The Thoracic Research Centre uses a patient-centred approach to develop innovative technology to transform the future of cardiothoracic surgery and care.

The needs of the patient come first

Physicians, scientists and allied health staff in the Thoracic Research Centre identify and address unmet surgical and medical needs. By listening to patient feedback, studying and analysing surgical outcomes and understanding major challenges to providing complex care, the centre develops innovative solutions that directly improve patient outcomes.

No patient should have to wait for a better solution

Every clinical and scientific innovator in the Thoracic Research Centre is partnered with a team of leading biomedical engineers, software developers or other experts relevant to their area of innovation and expertise. Whether a specific area of interest is housed within participating facilities or requires an external technology partner, the goal is the same: to create unique teams that accelerate the translation of research to patient care around the world.

Vision

The vision of the Thoracic Research Centre is to dramatically improve patients’ lives by accelerating innovation and dissemination of effective and efficient products, procedures and care that improve surgical outcomes.

Goals

Every project in the Thoracic Research Centre has the ultimate aims of:

• Improving surgical outcomes
• Making procedures less invasive
• Accelerating recovery from surgery
• Reducing complications
• Creating guidelines to improve patient care

Mission

The mission of the Thoracic Research Centre is fourfold. The centre strives to:

• Accelerate surgical innovation through agile product incubation and development
• Perform comprehensive analyses, value-based testing of products and procedures, to better understand the potential behind them
• Rapidly disseminate new, high-value, transformative solutions that address unmet surgical needs
• Gather the specialists of different branches: cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, intensivists, researchers and trialists to solve the controversies and guide patient care.