EAES Annual Report 2019

33 VISION The vision of the Research Portfolio subcommittee is to advance the scope, applications and quality of minimally invasive surgery through support for translational research and critical appraisal of process, technique and technology used in MIS throughout Europe and globally. MISSION - To facilitate the delivery of MIS research carried out on behalf of the EAES - To promote the application of optimum research methodology to a diverse demographic including younger researchers - To promote dissemination of high quality MIS research across the membership including publication in Surgical Endoscopy - To encourage research collaboration within the EAES membership and with other appropriate societies MEMBERS Chair Research Portfolio subcommittee Prof. Thanjakumar Arulampalam United Kingdom Prof. Beat Müller Germany Dr. Antonello Forgione Italy Prof. Gil Faria Portugal Dr. Bang Wool Eom South Korea Research Portfolio subcommittee Subcommittee