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Robert Webster, PhD (President/CSO), Richard Hendrick, PhD (COO/CTO), Ashley Couget (Engineer) and Duke Herrell, MD (CEO / CMO) will attended the Hamlyn Symposium, which is the world’s leading conference on medical robotics.

This annual symposium stands as the flagship event of the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, at Imperial College London. It facilitates networking and the exchange of cutting-edge advancements in medical robotics among a thriving global community of international surgeons and engineers, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing. This prestigious gathering attracts world-leading scientists, engineers and clinical practitioners spanning a diverse spectrum of disciplines associated with medical robotics and surgery.

Virtuoso Surgical will be a sponsor for the meeting, and Webster and Dr. Herrell will serve on the organizing and review committee. Mr. Hendrick and Ms. Couget will participate in the industry area. The entire team will be involved in this informative conference, which discusses many of the most exciting developments in the science and engineering of medical robotics. Webster will be presentating on the development of concentric tube robotics and the progress of Virtuoso Surgical Inc. towards clinical realization and human use.

CEO Duke Herrell, MD will attend and discuss the Virtuoso Surgical platform and developments at the 2024 American Urologic Association meeting in San Antonio, Texas, May 3-6, 2024. The Annual Meeting, in its 119^th year, is the largest gathering of urologists in the world, providing unparalleled access to groundbreaking research, new guidelines and the latest advances in urologic medicine.

Virtuoso is featured in the meeting with an update on development at the AUA Innovation Nexus and presentation at the Engineering in Urology segments of the meeting.

Professor Jeremy Teoh of the Department of Urology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), who is amongst the world leaders in research and development of en-bloc excision of bladder lesions and tumors, will visit Virtuoso Surgical headquarters in Nashville.

Teoh will discuss his seminal research on en-bloc excision and recently published multi-center randomized controlled trial showing statistically significant improvements in pathologic outcomes and a statistically significant reduction in bladder cancer recurrence rate at 1 year comparing current transurethral resection of bladder tumors (cTURBT) versus en-bloc excision.  Teoh performed multiple procedures in ex-vivo tissue models and was excited about the potential of Virtuoso to improve en-bloc performance and widen adoption.

Duke Herrell, MD, CEO presented as a keynote lecturer at the Global Blue Skies Conference at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Herrell highlighted the development of the Virtuoso Surgical platform as an example of advanced medical technologies poised to enable improved patient care.

The conference was co-developed by Prof. Jaime Landman, Chair of Urology at UCI and cosponsored by the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow and the Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine at UC Irvine. The conference features global experts sharing cutting-edge information on innovations defining the future of healthcare. Blue Skies shares the best of advanced technology (AI, robotics, VR, OR of the future) with the best health and wellness-based practices (diet, mindfulness, sleep).

Duke Herrell, MD, CEO will be discussing the development and potential of the Virtuoso Surgical platform as an invited keynote speaker at UROtech24 meeting in Vienna, Austria, January 25-27, 2024.

UROtech is a joint meeting of the EAU Sections of Uro-Technology and Urolithiasis (ESUT and EULIS), in collaboration with the Robotic Section and Paediatric Working group (ERUS and EWPU). This is the second edition after its debut in Istanbul in May 2022.

Over 400 participants from 50 countries are expected in the Austrian capital over the coming three days, arriving for an update from leading experts in far-ranging topics covering endourology, imaging, stone prevention and treatment, laparoscopic and robotic surgery, paediatrics and much more that’s relevant to the practicing urologist. Next to live surgery and state-of-the-art lectures, nine abstract sessions are also taking place, reflecting the high number of quality abstracts received by the scientific committee, as well as the ongoing research into emerging technology.

Virtuoso was selected by the American Urological Association as one of the ten best, most exciting startups through a rigorous and highly competitive selection process to present at AUA’s Innovation Nexus in Chicago. CEO Duke Herrell pitched Virtuoso’s breakthrough technology, providing exciting experimental updates and showcasing new developments.

Learn more about AUA Innovation Nexus

See showcase presenters at AUA Innovation Nexus

Drs. Lara Harvey and Ted Anderson, Virtuoso collaborators and minimally invasive gynecological surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, win best video by live audience vote at the opening ceremony of the World Congress of Hysteroscopy in Barcelona, Spain. Dr. Harvey presented experiments she performed with the Virtuoso system at the world’s largest hysteroscopy conference.

The Annual Shareholder Meeting of Virtuoso Surgical was held at the law offices of Holland & Knight (formerly Waller Lansden): 511 Union Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 27th Floor at 1:00 pm CT on April 16.

Virtuoso Surgical unveiled its newly designed robotic system to its investors at its Investor Showcase. CEO Duke Herrell performs a live demonstration and investors have the chance to play the role of surgeon with the newly-designed system.