Following strategic investment, FundamentalVR secures additional team members, partners, and clinical validation for its Fundamental Surgery platform
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A Fundamental Change: Our visual transformation
Our new look reflects the unparalleled innovations that lie ahead and our constant drive to improve, dynamize, and revolutionize medical education.
Houston Methodist enters the metaverse with launch of new MITIEverse™ app
Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Education announce the launch of its virtual reality platform: MITIEverse™, a new application devoted to healthcare education, training, and innovation.
Validation study: Haptic feedback is proven to improve surgical education
A double-blind randomized controlled trial published in The Annals of Medicine and Surgery has confirmed haptic simulations’ positive impact on surgical outcomes.
Gaming to medical simulation: Leveling up
The quality and performance of VR graphics and haptics in the Medtech space goes unrivaled by the games industry. Could medical simulation be your next career move?
Teleflex Announces Collaboration with FundamentalVR
Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies, today announced a new agreement with FundamentalVR, a world leader in virtual reality (VR) integration for medical simulation.
Eyecare Insider Podcast
In this episode of EyeCare Insider, Ashlie Leal, our director of ophthalmology, discusses immersive surgical training products and how virtual reality plays a role in training surgeons and more.
VR and haptics: how technology is transforming surgery training
Haptic technology, when combined with virtual reality, is aligning the neglected sense of touch with sight and situational awareness in surgical training; add in AI and it’s a game changer.
FundamentalVR raises $20 million to Accelerate the growth of its Surgical Simulation Platform
FundamentalVR secures Series B growth investments to disrupt the medical simulation market – expected to be worth $4.2 billion by 2025.
XR Awards 2022 – WINNER
FundamentalVR is very proud to announce that our Fundamental Surgery platform has won the Best Mixed Reality Solution at the AX Awards 2022.
XR Awards 2022
NOMINATED: Most Innovative Product, Best Education and Training Solution and Best Mixed Reality Solution.
Auggie Awards Nominee 2022
NOMINATED: Best Healthcare and Wellness Solution at the AWE 2022 Auggie Awards.
BOLD – Science Award Winner
WINNERS: Science Award at the BOLD Awards
FundamentalVR Expands into the Endovascular Space
FundamentalVR debuts further capabilities to accelerate the adoption of endovascular products and procedures.
5 Key Tips to Pick the Best VR Training Program for Surgical Robotics
We share our thoughts on what are the key aspects to look for when RASD companies are selecting a VR Partner to create sales, education or collaboration simulations in VR.
Versius goes Virtual CMR Surgical to launch VR training for surgical robot
Versius becomes the first soft-tissue surgical robotics system to offer virtual reality training and launches as part of CMR Surgical’s Professional Education programme in July 2022.
Haptic VR is Transforming Training and Education in Ophthalmology
Our director of ophthalmology, Ashlie Leal, shares her thoughts on how VR is changing the ophthalmology landscape. Read more below.
National Technology Awards Winner
Fundamental Surgery won Virtual or Augmented Reality Product of the Year and Healthcare Tech of the Year at the National Tech Awards 2021.
VR Award Finalist
VR Healthcare of the Year recognizes projects that are changing the landscape of healthcare industries for good
HiMSS TV Interview
The importance of providing diverse offerings for different surgical training use cases.
Transformational Leader PM360 Award
Our CEO, Richard Vincent, receives the award for being a Transformational Leader.
Smarter Healthcare Podcast
Welcome to Episode 16 of the Smarter Healthcare Podcast. Our guest today is Richard Vincent, CEO and co-founder of FundamentalVR.
No. 1 Virtual Healthcare Education Programme
Top 10 Virtual Healthcare Education Programmes
Hands-On With FundamentalVR’s Surgical Training Platform
FundamentalVR’s multi-person training platform could be the future of remote education for the growing medical sector.
SEEING – AND FEELING – MORE
How can virtual reality simulations improve and standardize surgical training across the globe?
The future of surgery: AR, VR, and virtual learning will upend modern medicine
Technology is reshaping every aspect of our lives. Once a week in The Future Of, we examine innovations in important fields, from farming to transportation, and what they will mean in the years and decades to come.
