OR-X recognized as a national research infrastructure

OR-X recognized as a national research infrastructure

The new surgical research and teaching center at Balgrist University Hospital OR-X (Operating Room X) has been included by the Swiss Federation in the list of national research infrastructure.

The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) recently presented its Swiss Roadmap for Research Infrastructures 2023. The roadmap includes the OR-X surgical research and teaching center at Balgrist University Hospital. The Swiss National Fund awarded the OR-X the highest excellence level (grade A) when creating this roadmap. The inclusion in the roadmap is based on an application submitted by Balgrist with the University of Zurich as the leading house, which contained the draft of a research strategy for the OR-X that covers several years. The recognition as a national research infrastructure opens up the possibility of receiving financial support from the Swiss Federation. The funding decision is still pending. The roadmap identifies medium-term funding needs.

OR-X is taking surgical training to a new level

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OR-X is taking surgical training to a new level

Mazda Farshad, Medical Director of Balgrist University Hospital, and the initiator and founder of OR-X, explained: «The inclusion of OR-X in the roadmap as a national research infrastructure is an important step towards taking on a leading role in researching and applying surgical innovation based on artificial intelligence and robotics. We are proud of this recognition by the Swiss National Fund and SERI. OR-X is taking surgical training to a new level.»

The OR-X is a highly modern center for surgical research, development and teaching. At the heart of the OR-X are a fully equipped operating theater and a Skills Lab, which is the ideal environment for developing surgical innovations and training the surgeons of tomorrow. As a strategic infrastructure of University Medicine Zurich (UMZH), OR-X promotes scientific research and plays a crucial role in the further development of healthcare in the Zurich region.

Further Information

About OR-X
OR-X (Operating Room X) is a state-of-the-art infrastructure for surgical research and education based on the latest technology. It will simplify surgical education without placing unnecessary burdens on patients. Researchers can develop and validate new technologies and innovations more efficiently. The OR-X is finished and is currently in the test phase. The surgical research and teaching center will be officially opened in a ceremony on 24 August 2023.

For further information, contact
Prof. Dr. med. Mazda Farshad, Medical Director, Balgrist University Hospital
via Corporate Communication, Balgrist University Hospital
+41 44 386 14 15 / kommunikation@balgrist.ch