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“All-in-One” optical contrast agent for colorectal polyp diagnosis and therapy
Ref: 2026_P19_Sedgwick_XiaStart Date: 01/10/26Available
3D Bioprinting of Cardiac Tissue for Cardiac Ablation Simulation
Ref: 2025_P4_Pontiki_RhodeStart Date: 01/10/2026Available
3D real-time low field MRI guidance of neurosurgical robots
Ref: 2024_P25_Neji_BergelesStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable
A multimodal device to monitor valvular heart diseases
Ref: 2024_P10_Kamavuako_RhodeStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable
A Nanoneedle Decorated Balloon Catheter for Non-Invasive Lipidomics Analysis in Personalised Treatment of Atherosclerotic Plaques
Ref: 2025_P3_Chiappini_DiamantopoulosStart Date: 01/10/2026Available
A novel flexible robot for automated bronchoscopy investigations
Ref: 2025_P13_Bailey_AshrafianStart Date: 01/10/2026Available
A soft robotic, fluid-driven haptic interface for interventional radiology
Ref: 2024_P18_Lindenroth_FarkhatdinovStart Date: 01/10/2025Industry Partner: NAFilled
Accessible and explainable AI pathway planning for cancer care
Ref: 2026_P21_Zschaler_AroraStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Advanced applications of highly accelerated cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Ref: 2025_P12_Chiribiri_RoujolStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: Siemens HealthineersAvailable
AI tools for optimised planning and evaluation of epilepsy surgery
Ref: 2024_P16_Wagstyl_SparksStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable
AI tools for precision diagnosis of MRI lesions in epilepsy
Ref: 2026_P11_Wagstyl_AdlerStart Date: 01/10/26Available
AI-based next-generation imaging for fast interventional MRI-guided cardiac catheterisation procedures
Ref: 2024_P26_Roujol_PushparajahStart Date: 01/10/2025Industry Partner: NAFilled
Anatomy localisation in X-ray fluoroscopy videos for mechanical thrombectomy
Ref: 2025_P14_Vercauteren_BoothStart Date: 01/06/2026Industry Partner: Telos Health IncAvailable
Automated tumour contouring of brain metastases for stereotactic radiosurgery planning and response prediction following treatment
Ref: 2024_P14_Shapey_VercauterenStart Date: 01/10/2024Industry Partner: NAFilled
Autonomous mechanical thrombectomy navigation to support real-time operator-assisted control
Ref: 2024_P27_Booth_GranadosStart Date: 01/10/2025Industry Partner: NAFilled
Building autonomous mechanical thrombectomy robots to assist doctors
Ref: 2025_P11_Booth_GranadosStart Date: 01/10/2026Available
Building models of placental vascular function – a surgical digital twin
Ref: 2025_P2_Melbourne_PontikiStart Date: 01/10/2026Available
Causal responsibility explanations for the classification of brain MRIs within clinical frameworks
Ref: 2026_P15_Chockler_BoothStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Complex Open Surgery Simulator in the Era of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Ref: 2025_P5_Housden_PontikiStart Date: 01/10/2025Filled
Computational assessment of the effect of endovascular aortic repair on cardiac function
Ref: 2024_P2_Clough_ArimonStart Date: 02/02/2026Industry Partner: BentleyFilled
Computational optimisation and robotics implementation of novel pulsed field ablation technique for atrial fibrillation therapy
Ref: 2024_P22_Aslanidi_RhodeStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable
Deep tissue diffuse correlation spectroscopy for monitoring transcranial ultrasound interventions
Ref: 2024_P28_Zhao_PouliopoulosStart Date: 01/10/2025Industry Partner: NAFilled
Developing automated contrast agnostic brain parcellation for neurosurgical planning and guidance
Ref: 2024_P24_Sparks_VercauterenStart Date: 01/10/2025Industry Partner: NAFilled
Development of a flexible robot, flexible instruments, and autonomy for cataract surgery
Ref: 2024_P8_Bergeles_VanhoestenbergheStart Date: 01/10/2024Industry Partner: NAFilled
Development of a skin microbiopsy device for next generation diagnostics and precision medicine