Fourth International VR Awards Winner: Fundamental Surgery
VR Healthcare of the Year recognises projects that are changing the landscape of healthcare industries for good, awarding both B2B and B2C solutions that can demonstrate a clear impact and understanding of the market.
RENOWNED MEDICAL FUTURIST DR. RAFAEL GROSSMANN JOINS THE FUNDAMENTALVR GLOBAL MEDICAL PANEL
Dr Grossmann is a full-time practicing surgeon in Maine, USA. His specialties include General, Trauma, Advanced Laparoscopic, Single Incision and Robotic Assisted Surgery.
FundamentalVR Expands into Ophthalmology
FundamentalVR launches full commercial ophthalmology capability
FUNDAMENTALVR ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF ALLAN MAY, A RENOWNED MEDTECH PIONEER, AS COMPANY CHAIRMAN
Silicon Valley heavy hitter brings decades of experience founding and growing over 70 Medtech companies to FundamentalVR to continue scaling its immersive surgical simulation platform.
BBC Click
Fundamental Surgery featured on this week’s BBC Click episode.
FUNDAMENTAL SURGERY ADDS UNLIMITED MULTIUSER VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS
‘Teaching Space’ allows multiple users from anywhere in the world to come together and meet in a virtual classroom with a whiteboard to conduct interactive teaching sessions and lectures remotely.
Fourth International VR Awards Finalists: Fundamental Surgery
Fundamental Surgery and its @HomeVR modality has made it to the finals for the ‘Best VR Healthcare of the Year’
FUNDAMENTALVR ACHIEVES ESTEEMED CENTRE ACCREDITATION FROM ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
For meeting stringent criteria for developing surgical education simulations and resources
FundamentalVR Achieves 1st place: 18 Healthcare Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Companies to Watch
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are redefining what’s possible in healthcare, as well as other sectors.
@HOMEVR FROM FUNDAMENTALVR HELPS KEEP ORTHOPAEDIC RESIDENT TRAINING PROGRAMS ON TRACK DURING SHIELDING
The COVID-19 pandemic has lead to the cancellation of elective surgeries across the US.
Fundamental Surgery now live in Taiwan with the Taichung Veterans General Hospital
HTC health care team (DeepQ) announced today that it has collaborated with Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH) to build a “VR OSCE Center” that uses FundamentalVR for orthopaedic surgery training.
FUNDAMENTALVR EXPANDS GERMAN PRESENCE WITH SANA KLINIKEN AND LAUNCH OF GERMAN LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL SURGERY EDUCATION PLATFORM
FundamentalVR is expanding its presence in Germany with the launch of a German-language version of its Fundamental Surgery training platform.
Fundamental Surgery Achieves CME Accreditation from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons for Orthopaedic Suite of Education Simulations
Fundamental Surgery Achieves CME Accreditation from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons for Orthopaedic Suite of Education Simulations
FundamentalVR build online tool with NHS to train how to ventilate COVID-19 patients
Online training has launched that can quickly teach nurses and doctors how to operate ventilators under the direction of an intensive care consultant.
Remote and online medical/surgical training: the new ‘normal’
With the world adjusting to COVID-19 it is time to consider how surgical and medical training will continue and scale (with a growing global population) how might the future look?
Fundamental Surgery Achieves CME Accreditation from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons for VR Total Knee Arthroplasty Simulation
Today, we are announcing that our Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) simulation was reviewed by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and has been awarded accreditation status.
FundamentalVR developing first-ever training platform for ophthalmology with eye-charity Orbis
This Giving Tuesday, Orbis International announced the launch of its Silicon Valley Orbis Innovation Fund
VR Awards: Winner 2019
The VR Awards is at the centre of recognition and celebration of outstanding achievement in VR. Combined with year-round international initiatives
FUNDAMENTAL SURGERY ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF GLOBAL MEDICAL PANEL WITH LEADING OPHTHALMOLOGIST AND ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS
We are delighted to announce the expansion of their Global Medical Panel with Dr. Yousuf Khalifa, Dr. Ivan Wong and Dr. Areena Dsouza as their latest members.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS ACCREDITS ALL OF FUNDAMENTAL SURGERY SIMULATIONS AS RECOGNIZED ACTIVITIES FOR SURGEONS TO MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RATINGS
Royal College of Surgeons accredits all of Fundamental Surgery simulations as recognized activities for surgeons to maintain professional development ratings
Haptic Surgery Platform FundamentalVR Increases Authenticity With Eye-Tracking
FundamentalVR is on a mission to make VR surgery simulation as robust, convincing and efficient as possible. Recently, it made a small but significant step towards that goal with eye-tracking.
FundamentalVR Implements Eye-Tracking into Medical Simulation Platform
Fundamental Surgery Now Supports the Vive Pro Eye Headset, Allowing Users to Have a More Seamless and Better Measured Surgical HapticVR™ Training Experience
VR Awards Finalists 2019
Fundamental Surgery has been privileged enough to be nominated for two categories at the VR Awards 2019
From Fighter Jets to Forceps: The Science of Learning Under Stress
As we seek to reduce both risk and cost of surgical training, VR may offer an innovative solution.
The Haptic Advantage
While we use all five senses to experience the world, the sense of touch is one to which we give little thought.
FUNDAMENTAL SURGERY ANNOUNCES LEADING MAYO CLINIC SURGEON JOINS THE GLOBAL MEDICAL PANEL
Professor David R. Farley of Mayo Clinic, joins award winning platform’s Global Medical Panel team to expand training simulations for resident training
Should Your Doctor Take This ‘Flight Simulator for Surgeons’ for a Spin?
With a $6,000 setup from FundamentalVR, surgeons in training can strap on a VR headset, grab two haptic-enhanced controllers and practice surgeries over and over until they get it right.
Integration with Registrar Training Programme Curriculum at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Fundamental Surgery is now part of the curriculum for the South West London Registrar Orthopaedic Training Program.
International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association Launches: FundamentalVR Founding Member
FundamentalVR is excited to announce that they are a founding member of the IVRHA Organization.
A Flight Simulator For Surgery
How can surgeons improve their skills and increase the safety of the patients? Richard Vincent, the CEO and Founder of Fundamental Surgery may have the answer.
VR surgery simulation demo incorporates haptic glove
A demonstration of the integration of the Fundamental Surgery VR medical training platform with haptic gloves from HaptX has taken place at an important orthopaedic surgery conference.
FUNDAMENTAL SURGERY: WINNER OF SXSW INNOVATION AWARD
Fundamental Surgery are excited to announce that they are the winners of the ‘VR, AR & MR’ Category in the SXSW 2019 Interactive Innovation Awards
FUNDAMENTALVR SHOWCASES HAPTX, THE WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED HAPTIC GLOVE
Fundamental Surgery demonstrates the ability to integrate its Surgical Haptic Intelligence Engine with third party devices.
Spinal Pedicle Screw: Validation Study
A pilot study was undertaken by Fundamental Surgery’s Spinal Pedicle Screw simulation.
FUNDAMENTAL SURGERY: WINNER OF RED HERRING TOP 100
FundamentalVR and it’s surgical simulation platform, Fundamental Surgery, is a Top 100 Winner for the Red Herring Europe Awards.
FUNDAMENTAL SURGERY IN FINALISTS SHOWCASE
Fundamental Surgery have been picked! Honoring the most forward-thinking advancements in the digital space.
BOTA: British Orthopaedic Trainees Association Validation Study
Fundamental Surgery publishes its first face validity and product value study at the British Orthopaedic Training Association conference 2018 achieving impressive levels of validation and product value.
Royal College of Surgeons: Future of surgery
Surgery will be transformed over the next two decades. One of the groups most likely to make the greatest impact is..
FUNDAMENTAL SURGERY HIRES LEADING US ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST: DR. CLAUDETTE LAJAM
Fundamental Surgery today announced the expansion of their Global Medical Panel with Dr. Claudette Lajam joining as the newest member.
University College Hospital Advances Surgical Skills Training
A partnership has been announced between FundamentalVR and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH).
