Dr. Guidoin is a professor of surgery (biomaterials) at Laval University in Québec, Canada. He has made significant contributions in the field of vascular and endovascular grafts, heart valves, mechanical hearts, membrane oxygenators, auditory ossicles, breast implants and intrauterine devices. He has trained many students (35 MSc, 21 PhD, 11 post-doc), and 12 visiting professors on sabbatical leave at his research facilities. During the last decade, he has actively participated in the 111 Program of the Chinese Ministry of Education at Donghua University in Shanghai, China. He was the founder and the first scientific director of the Quebec Biomedical Institute (1992-2000). He has published more than 300 scientific papers, 24 book chapters, 2 books as a co-editor, and has presented his research at numerous meetings worldwide. Dr. Robert Guidoin is an internationally leading expert in cardiovascular devices, especially those used for percutaneous techniques.