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At 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ, biomedical engineering (BME) bridges research, industry, and the clinic. Beyond research, an important mission in our department is innovation for better health outcomes.
The primary role of 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ BME is driving innovation to transform both medicine and the life sciences. As seen in the figure, there are two parts to this process: Biosciences and Medicine. Biomedical engineering is a central hub that links the two.
On the medicine side (right half of figure): this process begins with identifying healthcare needs (START at the bottom of the figure). Moving counter-clockwise on the diagram: to address these needs, we require new technologies. This is where invention, design, development (and regulatory approval) come into play. From there, we can form partnerships with academia and hospitals – and generate spinoffs – to validate these new technologies in hospitals and commercialize them as innovations to impact health (OUTCOME at the top of the figure).
On the biosciences side (left half of figure): biomedical engineering also plays a crucial role in scientific discovery, where we have technical limitations and important biological questions to address (START at the bottom of the figure). Moving clockwise on the diagram:Â research leading to invention, design and development allows us to address new questions in the life sciences. Through spinoffs, the resulting new technologies can be made widely available and may result in new scientific discoveries and a deeper understanding of health (OUTCOME at the top of the figure). Those scientific outcomes can then be translated into the medical field, closing the loop.