About IBME
Engineering and clinical insight, working together.
Shaping the future of medicine
We are living in an era of remarkable scientific and technological progress, transforming how we understand, prevent, diagnose and treat disease. These advances offer unprecedented opportunities to improve health and quality of life. At the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME), we are committed to harnessing this potential to shape the future of medicine.
Established through a strategic collaboration between Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), the Institute combines NTU’s strengths in engineering and technology with SingHealth’s clinical expertise and extensive healthcare ecosystem. By bringing engineers and clinicians together, the Institute fosters interdisciplinary collaboration to develop innovative technologies that address unmet medical needs.
Through this partnership, the Institute aims to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into practical solutions that improve patient care, advance medical innovation and ultimately enhance human health.
Our Mission
The Institute of Biomedical Engineering transforms bold ideas into impactful healthcare solutions. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, venture creation and industry partnerships, we address the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges and accelerate the translation of innovations from research to real-world adoption.
Our Model
Our distinctive technology translation model bridges academia, healthcare and industry, enabling world-leading faculty, clinicians and industry partners to collaborate across disciplines and research domains. By combining scientific excellence with clinical insight and industry expertise, we accelerate the development and translation of innovative technologies into solutions that address global healthcare challenges.
Our Focus Areas
Robotics and Devices
Engineering precise, responsive devices that support treatment, rehabilitation and patient care.
Medical Imaging Technologies
Developing imaging approaches that connect engineering insight with clinical decision-making.
Nano-sensing and delivery
Exploring molecular-scale sensing and delivery approaches for earlier detection and targeted treatment.
Wearables, Digital Sensors and Neural Technologies
Connecting sensing, data and neural interfaces to understand health beyond the clinic.
Our people make the difference
The Institute brings together engineers, clinicians and experts in business development, intellectual property and entrepreneurship to advance promising ideas into innovative healthcare technologies and accelerate their path to commercialisation and real-world adoption.
Our faculty, staff, fellows and students are organised across four research domains, each led by internationally recognised Programme Directors and supported by the expertise, infrastructure and resources needed to drive scientific discovery, develop breakthrough technologies and translate research into impactful healthcare solutions.