As a student of the Master’s in Biomedical Engineering with a specialisation in Imaging & In Vitro Diagnostics, you will be taught by leading professors of various research groups. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to contribute to high-end research yourself. In the second year of your Master’s, for example, when you will write your master’s thesis.
Find out more about the research groups that are related to this specialisation, and the research they are conducting, below:
Biomedical Photonic Imaging Group The Biomedical Photonic Imaging Group (BMPI) investigates the use of light for medical purposes. The aim is to develop optical and hybrid optical-acoustical technologies for medical diagnosis, particularly in the fields of oncology and wound healing.
The Medical Cell Biophysics (MCBP) group aims to develop more sensitive and specific, yet simpler and faster cell enumeration and characterisation technology. A main research focus is the understanding of cancer biology, in order to develop technologies that can improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. In this sense, they aim to detect and characterise tumour cells or tumour cell products circulating in the blood.
Magnetic Detection & Imaging The Magnetic Detection & Imaging (MD&I) group focuses on the development and application of sensing technologies based upon electromagnetic principles and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These are used in areas such as surgical oncology, cardiovascular medicine, and pelvic floor imaging. They aim to provide personalised and precise solutions to facilitate clinical decision support, improving diagnosis and therapy planning.
The Physics of Fluids group is studying a wide variety of flow phenomena, both fundamental and applied, and combines experimental, theoretical, and numerical methods to solve problems in fluid dynamics.
Nanobiophysics (NBP) is a multidisciplinary research group operating at the interfaces of physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine.
The BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip chair aims to research and develop lab-on-a-chip systems. Their focus is on deepening the knowledge and understanding of nanofluidics and nanosensing, developing new micro- and nano-technologies for lab-on-a-chip systems and demonstrate their potential in biomedical applications.
Robotics and Mechatronics Multi-Modality Medical Imaging The research within the Multi-Modality Medical Imaging (M3I) group focuses on the development of new imaging technologies for diagnostics, therapy guidance and therapy evaluation. These technologies cover most energy sources from light, to ultrasound, to x-rays and can be non- or minimally invasive, and ultrafast to even real-time.
Mathematics of Imaging &AI The SACS research team focuses on various topics in the area of dynamical systems, numerical analysis and scientific computing, and on systems and control, and in particular, their relation with data science.
