News
17 July 2026
After processing the experience of this year's Summer School and catching our breaths, we concluded that it was a success. And we would like to thank everyone who made it possible by participating or contributing to this year's SSES.
So, thanks to all of you! 
Each year, distinguished guest lecturers add considerable value to the Summer School. This year, the programme welcomed Professor Pierre-Alain Clavien, Professor Inge Herrmann and Dr Alexandre Anthis from Switzerland, Professor Uta Dahmen and Dr Mohamed Albadry from Germany, Professor Lieven Thorrez from Belgium, and Professor Ondřej Slabý from the Czech Republic. Their lectures provided the participants with up-to-date perspectives on modern surgery, development of advanced biomaterials, transplantation medicine, tissue engineering, and precision oncology. We are deeply grateful to all our guest lecturers for their continued support, their willingness to share their expertise and the commitment they have shown to the Summer School. We greatly value their involvement and look forward to continuing and further developing our collaboration in the years to come.
04 June 2026
Good news, everyone! We have just finalized the programme of SSES 2026. You can have a look at www.sses.eu/4/programme.
12 February 2026
The application deadline for SSES 2026 has been extended to February 28, 2026. Don't hesitate and submit your application for our popular hands-on surgery course now!
20 January 2026
Applications are now open for the Summer School of Experimental Surgery 2026 — your chance to sharpen skills, learn from expert surgeons, and join an unforgettable hands-on experience. Apply today and take your next step in surgery (application deadlide: Feb. 15, 2026).
21 December 2025
Happy Holidays, and may your new year be full of small wins and big joy.
8 December 2025
Good news! The early bird application round for SSES 2026 is open! Apply here before December 31, 2025.
21 May 2025
The surgical patches we (https://www.liskalab.eu/) are developing together with our colleagues from ETH Zurich (https://nse.ethz.ch/) made it to the Czech national news. Have a look!
28 April 2025
We are happy to indroduce our new sponsors for this year! They are Promedica, ROADFIN STAVBY s.r.o., and Správa a údržba silnic Plzeňského kraje, p.o. We hope to keep collaborating also for the following years.
Big thanks also to our long-term sponsors, Vodárna Plzeň, a.s., and Aimtec.
12 March 2025
A proud moment for the SSES team and our research collaborators!
We’re celebrating Professor Kari Jussi Hemminki, who was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by Charles University on March 3rd, at the Karolinum in Prague!
Professor Hemminki’s groundbreaking work in cancer genetics and molecular biology has left a lasting mark on the scientific community. It’s an honor to have him as part of our team at SSES and Liska Lab, working alongside us on cancer treatment innovations.
Find more information here, photos here and a video from the ceremony here.
Congratulations, Professor Hemminki!
12 February 2025
Only three days remaining to the end of the regular application round. If you haven't already, apply here!
13 January 2025
The applications for SSES 2025 are now open in the regular period until February 15, 2025. Apply here.
21 December 2024
We wish you a peaceful holiday season and all the best for 2025!
06 December 2024
Great news! The early bird applications for SSES 2025 are now open. Apply now, apply here.
30 June 2024
Right before the Summer School starts (tomorrow morning), we managed to squeeze two more educational videos in our YouTube channel. This time looking a bit into plastic surgery, more on which you'll learn on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. Enjoy Z Plasty and V-Y Plasty.
13 June 2024
The final programme of SSES 2024 has been published here. Go check it out or download it here in PDF.