Quantum Surgical

Current leadership (4)

• Bertin Nahum President & Co-founderreported, not verified
• Kurt Azarbarzin CEO, Precision IO Groupreported, not verified
• Lucien Blondel CTO & Co-founderreported, not verified
• Fernand Badano Managing Director & Co-founderreported, not verified

Founders (3)

• Bertin Nahumcofounder
• Lucien Blondelcofounder
• Fernand Badanocofounder

Safety record

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Incidents affecting Quantum Surgical (3)

• FDA clears Quantum Surgical Epione robot for abdominal tumor ablation2025-03-26 · Regulatory action
• FDA Class 2 recall of Epione needle guide component due to rust2024-08-05 · Recall
• Patient death during Epione-assisted liver cancer ablation procedure in France2023-11-10 · Fatality

Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Peer companies

• Intuitive Surgical2 models
• Johnson & Johnson2 models
• Neocis2 models
• Stryker2 models
• Vantis2 models
• Andromeda Surgical1 model

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

growth

Counterparty risk class

low

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Partnerships (1)

• Quantum Surgical x NeuWave Medical with NeuWave Medical, Precision IO Groupinvestment

Funding rounds (4)

• Other2024-07-11

  $33M(reported)

  Investors: European Investment Bank

• Series B2021-10-19

  $48M(reported)

  Investors: Ally Bridge Group, European Investment Bank, Bpifrance, Caisse d'Epargne Languedoc-Roussillon

• Series A2018-06-11

  $6M(reported)

  Investors: Ally Bridge Group, Muhan Investment Company

• Seed2016-12-16

  $53,000(reported)

Sources (1)

1. https://www.quantumsurgical.com/news/fda-clears-quantum-surgicals-epione-robot-for-all-abdominal-cancers ↗

Common questions

What is Quantum Surgical?

French medical robotics company developing the Epione robotic platform for CT-guided percutaneous tumor ablation, enabling minimally invasive treatment of abdominal, lung, and bone cancers. Founded in 2017 by a team of former Medtech SA engineers led by Bertin Nahum, the company is headquartered in Montpellier with a US subsidiary in Miami. Now part of Precision IO Group after acquiring NeuWave Medical in February 2026, with over 1,400 patients treated across Europe and the United States.

Where is Quantum Surgical based?

Quantum Surgical is based in Montpellier, France.

When was Quantum Surgical founded?

Quantum Surgical was founded in 2017.

What does Quantum Surgical make?

Quantum Surgical has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Epione (Quantum Surgical builds physical robots).

Where does Quantum Surgical operate robots?

Quantum Surgical is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Are there any incidents involving Quantum Surgical?

3 active incidents involving Quantum Surgical are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is Quantum Surgical safe?

Quantum Surgical has 3 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 recall and 2 incidents on record (1 critical, 1 moderate, 1 minor). Most recent: Mar 2025. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.