Innovation of the Year Award
Dr Julius Mueller (Germany)
Best Procedural Innovation
The ArgoCap: A Novel Device to Facilitate Thermal Ablation
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Dr Mingyan Cai and Dr Pinghong Zhou (China)
Best New Device
ALL IN ONE Single-Use Snare Probe
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Innovation drives progress and ESGE would like to recognize outstanding innovations in the field of endoscopy. With the Innovation of the Year award we are seeking the most inspiring, ground breaking and potentially game changing innovations in endoscopy. Students, physicians, institutes, corporate partners and biomedical companies may submit applications demonstrating how their innovation (new technique, new device) has changed patient management and increased quality standards. The best innovation in two categories is recognized:
- Best procedural innovation
- Best new device
The winners in each category receive a free registration to ESGE Days where their award is presented live.
Timeline
TBC early Winter, 2025
Innovation of the Year Award open for applications
TBC late Winter, 2026
Application for Innovation of the Year closes
May 14 - 16, 2025
ESGE Days 2026 in Milan and online
Spotlight Studio – Introducing our Innovation of the Year awardees (2023)
Pradeep Bhandari (UK) chats with Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga (Spain) and Roberta Maselli (Italy) about their innovative device and procedure which took the top prize as part of the annual ESGE Innovation of the Year award.
Past winners
2024
Main recipient
Institution affiliation
Innovation
Main recipient
Louis-Jean Masgnaux and Jean Grimaldi
Institution affiliation
Hospices civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
Innovation
ATRACT adaptive traction device for ESD
Main recipient
Yen-I Chen and Ali Bessissow
Institution affiliation
McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
Innovation
TTS Dual Balloon Catheter for EUS-GE
2023
Main recipient
Institution affiliation
Innovation
Main recipient
Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga García
Institution affiliation
La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital / IISLaFe, Valencia, Spain
Innovation
GREEN MARK: A recyclable point on endoscopic instruments to reduce our environmental impact
Main recipient
Roberta Maselli
Institution affiliation
Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
Innovation
Ballon Endo-Luminal Lumen Occluding (BELLO) Device
2022
Main recipient
Institution affiliation
Innovation
Main recipient
Professor Mathieu Pioche
Institution affiliation
Lyon University, Lyon, France
Innovation
IPEFIX innovative pedal fixator
Main recipient
Dr Mohamed Abdelrahim
Institution affiliation
tba
Innovation
WISE VISION® Endoscopy: A Novel Artificial Intelligence System for Computer Assisted Detection and Localisation of Early Barrett’s Neoplasia During Endoscopy
2021
Main recipient
Institution affiliation
Innovation
Main recipient
Carlos Robles-Medranda
Institution affiliation
IECED: Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas, Equador
Innovation
Application of Artificial Intelligence For Real-Time Anatomical Recognition During Endoscopic Ultrasound Evaluation: A Pilot Study
Main recipient
François Huberland
Institution affiliation
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Innovation
MAGUS: MAgnetic Gastrointestinal Universal Septotome
2020
Main recipient
Institution affiliation
Innovation
Main recipient
Alexander Meining
Institution affiliation
University Hospital Wuerzburg, Germany
Innovation
The Over-The Scope-Grasper
Main recipient
Tomonori Yano
Institution affiliation
Jichi Medical University, Japan
Innovation
Gel immersion endoscopy: An effective innovation for securing the visual field
2019
Main recipient
Institution affiliation
Innovation
Main recipient
Vincent Huberty
Institution affiliation
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, Gastroenterology Department, Brussels, Belgium
Innovation
Endomina as a multipurpose platform
Main recipient
Yuichi Mori
Institution affiliation
Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Japan
Innovation
EndoBRAIN -Artificial intelligence system that supports optical biopsy of colorectal polyps-
