The department of Biomedical Engineering & Physics bridges the gap between engineering and physics at one side and life sciences and clinical medicine at the other. We provide further understanding of pathological processes and develop and improve quantitative methods for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases: Science for LIFE (Light, Imaging, Flow & Engineering).
Our work has led to new research lines within the Amsterdam UMC, such as AI, forensic biophysics, minimally invasive optical imaging and treatment, virtual surgical planning, the detection of extracellular vesicles and their application as liquid biopsy and in silico modeling of disorders and their treatments, such as cerebral infarctions.
We are involved in the Virtual Physiological Human, Co van Ledden Hulsebosch Center, qurAI and VU Laserlab.
Research has resulted in various spin-off companies such as Sigma Screening, Nicolab, Exometry and InSteps, see more at the Valorization page.
Research lines
Biomedical Photonics
- Biomedical optics
- Forensic biophysics
- Extracellular vesicle detection
- Translational medical optics and photonics
Cardiovascular Engineering & Imaging
Image Analysis & AI
News
- Interview with Praneeta Konduri on reducing animal testingPraneeta Konduri was interviewed by Transitie Proefdiervrije Innovatie (Transition Animal-testing-free Innovation, TPI) about how in-silico experiments can lead to less animal testing in general [...]Read more
- AUF Startstipendium for Daphne NaessensDaphne Naessens, a postdoctoral researcher working for the Brain clearance and Preclinical and Translational MRI groups, has been granted a €25.000 startstipendium by the Amsterdam University [...]Read more
- Tips for doing a PhD by Meagan DoppegieterMeagan Doppegieter was one of the four UvA PhD candidates interviewed about their life as researcher and the tips they have for people starting their PhD programmes. Remember that you are doing [...]Read more
Upcoming events
/ PhD defence
Agnietenkapel
Wed, January 29, 2025 16:00
Coen de Vente will defend the dissertation 'Towards Robust Deep Learning for Medical Imaging. Applications in Ophthalmology and Radiology'.Supervisors are…
/ PhD defence
Agnietenkapel
Wed, February 26, 2025 13:00
Dimitris Karkalousos will defend the dissertation 'Deep multitask learning for accelerating Magnetic Resonance Imaging'. Supervisors are Prof. H.A. Marquering and…
/ Signal lecture
Fri, March 21, 2025
We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming Signal Lecture, focused on bridging science, technology, and healthcare. We are…