FUNDAMENTAL SURGERY NOMINATED FOR IMMERSIVE PERSPECTIVE AWARD
FundamentalVR and it’s surgical simulation platform is pleased to announce they have been nominated for the Immersive Healthcare of the Year award
TIME: The 50 Best Inventions of 2018
Everyone wants their surgeon to be perfectly prepared, but there are few affordable ways for medical residents to practice without putting patients at risk.
5 Common Challenges That Face Residency Directors
In this post we hear from Peter Rainger, our Chief Learning Officer and get his take on common challenges that face residency programs. And whether VR simulation can help solve them?
FORBES: This Week In XR
Mayo Clinic takes on surgical simulation platform from FundamentalVR.
FundamentalVR Develops HapticVR Surgery Sim
Mayo Clinic brings their massive body of research to FundamentalVR’s simulation platform.
BECKERS SPINE REVIEW: FundamentalVR adds 2 executives
FundamentalVR partnered with Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic to jointly develop surgical virtual reality simulation and education products.
MOBIHEALTHNEWS: Surgical training startup FundamentalVR inks deal with Mayo Clinic, raises additional $1.4M
LONDON-BASED FUNDAMENTALVR PLANS TO WORK WITH THE MAYO CLINIC TO DEVELOP NEW SIMULATIONS AND VALIDATE ITS TECHNOLOGY.
FUNDAMENTAL SURGERY PLATFORM INSTALLED IN US MAYO CENTRES
FUNDAMENTALVR LAUNCHES STRATEGIC COLLABORATION AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH MAYO CLINIC FOR SURGICAL VR SIMULATION AND EDUCATION PRODUCTS.
Most Impactful Breakthrough: Virtual Reality Flight Simulator for Surgery by FundamentalVR, others.
My new weekly column, “This Week In XR,” is a few days late, making the title more appropriately “Last Week in XR.”
FUNDAMENTALVR WIN MOST IMPACTFUL BREAKTHROUGH AUGGIE AWARDS
FundamentalVR Picks Up Prestigious Auggie Award ‘Most Impactful Breakthrough’ for Fundamental Surgery, Its Groundbreaking Surgical Simulation Platform
BECKERS SPINE REVIEW: FundamentalVR adds 2 executives
Surgical simulation company FundamentalVR expanded its executive team following the launch of its Fundamental Surgery virtual reality software.
FUNDAMENTALVR APPOINTS TWO NEW EXECUTIVES: Peter Rainger and Peter Cooke
Following U.S. Launch of Fundamental Surgery, FundamentalVR Expands Executive Team.
FundamentalVR expanding global sales network
FundamentalVR, pioneers of immersive training technology for the medical community, named Hybrid Health as its channel partner for Australia and New Zealand markets.
FUNDAMENTALVR APPOINTS HYBRID HEALTH: Exclusive partner for Australia and New Zealand
Following Launch of Fundamental Surgery in Australia and New Zealand, FundamentalVR Expands Distribution with the Appointment of Hybrid Health as Exclusive Channel Partner.
HAPTICS FOR HUMANITY – Fundamental Surgery launches in Australia and New Zealand
FundamentalVR delivers haptics for humanity with the launch of Fundamental Surgery in Australia and New Zealand, an immersive simulator that allows surgeons to feel like they are performing actual surgery
FUNDAMENTAL SURGERY: Finalists in the AWE 2018 AR & VR Expo
Very pleased to announce we have qualified to be one of the 20 finalists of the Breakthrough Auggie Awards presented by VR First, IEEE and AWE.
SITUATION HAPTICS – Fundamental Surgery’s Global Medical Panel discuss key issues regarding the future of surgical training
Fundamental Surgery is guided and informed by a group of senior clinicians who not only ensure the authenticity of our simulations.
DIGITAL HEALTH AGE: Is this VR platform the future of surgical training?
A new virtual reality platform that uses haptic feedback to simulate real-life surgical situations has been launched in the US.
NEW ATLAS: Surgical training system lets students feel what they’re virtually doing
While there are already surgical training systems that use VR (virtual reality) headsets to “place” students in an interactive computer-generated operating room, a new simulator goes a step further. It incorporates haptic feedback, allowing users to actually feel the...
THE ENGINEER: UK firm claims HapticVR surgery simulation can cost less than a cadaver
London startup FundamentalVR claims its surgery simulation technology, which merges VR with haptics, can be acquired for less than the cost of a single cadaver. Read More Here
NEWS MEDICAL NET: FundamentalVR launches first-of-its-kind SaaS software platform for surgical simulation
Combination of Authentic Surgical Procedures with VR Haptics Technology Creates a Realistic Flight Simulator Experience enabling Surgeons to Train and Practice Anytime – for the Cost of Just One Cadaver Read More Here
ZDNET: Cheaper than a cadaver: Haptic flight simulator puts surgeons in the virtual cutting room
Surgical training has quickly become one of the primary early use cases for specialized virtual reality education Read More Here
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES: FundamentalVR Tool Combines VR with Haptic Sensors to Make VR Surgery Feel Like Real Thing
Not too long ago, if you wanted to become a surgeon you had to read a load of books and then one day for the practical test, you had to grab a scalpel and perform operation. But, now one company is using interactive virtual reality platform that lets surgeons and...
MEDGADGET: Fundamental Surgery Virtual Reality Trainer with Force Feedback
FundamentalVR, a firm based in London, UK, is releasing in the United States its Fundamental Surgery virtual reality surgical simulator. The system uses off-the-shelf haptic feedback controllers to manipulate objects in the virtual world. This gives the user the...
MEDICAL TRAINING MAGAZINE: Fundamental Surgery Launches in the U.S.
FundamentalVR, providers of immersive training technology for the medical community, launched Fundamental Surgery in the United States, what the company says is a first-of-its-kind SaaS (software as a service) software platform that combines virtual reality (VR) with...
HAPTICS FOR HUMANITY – Fundamental Surgery launches in the U.S.
LONDON – August 14, 2018 – FundamentalVR delivers haptics for humanity with the U.S. launch of Fundamental Surgery, an immersive simulator that allows surgeons to feel like they are performing actual surgery
INTRODUCING THE POWER OF SHIE(TM)
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No risk, high reward
Fundamental Surgery uniquely combines the power of surgical touch experiences with VR simulation, and this generates maximum immersion.
Press: Evening Standard
At Fundamental Surgery, we are always striving for better patient outcomes. One of our investors, Tern PLC talks about why they believed in our future.
The Democratization of Surgical Simulation
The link between simulation and improved surgical performance is well established, however, here at Fundamental Surgery, we estimate that less than half of one percent of surgeons currently have any day-to-day access to surgical simulation.
Global Education & Skills Forum
FundamentalVR were pleased to be invited to participate in the Global Education & Skills Forum during March 2018.
Overcoming Barriers to Surgical Simulation
What are the barriers, or indeed perceived barriers to mass adoption of Surgical Simulation?
FundamentalVR meet the US ambassador.
US Embassy London We were pleased to be invited by the great team at the new US Embassy London to discuss FundamentalVR's expansion into the US this week and meet with Ambassador Johnson (Woody). We look forward to the return visit to Washington as...
UK ISCF Healthcare Challenge Grant
FundamentalVR are proud to announce their success in the Innovate UK ISCF Healthcare challenge. In collaboration with King's College London the two organisation have successfully secured an innovate UK grant to support the development of their innovative VR &...
FVR on the BBC
Listen to co-founder Chris Scattergood interviewed recently on the BBC World Service.
MASHABLE – World’s first VR brain surgery
Ever wanted to hang out in the operating theatre to see a brain surgery with your own eyes?
WIRED: World’s first brain surgery in virtual reality.
FundamentalVR was pleased to work with the neurosurgical team at The Royal London Hospital to create a world’s first! An immersive experience showcasing the treatment of life-threatening brain aneurysms.
How hospitals could be rebuilt, better than before
A great article from the Economist on the future direction and travel of healthcare provision. The article underlines the potential for improved patient outcomes through the use of systems such as our Fundamental Surgery haptic VR training system which is creating...
New Scientist review
We recently welcomed the New Scientist to our London office to review our unique FeelRealVR software and demonstrate how we are creating ‘flight simulators’ for surgeons and discuss our plans for further programme rollout.
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