniel Wendt: The development of a new physiological flow chamber for the investigation of artificial aortic valves 150 Euro and free SMIT membership for 1 year
Tereza Reichlov, Czech Rep.
1st Poster Prize
Pavel Jurak, Josef Halamek, Filip Plesinger, Jolana Lipoldova, Miroslav Novak, Pavel Leinveber: Ultra-High-Frequency ECG Parameter as a New Marker for Prediction of Biventricular Pacemaker Responders. 300 Euro and free SMIT membership for 1 year
Christoph Kment, Germany
2nd Poster Prize
Herbert Weissenboeck: Wireless pressure detector for control of wrapping force under compression bandages. 150 Euro and free SMIT membership for 1 year
Alexander van Oepen, Germany
3rd Poster Prize
Axel Boese, Michael Friebe, Novel Device for Minimally-Invasive Tumor Removal 100 Euro and free SMIT membership for 1 year
Awards 2014
Yoav Mintz, Israel
Technology Award
A Novel Endoscopic Treatment for Resolving Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Nikolai Hiorth, Norway
Young Investigator Award
Endovascular Repair of the Mitral Valve
Helen M. McLeod, UK
1st Poster Prize
Thiel Embalmed Human Cadaver: Extracorporeal Central Arterial Circulatory Model Development
Tomoko Uematsu, Japan
2nd Poster Prize
The Evaluation of Bacterial Contamination Risk for Connecting Support Device for Peritoneal Dialysis
Fangqiu Hu, China
3rd Poster Prize
Biomechanics Analysis for distal embolic protection devices
Awards 2013
Nicole Ruiter (KIT) and Robin Dapp (KIT)
Technology Award
3D Ultrasound Computer Tomography at KIT
Masahiro Waseda
Young Investigator Award
Evalutation of postoperative liver dysfunction using Octopus® liver retractor system in laparoscopic gastrectomy
George Alexandru Negoita
1st Poster Prize
Development of gait training equipment and its application for guidance of motion
Takuji Asano
2nd Poster Prize
Effectiveness of an artificial pancreas with closed loop system to achieve tight glycemic control.
Missoum Moumene
3rd Poster Prize
Biomechanical comparison of rigid vs. compliant constructs in spinal fusion: A finite element Study
Arya Nabavi
Special Prize – Navigation Contest (awarded by Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion)
for High-precise Navigation and Virtual Puncture
Awards 2012
Shinichirou Suda
Technology Award
Development of Bending Transformative Endoscope for Multifunctionalization
Chunman Fan
Young Investigator Award
Endo-Path Controller: a Simulator Device for Investigating Manual Control Skills for Steerable Minimally Invasive Surgical Instruments
Alexander Massmann, Malgorzta Wolska-Krawczyk, Peter Fries, Guenter Schneider, Arno Buecker
1st Poster Prize
Magnetic Resonance Guided Catheter-directed Venography of Varicocele for Minimal Invasive International Treatment. First-in-Man Safety and Feasability Results.