Biomedical Engineering

With their unique multidisciplinary background at the crossroads of biomedicine and engineering, graduates of this programme can design and implement equipment that meets the complex combined requirements of technology and the living world. Biomedical engineers play a fundamental part in bringing together the scientific and technological approaches of the engineering and biomedical industries. This versatile Master programme is a response to the constant evolution of medical technologies in areas such as biomechanics, instruments, or biomedical imaging. This means that biomedical engineering is a promising sector, supporting the development of an innovative industry that draws from life and health sciences.The Master in Biomedical Engineering revolves around three main components:1. Biomechanics2. Biomedical instruments3. Biomedical imaging and computingThe ‘biomechanics’ component places emphasis on design, choice of materials, and production of prosthetics, micro-surgical instruments, and implants, as well as on the mechanical analysis of biological systems such as the musculoskeletal system with and without prosthetics.The ‘biomedical instruments’ component relates to developing sensors and stimulators—essentially by using analogue and digital electronics and micro-electronics—to create implantable and non-implantable medical devices.The ‘biomedical imaging and computing’ component deals with the acquisition, processing, validation, and interpretation of biomedical data. Classes cover the various types of modern imaging systems, and students learn to use the images produced for a variety of applications: diagnostic assistance, surgery scheduling, or surgical navigation.In all fields of biomedical engineering, the future will belong to multidisciplinary teams. Biomedical engineers play a fundamental part in bringing together the scientific and technological approaches used in the engineering and biomedical industries.