Biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field that applies engineering principles to medicine. It involves developing medical devices, imaging systems, prosthetics, and more to improve healthcare. In India, biomedical engineering degrees are offered at institutions like IITs, NITs, and private colleges. Masters and PhD programs are available mainly at IITs. Research areas include tissue engineering, biomechanics, imaging, and more. Biomedical engineers work in companies developing medical technologies and at research centers. The field has opportunities both in India and abroad.

1. Scope for Biomedical Engineers
Vikas R. Gupta
Assistant Professor
Department of Electronics Engineering
Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur.

2. What is Biomedical Engineering all about?
• Confluence of engineering, technology and biological sciences
• Responsible for developing, designing and improving medical
devices
• Examples : artificial limbs, prosthetics, imaging machines
• Interdisciplinary field
• Sub disciplines of Biomedical Engineering:
 Tissue Engineering
 Biomedical Imaging
 Systems Physiology
 Bioinstrumentation,
 Biomechanics

3. What is the difference between
Bioengineering, Biological Engineering and
Biomedical Engineering?

4. • India
• Abroad
Scope of Biomedical Engineering in
India and Abroad:

5. Scope of Biomedical Engineering in India and
Abroad:
• B.Tech. Biomedical Engineering:
 NIT, Raipur
 NIT, Rourkela
 TSEC, Mumbai
 DJ Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai
 GEC, Gujarat
 SSN College of Engineering - Anna University
 BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
 VIT, Vellore
 Manipal Institute of Technology, Bangalore
 Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune
 BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
 MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore

6. Scope of Biomedical Engineering in India and
Abroad:
• M.Tech. and PhD in Biomedical Engineering :
 IIT Bombay (MTech and PhD)
 IIT BHU - MTech only
 IIT Hyderabad (MTech and PhD)
 IIT Kanpur (MTech and PhD)
 IIT Kharagpur (MTech in Medical Imaging and Image Analysis)
 IIT Madras (MTech in Applied Mechanics with specialization in
Biomedical Engineering)
 IISc, Bangalore (Interdisciplinary PhD in Bioengineering)
 IIT Gandhinagar (MTech and PhD in Biological engineering)
 MNIT, Allahabad (MTech only)
 NIT, Rourkela (MTech & PhD)
 Manipal Institute of Technology (MTech in Biomedical
Engineering)
 COEP (MTech in Biomedical Instrumentation)

7. Scope of Biomedical Engineering in India and Abroad:
• MS & PhD Abroad:
• Companies in India:
 L&T
 General Electric Global Research, Bangalore
 Stryker Global Technology Center
 Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd
 Texas Instruments Inc.
 Phillips Healthcare
 Orbees Medical
 Siemens
 Covidien

8. Scope of Biomedical Engineering in India and Abroad:
• List of Biomedical Engineering Research Centers in India:
 Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay
 Centre for Biomedical Engineering, IIT Delhi
 School of Biomedical Engineering, IIT BHU
 Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE), IIT Kanpur
 Department of Biomedical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad
 Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
 Department of Biomedical Engineering, IIT Ropar
 Centre for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering (BSBE), IIT Indore
 School of Medical Science and Technology, IIT Kharagpur
 Department of Bioengineering, CMC Vellore
 Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangalore
 General Electric Global Research, Bangalore, India

9. Scope of Biomedical Engineering in India and
Abroad:
• Research Areas:
 Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
 Biomechanics
 Biomedical Imaging
 Biomedical Electronics
 Neuroengineering
 Cardiovascular Engineering
 Bioinformatics
 Systems Physiology and many more

10. Scope of Biomedical Engineering in India and
Abroad:
• Some examples of Biomedical Engineering Innovations:
1. Minimally invasive surgeries:
2. Robotic surgeries:
3. Non invasive medical devices:

13. http://www.facweb.iitkgp.ernet.in/~chandanc/index.html

18. http://www.mtu.edu/biomedical/research/bio
sensors/

24. Journals and
Conferences• Journals for Biomedical Engineering
 Nature Biotechnology
 IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation
Engineering
 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems
• Conferences for Biomedical Engineering
 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and
Biology Society (EMBC)
 IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
 ICME International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering
 The Asia-Pacific Conference on Life Sciences and Biological
Engineering

25. Periodicals related to Biomedical
Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Reviews in
• Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
• Education, IEEE Transactions on
• Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
• Potentials, IEEE

26. Biomedical Engineering Society
http://www.bmes.org/

27. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Your Global Connection to the Biomedical Engineering Community
http://www.embs.org

28. ScienceDaily
Your source for the latest research news
https://www.sciencedaily.com

29. IEEE Spectrum
https://www.sciencedaily.com

30. http://www.thegradcafe.com/

31. References
• http://www.peshaa.com/Upcoming-fields/Scope-of-Biomedical-Engineering-in-
India.html
• Image source : http://www.wellnessalternatives-stl.com/functional-genetic-
testing/

32. Thank you
