M Sc ETH inBiomedical Engineering

www.master-biomed.ethz.ch

12’000 Students360 Professorships15 Departments88 Institutes

ETH Zürich

Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET)

(leading house)

and the

Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)

Tracks

Bioimaging Bioinstrumentation & Signal Processing Biomechanics Molecular Bioengineering (D-MATL)

Bioimaging Track Students work on the development and

application of imaging techniques including MR, ultrasound and micro-CT

Core Courses: Biomedical Engineering A & B

Computer Vision I & IIMolecular ImagingMRI in MedicineQuantitative & Analytical

Microscopy

Bioinstrumentation Track

Students apply signal processing to the development of instruments to measure biologic signals.

Core Courses: Biomedical Engineering A & B

Signal & Information Processing

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Micro- & NanosystemsMicrorobotics

Biomechanics Track

Students apply mechanics and measurement methods for understanding the structure and function of biological materials at the organism, organ, tissue, cell and molecular level.

Core Courses: Biomedical Engineering A & B

Biomechanics III & IVOrthopaedic BioengineeringTrauma BiomechanicsMultiscale ModellingVirtual Reality in MedicineFinite Elements in

Biomechanics

Molecular Bioengineering Track

Students investigate the next generation of biologically-inspired materials using techniques from nanoscience, engineering, & molecular and cell biology.

Core Courses: Frontiers in Nanotechnology

Drug Delivery & TargetingBiomaterial SurfacesBiocompatible MaterialsMolecular Motors

Affiliated Professors (Partial Listing)• Peter Bösiger MRI• Jürg Dual Blood Viscometry, Cell Manipulation• Luigi Gallo Dental Biomechanics• Andreas Hierlemann Bioelectronics• Christofer Hierold Biomedical Micro and Nanosystems• Petros Koumoutsakos Computational Modeling & Simulation• Andrea Loeliger EMG Signal Processing• Hans Merkle Tissue Engineering & Drug Delivery• Ralph Müller Micro-computed Tomography• Bradley Nelson Biomicrorobotics, Bio-MEMS• Dario Neri Protein Engineering• Sven Panke Protein-Based Novel Materials• Dimos Poulikakos Biofluids, Heat and Mass Transfer • Klaas Prüssmann MR Imaging• Robert Riener Neurorehabilitation, Robotics• Nicholas Spencer Biotribology• Edgar Stüssi Biomechanics• Gabor Szekely Medical Image Analysis• Markus Textor Biological Oriented Surfaces• Viola Vogel Molecular Bioengineering• Janos Vörös Biosensors and Bioelectronics• Martin Wolf Biomedical Photonics• Eckart Zitzler Biological Network Analysis

Curriculum Structure

Track Courses 30

Biology Core Courses 12

Biology Laboratory 6

GESS 2

Semester Project 10

Master Thesis 30

Total 90 cp ECTS

1 cp ECTS = 25-30 hours of study

Key Aspects

• English language, International• Programs lasts 1.5 years• Limited Enrollment (30 students)• Faculty Advisor assigned based on chosen

track• Flexible curricula (max. 3 mandatory

courses)• Interdisciplinary – Biology Core Courses

Biology Courses (new)

• Cell and Molecular Biology for Engineers • Anatomy and Physiology for Biomedical

Engineers• Biological Methods for Engineers

(Laboratory)

Biological Methods for Engineers

Techniques:Cell CultureRNA, DNA Protein IsolationSDS-PAGEWestern BlottingRT-PCR, PCRMicroarrays

AdmissionsPrerequisite is Bachelors Degree in:

• Biomedical Engineering• Electrical Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Chemical Engineering• Material Science• Informatics• Mathematics• Physics• Computer Science

‘sur dossier’ evaluation based on:• Grade point average• GRE General Test Scores (optional)• Curriculum Vitae• Statement of Purpose• Recommendation Letters

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Admitted Students WS2005/2006

• Switzerland (10)• China (4)• France (2)• USA (2)• Russia (1)• Turkey (1)• India (1)• Czech Republic (1)

Admitted Students WS2006/2007

• Switzerland (10)• France (3)• China (3)• USA (2)• Canada (2)• Turkey (2)• UK (2)• Greece (1)• Iran (1)• Egypt (1)• Singapore (1)

40% Women70% Foreign