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BME PhD student Lee Jeonghyeon received the Mogam Foundation Global Scholarship 2025

December 3, 2025

Lee Jeonghyeon, a PhD student from Assistant Professor Andy Tay’s lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, received the Mogam Foundation Global Scholarship 2025, which awards USD 10,000 to support outstanding young scientists in biomedical science. His research develops organoid platform to study human immunity. This award will further support his academic growth and sustain his

Prof Lim Chwee Teck received the NUS Distinguished Alumni Award

December 1, 2025

Prof Lim Chwee Teck has received the NUS Distinguished Alumni Award for demonstrating excellence and leadership as well as significant accomplishments, innovations, and contributions that have made a positive impact in his field of research, the community, and Singapore. https://news.nus.edu.sg/nus-honours-22-outstanding-alumni-for-their-service-to-alma-mater-and-contributions-to-society/  

BME Professors win prestigious IFMBE Awards

October 22, 2025

Four of our department’s faculty members have been conferred prestigious awards by the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) for their exemplary contributions to medical and biological engineering. https://news.nus.edu.sg/ifmbe-awards-biomedical-engineering-research-excellence/

Professor Lim Chwee Teck has received the President’s Science Award.

October 22, 2025

Professor Lim Chwee Teck has received the President’s Science Award. It is the highest national honours for scientific research, recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to advancing knowledge in science. https://www.psta.gov.sg/president-s-science-award-2025/  

Dr Andy Tay receives the President’s Science and Technology Awards 2025

October 13, 2025

Dr Andy Tay is a Presidential Young Professor at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) College of Design and Engineering, and a Principal Investigator in the NUS Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech) and the NUS Tissue Engineering Programme under the NUS Life Sciences Institute. He is leading the emerging field of immuno-engineering, where

Raman microscopy: a new imaging modality for biology and medicine

October 23, 2024

NUS Biomedical Engineering Safety Day

July 21, 2023

  Department of Biomedical Engineering College of Design and Engineering NUS Biomedical Engineering Safety Day

The 19th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBME)

October 27, 2022

About ICBME As one of the most recognised academic conferences in biomedical engineering, ICBME 2019 will bring together various educators, expert speakers, delegates and solution providers to share knowledge and encourage discussions on the latest developments including emerging challenges faced in the advancement of the Biomedical Engineering sector. The four-day conference will present an excellent […]

The 18th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBME)

September 16, 2022

About ICBME As one of the most recognised academic conferences in biomedical engineering, ICBME 2019 will bring together various educators, expert speakers, delegates and solution providers to share knowledge and encourage discussions on the latest developments including emerging challenges faced in the advancement of the Biomedical Engineering sector. The four-day conference will present an excellent […]

The 17th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBME)

July 8, 2019

Due to numerous requests received, the deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 12 July 2019! Don’t miss this opportunity to play a part in accelerating the field of biomedical engineering and share your research with fellow researchers, industrialists, medical physicists, biomedical engineers and clinicians.

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