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The Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME) is an interdisciplinary technology-focused research institute located at the heart of the University of Oxford’s Medical Sciences campus, adjacent to the Churchill Hospital.

Established in 2008, the IBME offers a world-class venue for cross-disciplinary biomedical engineering research and postgraduate training, where engineers, scientists and clinicians work together within a single ecosystem on addressing unmet needs in the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of major diseases and conditions. The Institute’s core research missions are to develop novel medical devices, technology and systems capable of delivering substantial healthcare benefit, and to translate new engineering technologies into clinical practice.

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Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Human Tumours for Cancer Drug Testing without Patients
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Passive Acoustic Mapping: Non-invasive cavitation detection
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Developing a therapy discovery platform and ecosvstem
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October 3, 2023
University of Oxford Named Focused Ultrasound Centre of Excellence
Neurotechnology hub at IBME to focus on chronic pain
September 22, 2023
Neurotechnology hub at IBME to focus on chronic pain
Double funding success for Oxford team to improve detection and risk classification of myeloproliferative neoplasms
August 30, 2023
Double funding success for Oxford team to improve detection and risk classification of myeloproliferative neoplasms
Harrison Steel and Mihir Sheth named Young Engineers of the Year by Royal Academy of Engineering
July 4, 2023
Harrison Steel and Mihir Sheth named Young Engineers of the Year by Royal Academy of Engineering
Department and Division Teaching Awards 2023
June 28, 2023
Department and Division Teaching Awards 2023
UK Research and Innovation announces £34 million to fund BioFAIR
June 20, 2023
UK Research and Innovation announces £34 million to fund BioFAIR
Two Department Academics recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2023
June 17, 2023
Two Department Academics recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2023
Oxford Professors awarded prestigious UKRI Turing AI World-Leading Fellowships
June 14, 2023
Oxford Professors awarded prestigious UKRI Turing AI World-Leading Fellowships
IBME student Alexander Gleed wins 2nd place best oral presentation at IEEE ISBI 2023
June 12, 2023
IBME student Alexander Gleed wins 2nd place best oral presentation at IEEE ISBI 2023
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