4 October 2007
The benefits of applying technological know how to patient care were demonstrated to Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Imperial College London yesterday.
Imperial’s Rector, Sir Richard Sykes , and Professor of Surgery and Department of Health Parliamentary Under Secretary, Lord Darzi
, took the PM on a tour of the College’s newly launched Institute of Biomedical Engineering.
The Institute is at the forefront of medical innovation, drawing together scientists, clinicians and engineers for research focussed on technologies in systems biology, materials, imaging, nanotechnology, bionics, biomechanics and tissue engineering.
During the tour, the PM took a special interest in the virtual operating theatre used for cardiac micro surgery in the Medical Imaging and Robotics Room.
The College’s Director of Medical Imaging, Professor Guang-Zhong Yang , discussed the potential advantages and applications of robotic surgical devices, such as the Da Vinci robot, whilst Lord Darzi, carried out a virtual medical procedure in front of Mr Brown.
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_4-10-2007-15-46-1?newsid=19334
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