Gepromed · Strasbourg · Depuis 1993
To become the reference platform in France and then Europe for surgical training in vascular surgery, ophthalmology and other specialties.
practitioners trained since 2018
vascular explants received in 2023
clinical research studies
eXplora building · Education center
Our history
From GEPROVAS to Gepromed
Born from Strasbourg's vascular expertise, Gepromed has grown into a hub for medical-device safety and surgical training. Our approach combines high-fidelity technical platforms, guidance from a network of expert supervisors, and scientific rigor.
The name Gepromed, adopted in 2022, asserts a strong link with this history while giving visibility to medical devices and the pursuit of continuous improvement in care safety.
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1993
The origins: GEPROVAS
The work initiated in 1993 around vascular explant analysis lays the foundations of a unique expertise in medical-device safety in Strasbourg.
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2018
Scaling up training
Training of healthcare professionals scales up: more than 1,150 practitioners trained since 2018 on dedicated technical platforms.
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2020
Expansion across specialties
Training, R&D and explant-analysis activities are organized with the ophthalmology, orthopedics, hand surgery, neurosurgery, digestive, urological and gynecological teams (Profs Bourcier, Ehlinger, Liverneaux, Proust, Cebula, Romain).
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2022
GEPROVAS becomes Gepromed
The new name Gepromed asserts a strong link with history, gives visibility to medical devices and structures the identity around the four levels of the implant cycle.
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2026
Heading for Europe
Supported by local authorities and European funds, Gepromed extends its supervised-training model from Strasbourg across Europe.
Our conceptual core
The implant cycle
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Explant Analysis
Researchers, health authorities, manufacturersAn explanted device is evidence. Since its creation, Gepromed has analyzed more than 1,800 explanted implantable medical devices using standardized protocols, feeding nearly 290 scientific publications. This objective data improves the design of future devices and builds an independent knowledge base.
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Testing Technology Park (ISO 13485)
Industry & manufacturersBefore a device reaches an operating room, it must prove its safety. Gepromed provides manufacturers with a park of mechanical and hydraulic test benches (tensile, fatigue, permeability, compliance), operated under ISO 13485 certification, to build CE-marking files. Independent and reproducible results.
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Simulation & Digital-Twin Education
Surgeons, residents, OR nurses, biomedical engineersMore than 1,800 healthcare professionals trained since 2018 on a broad park of simulators and two connected operating rooms, with a satisfaction rate above 95%. Gepromed is developing a surgical digital twin to objectify technical performance and detect at-risk situations. Goal: train and certify more than 4,000 professionals by 2030.
What guides us
Our values
Patient safety
At the heart of every training and every device.
Scientific rigor
Human validation and evidence for every result.
Supervised practice
Learn the gesture alongside expert supervisors.
European reach
From Strasbourg to the whole of Europe.
Quality
Quality & Qualiopi
Our trainings are Qualiopi certified. Satisfaction indicators, pass rates and training evidence are published for every session.
