On the occasion of the 20th Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (ISVIR) Annual Conference in Lucknow, India, in February 2018, the President of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) presented the ISVIR International Oration on the topic “CIRSE and World Interventional Radiology.” The oration addressed the current strengths but also the challenges interventional radiology (IR) is facing worldwide and emphasized the portfolio of CIRSE's activities aiming to further this innovative discipline. Four pillars for the future of IR are addressed in detail: education, certification, research and guidelines as well as communication and global collaboration. Building on these aspects, a prosperous future for IR can be expected.

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On the occasion of CIRSE 2022, the society's contract research organisation (CRO), Next Research, organised a high-profile round table to discuss the status of the EU medical device regulations and their impact. Approximately 40 senior representatives from academia, medical societies and the medical device industry, including the Biomedical Alliance in Europe and MedTech Europe, contributed to the exchange. Seldom have we experienced such unity among all stakeholders when it comes to the & Birgit Slijepc ˇevic