Prosurgics

The serial presenter

Over the years, Prosurgics has been a permanent fixture on the presenter list at Venturefest – first presenting in 2002 and, with the exception of 2007, every year since. Prosurgics was founded in 1996 (then named Armstrong Healthcare) following the completion of an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) feasibility study into possible applications for robotics in medicine and healthcare.

The company focussed quickly on surgical robotics and, over the following decade, developed a portfolio of technologies and products in this field. Since incorporation it has successfully raised over £9m in external private investment, with each presentation at Venturefest directly contributing to that total. Following on from their latest presentation in July of 2008, it successfully raised funds within three months of the event.

The future is looking bright for Prosurgics. At the start of this year it received the news that it had been awarded certification for the first product in its new generation of affordable surgical robotics – the FreeHand robotic camera holder. This certification means that the path is now open for the business to satisfy customer demand for FreeHand throughout Europe and in other countries where approval or licensing requirements are based on this certification.