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Biomedical engineering § Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: it combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to advance healthcare treatment, including diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and therapy wikipedia 23/11/2012 Liège, November 17 th, 2014 Liesbet Geris 3
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Where can I work as a biomedical engineer? § A biomedical engineer is NOT § § A half-engineer A biomedical scientist Liège, November 17 th, 2014 Liesbet Geris 9
Where can I work as a biomedical engineer? § Biomedical engineers are employed by hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical device and testing companies, government agencies and universities Liège, November 17 th, 2014 Liesbet Geris 10
Where can I work as a biomedical engineer? § Start your own company! § Usually after Ph. D Liège, November 17 th, 2014 Liesbet Geris 11
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Biomedical Engineering: alumni 2009 -2013 (40) KU Leuven: M 1+M 2 = 100 students TU Eindhoven: > 100 students/year Liège, November 17 th, 2014 Liesbet Geris 13
How do I become a biomedical engineer @ ULg? § Bachelor § Minor: 25 ECTS ‘bio’-sciences, biology & medicine - Biologie, Physiologie, Biophysique/Biochimie, Génétique et bioinformatique, Modélisation des systèmes biologiques § Major: 10 ECTS biomedical engineering courses + 5 ECTS laboratory project - Introduction aux neurosciences, Phénomènes de transport § Master (english) § § 30 ECTS biomedical engineering courses (+ industrial project ) 30 ECTS technical courses (specialisation) - Bio-Electronics, Biomedical Imaging, Bio-Mechanics, Bio-Material sciences, Bio-Informatics, Modeling § § +/- 30 ECTS TFE + internship (industrial and clinical) +/- 30 ECTS optional courses (mix biomed & technical) Liège, November 17 th, 2014 Liesbet Geris 14
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Industrial project § Seminars by industry & hospital representatives § Interdisciplinary projects Liège, November 17 th, 2014 Liesbet Geris 16
Inter-university biomedical days 3 institutions: - ULB – Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles - ULg – Faculté des sciences appliquées - UCL – Ecole polytechnique de Louvain 3 days: - Tuesday, October 27 th, 2015 / Solbosh - Friday, February 19 th, 2016 / Sart-Tilman - Monday, March 21 th, 2016 / Louvain-la-Neuve Contacts: • cdecaes@ulb. ac. be (ULB) • liesbet. geris@ulg. ac. be (ULg) • renaud. ronsse@uclouvain. be (UCL) • http: //biomed-days. ulb. ac. be/ 3 topics: - Biomedical industry and technologies - Clinical aspects - Value-creation and legal environment
How do I become a biomedical engineer @ ULg? § Parrain académique § § Discuss consistency of chosen program Check clear orientation § TFE supervised by co-promotor from biomedical sciences § Many opportunities to perform internship or TFE abroad (Europe, USA, New Zealand) § Many young professors § http: //www. biomed. ulg. ac. be Liège, November 17 th, 2014 Liesbet Geris 18
Is biomedical engineering something for me? § I like technical courses and the application of these techniques/technologies in the biomedical field § § I like freedom in the choice of my own program English does not scare me I like to interact with people from different backgrounds I want to be part of the technological innovation of the next decades Liège, November 17 th, 2014 Liesbet Geris 19
Questions? liesbet. geris@ulg. ac. be http: //www. biomed. ulg. ac. be
Free food & drinks! Biomedical Engineering @ Ulg Networking event Thursday, November 26 th 17 h 30 -19 h 30 @ GIGA (5 th floor) Registration: http: //goo. gl/XKn. OGI Liège, November 17 th, 2014 Liesbet Geris 21
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