Our Centre

Inspired Thinking. Outstanding Research.
Innovation Brought to Life.

CSii was established in 2009 as a research accelerator, with the primary goal to develop and commercialize a new class of advanced image-guided robotic systems that will extend the diagnostic and interventional capabilities of surgeons, physicians, and health care professionals through increased precision and dexterity.  CSii will work with key partners to adapt the expertise that evolved out of Canada's lead in space robotics and minimally invasive surgery techniques and leverage the research and skills into our innovative efforts.

The outstanding research driving technical advances will enable highly effective diagnosis and treatment of disease down to the macroscopic and microscopic cellular levels while reducing the trauma caused by accessing the treatment site. With the significant financial support of the Government of Canada, CSii has adapted a multi- disciplinary approach to research and development that has enabled the Centre to combine the medical, engineering, biological, information technology and systems integration expertise available at McMaster University, St Josephs Healthcare Hamilton and institutions and corporations located throughout Canada to develop image guided medical robotic platforms and develop research projects from associated medical fields.

The Centre is committed to attracting exceptional human talent and Canadian industry support to accommodate new development projects. CSii will expand its roll to enable inspired research to reach commercialization in record time, obtain the necessary regulatory approvals for medical robotic technologies in Canada and internationally and to provide training opportunities for highly qualified personnel in medical and engineering fields. The Centre has recruited key staff and positioned them within host facilities at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University and McMaster Innovation Park (MIP).

In this inaugural year, CSii has moved to consolidate support of partnerships from the private sector as well as regulatory and government contacts. Recognizing that the commercialization of products is time sensitive and that corporate and academic collaborators need evidence of the return on their investment, CSii will strive to facilitate the commercial success of our partners and create revenue streams for new investments in academic research and future product development.