The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Medical Faculty of the University of Basel contributes to a better future in meeting health care needs by innovative biomedical research and engineering solutions and to translate basic science and engineering into medical knowledge and healthcare innovations. We activate potential by offering unique possibilities and career opportunities for Master students, PhD students and researchers on all levels.
The DBE lives translation in embedded research, benchside education, and advanced services. Join us as student, researcher, clinician, collaborator, or donor and help us to
- integrate engineering into medicine
- make high-tech treatment more available
- speed up diagnosis, treatment, and recovery
- solve all sorts of clinical problems
- go boldly where no one has gone before.
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5th DBE PhD Day: Beyond the base camp
For the fifth year running, PhD students from our department had the opportunity to take part in DBE PhD Day. This 5th edition of the event organized by PhD students for PhD students took place on April 9, 2025 and was once again a great…
MIRACLE II to Represent Swiss Innovation at EXPO 2025 in Osaka
The MIRACLE II Project, funded by the Werner Siemens Stiftung, has been invited to take part in the exhibition “Life” at the Swiss Pavilion of the EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan, from 11 June to 12 August 2025.
DBE Core Facilities Front and Center in the SIP Innovation Lounge
The DBE has the pleasure and honor of contributing exhibits for the Innovation Lounge of the Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area.