Focus areas

In Biomedical Engineering the students can specialize in one of the following major subjects.

Biomaterials

Biomaterials are materials that interact in a positive way with the living organisms and environment. Biomaterials for different applications can be found from all material groups and they can be of natural or synthetic in their origin. Biomaterials research extends from synthesis to processing, applications and characterization.

In this study module, the emphasis is on biocompatible materials for medical use, such as implants, stents, drug releasing implants, tissue engineering scaffolds etc. Teaching covers different classes of biomaterials and several application areas together with the basics of tissue engineering, where biomaterials and cellular regeneration techniques are combined to create more advanced therapies. We also cover commercial and product development aspects.

Detailed course descriptions can be read from the study guide.

Medical Informatics

The field of medical informatics is broad. It covers software and methods to facilitate e.g. data mining and management activities of medical and biological data, information and knowledge. In addition, the field includes development of medical software and health information systems.

Our programme deals with several topics of medical data: acquisition, processing and analysis of biomedical signals and images, as well as computational modelling of biomedical data and living systems. The topic covers also health informatics and e-Health applications of clinical systems that are a fast growing area of medical informatics. The education stresses the application of information and communication technology to aid medical decision and treatment, leaving less attention on administrative patient management systems.

Detailed course descriptions can be read from the study guide . 

Medical Instrumentation

Medical devices are high-tech products that interface with human physiolgy or biology. Interfaceing biology or human body with measurement, diagnostic and therapeutic devices requires broand understunding of a number of engineering and natural science diciplines. Qualification in this core biomedical engineering area requires broad understanding of the underlying biological and physiological systems, biointerfaces including bioelectronics, analogue and digital electronics, as well as measurement technology and medical device product development. 

The courses cover wide range of aspects of medical electronics design, from bioelectronics and -sensor technology to material science and embedded electronics systems. A special topic is the design of implantable and wearable devices as well as the design of systems for tissue engineering - especially using human bioelectric phenomena.

Detailed course descriptions can be read from the study guide . 

Medical Physics

Medical physics is a branch of physics concerned with the application of physics to the medical diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The main areas of interest are medical imaging methods, the treatment of cancer by ionizing radiation and radiation protection.

The courses in this study module give students a solid background in all of these main areas. The studies are performed in a close cooperation with Tampere University Hospital. Several Finnish companies offer job opportunities in this field.

Detailed course descriptions can be read from the study guide .