Ref: 2026_P17_Howard_TullStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Development of novel widefield imaging modalities for enhancing intervention in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
Ref: 2024_P19_Bergholt_ShangarisStart Date: 01/10/2025Industry Partner: NAFilled
Dextrous manipulation of robotic piano expressions for personalised music-heart interventions
Ref: 2026_P2_Chew_CookStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Digital twin for interventional outcome prediction in submassive pulmonary embolism patients undergoing thrombus removal
Ref: 2024_P4_de Vecchi_LamataStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable
Digital twin for interventional outcome prediction in submassive pulmonary embolism patients undergoing thrombus removal
Ref: 2026_P22_Vecchi_LamataStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Engineering gold based nanomaterials for image guided surgery in glioblastoma
Ref: 2024_P11_Stasiuk_ShapeyStart Date: 01/10/2025Industry Partner: NAFilled
From multi-scale texture to local drug delivery: enabling multi-functional titanium implant surfaces
Ref: 2026_P16_Gong_VanhoestenbergheStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Hand-foot haptic interface for controlling soft everting robots and instruments in surgical interventions
Ref: 2024_P12_Farkhatdinov_LindenrothStart Date: 01/10/2025Industry Partner: NAFilled
Hemodynamic digital twin and dancing bubbles to unlock central blood pressure
Ref: 2024_P23_Lamata_ArimonStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable
High density interconnection for polymer encapsulated active implantable devices
Ref: 2026_P9_Vanhoestenberghe_HeaysmanStart Date: 01/10/26Available
High-resolution multi-nuclei magnetic resonance imaging through radiofrequency coil innovation integrated with surgical intervention training
Ref: 2024_P3_Ipek_GohStart Date: 01/10/2024Industry Partner: Siemens HealthineersFilled
Holographic ultrasound stimulation for precise neuromodulation of brain circuits
Ref: 2026_P5_Pouliopoulos_ViolanteStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Ice slurry spray cooling for intraoperative organ protection
Ref: 2026_P18_Kita_PontikiStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Immersive visuo-haptic endovascular tele-operation through AI-enabled multimodal semantic telecommunication
Ref: 2026_P20_Shikh-Bahaei_BoothStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Implanted antennas and nanoparticles for wireless control activation of therapeutics
Ref: 2024_P20_Thanou_SongStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable
Improving safety and efficiency of minimally invasive procedures with integrated multi-aperture ultrasound and active needle tip tracking
Ref: 2026_P4_Peralta_XiaStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Integrated AI workflow for non-invasive coronary intervention
Ref: 2024_P13_Lee_KingStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable
Integrating deep learning and radiomics to predict glioblastoma response to treatment
Ref: 2024_P7_Pouliopoulos_AshkanStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable
Intelligent deep learning neuroimaging system for guiding brain tumour treatment
Ref: 2026_P7_Shapey_VercauterenStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Learning-based vision system for marker-free external ventricular drain (EVD) neuronavigation
Ref: 2026_P10_Vercauteren_ShapeyStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Miniature photoacoustic and ultrasound endoscopy probe for colorectal polyp diagnosis
Ref: 2024_P30_Xia_OurselinStart Date: 01/10/2025Industry Partner: NAFilled
MRI compatible everting robot for therapy delivery in the brain ventricles
Ref: 2024_P32_Bergeles_NejiStart Date: 01/10/2024Industry Partner: Siemens HealthineersFilled
Multimodal AI for real-time intraoperative performance assessment and outcome prediction in robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy
Ref: 2026_P6_Raison_GranadosStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Neurological digital twins: precision surgical planning of epilepsy treatment
