Wellcome Trust Translational Partnership in Robotic Surgery (360G-Wellcome-208857_Z_17_Z)

Surgical robotics has evolved from a highly specialised research field 25 years ago to an ever-expanding area of innovation and development internationally, spearheading evolution in precision medicine. Access to increasingly small and remote anatomies, Characterisation of cellular and molecular information in-situ, in-vivo, and targeted Therapy with increased precision are major drivers of the future generation of surgical robots. Internationally, medical robots represent the fastest growing sector in the robotics industry, with a CAGR (Compound-Annual-Grow-Rate) of over 12% each year. There are significant opportunities and unmet clinical demands for engineering, basic sciences and translational developments. The purpose of this proposal is to capitalise on the timely evolution in the imaging, sensing and robotics research programmes currently being conducted within the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery and to address, in a broader context with other national and international partners, research and clinical translational challenges of precision surgery, focusing on knowledge transfer between academic research, industry, and clinical practice.