Samuel Charreyron

ETH Zurich, Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology

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Total Citations

188

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About

Samuel Charreyron is a leading researcher at the intersection of magnetic navigation, microrobotics, and ophthalmic surgery. His work focuses on developing novel magnetic actuation systems to enable precise, minimally invasive interventions for treating retinal disorders—the leading causes of vision loss worldwide. Charreyron’s major contributions include the invention of a magnetically navigated microcannula for subretinal injections (78 citations), a breakthrough that could revolutionize the delivery of gene therapies and stem cell treatments. He also developed the RodBot, a rolling microrobot for micromanipulation (42 citations), and a magnetically steered endolaser probe for automated panretinal photocoagulation (32 citations), a procedure critical for diabetic retinopathy. His foundational analysis of the workspace of electromagnetic navigation systems (36 citations) provides essential design principles for the field. Charreyron’s work is notable for translating advanced magnetic control from bench-top microrobotics to practical, high-impact surgical tools, directly addressing unmet clinical needs in ophthalmology.