Ref: 2025_P8_Robinson_CarmichaelStart Date: 01/10/2025Filled
Optical neural imaging system for guiding brain tumour surgery
Ref: 2024_P31_Xie_ShapeyStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable
Photoacoustic imaging of polyps for early detection
Ref: 2026_P8_Thanou_XiaStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Physical simulator for trans-venous cardiac pacemaker implantation training
Ref: 2024_P15_Rhode_HousdenStart Date: 01/10/2024Industry Partner: NAFilled
Physically intelligent tip-growing catheters for neurointerventional procedures
Ref: 2025_P1_Bergeles_OurselinStart Date: 02/02/2026Industry Partner: Siemens HealthineersAvailable
Precision guidance for deep brain stimulation surgery via patient-specific structural connectivity mapping using ultra high field MRI
Ref: 2025_P9_Malik_TournierStart Date: 01/10/2026Available
Precision surgical targeting for epilepsy using abnormality prediction from functional and structural 7T MRI
Ref: 2026_P1_Carmichael_WagstylStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Predicting robotic surgical skill performance through machine learning analysis of surgeon and surgical instrument motion
Ref: 2024_P21_Raison_GranadosStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable
Response to aortic valve replacement: understanding mechanisms and prediction
Ref: 2026_BHFPSI2_O'Gallagher_LamataStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Robotic manipulation of a portable superconducting magnet for targeted medical interventions
Ref: 2026_P14_Ainslie_BergelesStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Robotic-assisted optical sensing for early detection of breast cancer
Ref: 2026_P13_Zhao_BergelesStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Robotics and AI to Improve In Vitro Fertilisation Outcomes
Ref: 2025_P15_Bergeles_GranadosStart Date: 01/10/2025Industry Partner: Conceivable Life SciencesFilled
Robotics and haptics compatible with brain imaging for neurological and sensorimotor assessment
Ref: 2026_P3_Farkhatdinov_ArichiStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Stable & precise operation of soft surgical robots using image-guided variable impedance control for guaranteed patient safety
Ref: 2024_P9_Spyrakos-Papastavridis_LindenrothStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable
Supervised autonomy in minimally invasive surgery for manipulation of highly deformable objects
Ref: 2024_P17_Gionfrida_BergelesStart Date: 01/10/2024Industry Partner: NAFilled
Surgical intervention planning in fetal congenital heart disease
Ref: 2025_P10_Deprez_LloydStart Date: 01/10/2025Filled
Surgical robotics in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery and the delivery of advanced therapeutics
Ref: 2026_P12_Yu-Wai-Man_BergelesStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Tactile-aided Visual Navigation and Localisation for Robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Surgeries
Ref: 2025_P7_Luo_BergelesStart Date: 01/10/2025Filled
The evolution of relative humidity and corrosion inside active implants
Ref: 2024_P6_Vanhoestenberghe_HeaysmanStart Date: 01/10/2024Industry Partner: NAFilled
Ultrasensitive PET imaging of calcification to improve the outcome of Intravascular Lithotripsy in peripheral Artery Disease
Ref: 2026_BHFPSI1_Rosales_ShanahanStart Date: 01/10/26Available
Understanding the limits of continuum robots: data-driven insights from medical practitioners
Ref: 2024_P1_Ourselin_BergelesStart Date: 01/10/2025Industry Partner: Siemens HealthineersFilled
Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Guidance Using Cardiac Digital Twin Models Calibrated by Pre- and Intra-Procedural Implanted Device Signals
Ref: 2025_P6_Bishop_WhitakerStart Date: 01/10/2026Available
Vision-based surgical robot arm docking assistance for optimal spatial configuration
Ref: 2024_P29_Vercauteren_BergelesStart Date: 01/10/2024Industry Partner: NAFilled
Vision, audio, and language models for surgical interventions
Ref: 2024_P5_Granados_ShapeyStart Date: 01/10/2026Industry Partner: NAAvailable

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