Patrick Helmer, PhD
Chief Executive Officer

Patrick Helmer is a co-founder of Force Dimension and serves as the company's Chief Executive Officer and director of Intellectual Property. Patrick is an expert in kinematics and robotic design and has managed numerous research projects in the medical field funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Patrick holds a B.S., M.S. and a Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

Patrice Rouiller
Chief Technical Officer

Patrice Rouiller is a co-founder of Force Dimension and serves as the company's Chief Technical Officer since the company's inception in August 2001. In 1998, Patrice joined the VRAI group at EPFL where he co-developed the first delta haptic device. During that time, Patrice also directed research efforts in the area of haptic interfaces and medical robot design. Patrice holds a B.S and a M.S. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

François Conti
VP of Operations, North America

François Conti is a co-founder of Force Dimension and is responsible for leading partnerships with medical companies and research institutions in North America. In 2001, François joined the artificial intelligence laboratory at Stanford University where he pursues research activities in the field of haptic interface design and software simulation. François leads the development of the CHAI 3D open-source haptic visualization libraries and is a lecturer of the Experimental Haptics course at Stanford University. François holds a B.S., M.S. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

Sébastien Grange, PhD
VP of Operations, Asia Pacific

Sébastien Grange is a co-founder of Force Dimension and is responsible for business development in Asia Pacific. Sébastien also serves as the head of software development at Force Dimension. Sébastien is an expert in medical human-computer interaction and has managed research projects in the medical, nanomanipulation and robotic fields funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), and in partnerships with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), SRI International and University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). Sébastien holds a B.S., M.S. and a Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.