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🔑 A New Chapter for ICCAS

12 Oct 2026

🔑 A New Chapter for ICCAS

On 9 September, we bid farewell to Prof. Dr. Andreas Melzer as Director of the ICCAS - Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery and welcomed Prof. Dr. Thomas Neumuth as the new Director at a special event at BioCity Leipzig.

Together with long-standing colleagues, partners, fellow researchers and guests from the fields of science and medicine, we looked back on two decades of ICCAS, key scientific and international milestones, and the development of our institute. Prof. Andreas Melzer has played a pivotal role in shaping this journey over many years.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for his tremendous commitment, scientific contributions, and everything he has built and helped achieve at ICCAS.

A particularly memorable moment was the symbolic handover of the key to Prof. Dr. Thomas Neumuth. In his subsequent outlook on the years ahead, he offered insights into the research topics and priorities that will shape the future scientific and strategic development of ICCAS.

We would also like to thank Prof. Kevin Cleary , Prof. Dr. Andreas Dietz and Prof. Dr. Christoph Josten for their personal words and contributions, as well as all the guests who joined us for this special afternoon.

Dear Prof. Dr. Andreas Melzer, thank you for everything you have built and helped achieve at ICCAS.

Dear Prof. Dr. Thomas Neumuth, we look forward to this next chapter and to continuing to develop ICCAS together!

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