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Bioengineering is a discipline in which the principles and tools of traditional engineering disciplines are applied to the analysis and solution of problems in biology and medicine. It differs from other branches of engineering in that there is no particular subject matter or set of techniques that belong exclusively to bioengineering. A bioengineering education aims to train engineers who can analyse multifold problems from an engineering, biological and medical perspective. They should be able to anticipate the special difficulties in working with living systems and evaluate a wider range of possible approaches to solutions.
The bioengineering curriculum teaches fundamental concepts and approaches adapted from electrical, mechanical, chemical and materials engineering syllabi, which need to be applied to studying and unravelling biomedical problems. Not only does the study of bioengineering provide a solid foundation in sciences and engineering, it develops powerful methods for understanding basic physiological processes such as fluid transport (for example, blood and mucus transport), feedback control (for example, the control of blood pressure), and cell attachment, differentiation and proliferation. Furthermore, bioengineering also helps in understanding the principles underlying biomedical instruments (for example, ECG machine, computer tomography), orthopaedic implants (for example, hip and knee joints) and prosthetic devices.
Today, we live in an exciting era where advances in biomedical sciences will transform the world. There is a fast-growing demand for graduates well-trained in bioengineering. The Division’s educational and research programmes play a key role in developing bioengineers who will meet the needs of the biomedical sciences industry, the economy’s new engine of growth.
There is a global growth in the Bioengineering field. Singapore is deeply committed to establish her biomedical industry. Many foreign well-known biomedical companies are setting up bases here. With the launch of Biopolis, the biomedical sciences in Singapore is further liven up. Bioengineers, armed with both biological and engineering knowledge, will find themselves serving industrial R & D companies(Medical devices or pharmaceutical companies), research organizations((Research Institues such as IBE, BII, IMCB, DMRI, etc.), healthcare facilities (Secondary and Tertiary care Hospitals) and government agencies(MOH, statboards like HSA, PSB, A*STAR).
More information on the developments of Bioengineering or Biomedical in Singapore could be found at this article: A*STAR and EDA Joint Biomedical Sciences Sectorial Briefing 2003. Apart from job opportunity, there are also scholarships and research grants that are available.
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