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Exec Chat: Rapid Expansion For CMR Surgical As It Launches Robotic System In More Countries

 
• By Barnaby Pickering

Per Vegard Nerseth, CEO of private surgical robotics company CMR Surgical, spoke to Medtech Insight about the UK firm's plans to democratize robot-assisted surgery.

CMR Surgical’s Versius robot
CMR Surgical's Versius robot

CMR Surgical is coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic stronger than it entered it, according to the company’s CEO.

The Cambridge, UK-based company has managed to continue its research and development plans and launch its Versius robotic-assisted surgical system...

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