HealthTech consortium

HealthTech is built around a unique association of doctors and surgeons, researchers in engineering and computer sciences, and researchers in the management of creativity, with a proven ability to transfer medical innovations from bench to bedside.

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HealthTech at a glance

Map showing the repartition of the partners of the HealthTech consortium

HealthTech gathers:

Over 160 permanent researchers and 60 PhD students
2 research laboratories
4 research and transfer partners
5 faculties and engineering schools
3 doctoral schools

In a site of excellence:

Over 2000 publications since 2015
A center of excellence in biomedical engineering
World-class research facilities
A privileged location in Europe

Research and transfer

ICube laboratory
The Laboratory of Engineering science, Computer science and Imaging is a major research facility gathering experts in the field of healthcare applications. Its specialties include medical robotics, imaging, signal processing, data science, artificial intelligence, networks and biomechanics.
BETA Laboratory
The Bureau of Theoretic and Applied Economics is a major laboratory focusing its research on economics and management of creativity and innovation, and on the study of the socio-economic impact of medical innovation.
IHU Strasbourg
The Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, one of the 6 French IHUs, develops activities related to care, but also to education, research and technology transfer. It is highly specialized in the development of minimally-invasive surgery techniques and customized patient care.
INRIA
The National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology develops technologies transferable to clinical use, with applications in the fields of intraoperative guidance or real-time simulation.
IRCAD
The Research Institute against Digestive Cancer develops high-level training and research activities in the field of minimally-invasive surgery. It has long been a worldwide ambassador of French excellence, establishing partnerships with major industrial players.
BioValley France
This worldwide competitiveness cluster is specialized in healthcare. Among other actions, it promotes clinical translation and transfer of research innovations in the field of medical devices, as well as the emergence of start-up companies.

Training through research

Telecom Physique Strasbourg
This Engineering School of the University of Strasbourg has developed a unique specialized graduate program in Information Technology for Healthcare, and also offers a Master’s program.
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
The Master of Computer Science offers training programs with applications in healthcare, including specialized courses in image processing or simulation.
Faculty of Economics and Management
The Master of Innovation Management offers particularly relevant courses for innovation in healthcare, providing scientists with methods to develop original research projects.
INSA Strasbourg
The National Institute for Applied Sciences of Strasbourg is a Graduate School of Engineering of the National Institute for Applied Sciences, with high-level training programs in electrical engineering or mechanics.
Faculty of Medicine
Students enrolled in the Joint Curriculum Medicine-Science training program follow multidisciplinary scientific Master level courses on top of their medical studies, leading them to an early PhD.
Doctoral schools
Three doctoral schools are involved in HealthTech’s training program:
1. Mathematics, information and engineering sciences (ED 269)
2. Life and health sciences (ED 414)
3. Economics and management (ED 221).