We gladly and proudly inform you officially that the pioneer Tele_echography experiments and demos, using Tele_Robotics, on Cruise Ship ‘SAPPHIRE’ of Louis Cruise Lines, which were carried out between 6 and 11 of June 2008, were concluded with 100% success.

The above world premier success was the result of two years of hard work of all members of the Cyprus – French Telemedicine project ‘MARTE’ (Mobile And Robotised Tele – Echography), in close cooperation with all our industrial partners, including TOTOTHEO GROUP, which played from the very beginning a protagonistic role.

During the above research experiments and demos volunteer ‘patients’ on ‘SAPPHIRE’, which was cruising in the Mediterranean Sea, were successfully examined from distance by two Ultra Sound expert doctors: Dr Chrysa Tziakouri who was situated in Lefkosia and Dr Arnaud Coatrieux, who was situated in Bourges (in central France).

The connection between land and sea was achieved via the INMARSAT BGAN satellite Network by using the terminals EXPLORER 700 & FBB500 from Thrane & Thrane.

Please note that the event of the world premier success of ‘MARTE’ project was presented on the 11th of June 2008 as the premier item in the news of the ‘France.3’ TV channel, as well as in the news of the state TV channel of Cyprus, ‘PIK.1’. It was also covered in different ways, during the last week, by other TV channels as well as by the daily press of of France (Berry et NR) and Cyprus.