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
- Research by Daisy van den Berg featured on Amsterdam UMC websiteThe research project of Daisy van den Berg in which she uses artificial intelligence to greatly reduce the scan time of low-field MRI scanners was featured on the Amsterdam UMC website. The [...]Read more
- Maurice Aalders on Radio 1 podcast “Het Misdaadbureau”Radio 1 podcast “Het Misdaadbureau”, a weekly production about crime in the Netherlands, invited Maurice Aalders to talk about his research on how “green witnesses”, such [...]Read more
- Henk on Medisch Contact podcastHenk Marquering appears on the latest episode of the Medisch Contact podcast, as well as being interviewed for an article that can be found in the Medisch Contact magazine and online (all in [...]Read more
Upcoming events
/ PhD defence
Agnietenkapel
Fri, May 16, 2025 13:00
Meagan Doppegieter will defend the dissertation 'Pulsed Dye Laser in psoriasis. A nerve-wrecking event?'. Supervisors are Prof. A.G.J.M. van Leeuwen…