Biomedical Engineering

Overview

Why Rutgers for Biomedical Engineering?

Rutgers University is located in the heart of one of the world’s highest concentrations of health care companies. New Jersey is the fourth-largest biotech center in the US, home to more than 130 biotech companies; nearly half of the nation’s $30-billion private health research takes place here.

This gives Rutgers unparalleled access to leaders and innovators in the field as well as to resources, including research funding and internship opportunities for our students. We are proud to have executives from a wide range of companies including Siemens, Johnson & Johnson and Merck on our industry advisory board.

The department’s 30 professors and more than 40 affiliated faculty associates are recognized leaders in fields such as molecular, cellular, and nanosystems bioengineering; biomaterials and tissue engineering; biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering; neuroengineering and neurotechnology; physiologic systems and bioinstrumentation; and computational bioengineering and biomedical imaging.

The state-of-the-art Biomedical Engineering program of Rutgers University building features core facilities for genomics and protenomics, tissue engineering, advanced microscopy, biomedical optics, microfabrication, nanotechnology, animal study, high-performance computing and an open lab design to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration.