What is BMEBT?
Biomedical engineering is a rapidly growing and changing branch of engineering. It currently has two main branches. One draws on computer and electrical engineering to develop methods to image and analyze the human body. MRI and other computerized tomography methods are examples of this. A second branch draws on mechanical and materials engineering to develop medical implants and surgical methods. The rapidly developing artificial heart and endoscopic surgery are examples.
Biotechnology is concerned with producing the next generation of pharmaceuticals. Where conventional drugs are produced chemically, the biotechnology industry uses bacteria and animal cells to produce proteins for the treatment of disease. Insulin and human growth hormone are two examples. Biotechnology especially uses the methods of chemical engineering and analytical chemistry.
