Brain Surgery with Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Neuronavigation (BRAIN)
Research Focus
Our principal areas of research focus include:
- Surgical robotics
- Artificial intelligence
- Neuronavigation
- Clinical translation of technology
Clinical Focus
Our principal areas of clinical focus include:
- Pituitary surgery and skull base surgery
- Neuro-oncological surgery
- Neurovascular surgery
Collaborating Academic Centres
We collaborate with international and national institutes and centres of excellence, including:
- Wellcome ESPRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS), UCL, London, UK
- Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Imperial College London, UK
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, UK
- Endomin Centre for Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Hirslanden, Zurich, Germany
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Canada
- CRUK Brain Tumour Centre, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Collaborating Companies
We work with engineers of novel technologies, including:
- Medtronic
- Artificial Bits
- Olympus
- VineHealth
- Storz
- BBraun
- Lightpoint Medical
Leads
- Clinical Lead - Hani Marcus
- Engineering Lead - Danail Stoyanov