Biomedical Engineering - Biomaterials and Biodevices

Overview

The Biomedical Engineering - Biomaterials and Biodevices program at University of Paris is based on an educational policy that fosters both an interdisciplinary, international perspective as well as the students’ initiative. It combines the top-level and complementary expertise of three partners: engineering science represented by three engineering schools within PSL (Chimie ParisTech, ESPCI Paris and Mines ParisTech) and Arts et Métiers on one hand, and biomedical and health science at Université de Paris, on the other hand. Teaching faculty comes mostly from the partner institutions. Guest lecturers include hospital clinicians (APHP), and researchers from other schools and universities as well as from private companies (e.g. GE Healthcare, Philips Healthcare, Renault, Sanofi, Thalès, Materialise Medical, etc.).

The programme

The 1st year is a common path for all BME students (with individualized choices of courses according to their background).

In 2nd year, students can choose between 5 paths, one of them being Biomaterials and Biodevices (BioMAT). The program provides students in-depth knowledge of the understanding and use of biomaterials, from nanoscale biomolecules, such as proteins, lipids, and synthetic polymers to macro scale prostheses, orthesis, and implants. This education relies on a rich combination of high-level lectures, conferences and exchanges with invited experts and interdisciplinary group projects.

Skills and competencies developed

• Respect scientific ethics

• Design and develop scientific projects

• Implement a project, define the objectives and context, carry out and evaluate the action

• Conduct and develop scientific and technical projects

• Analyse, diagnose and interpret the results of scientific experiments

• Know how to assess professional risks, implement specific evaluation methods

• Master specific methods and tools

• Use information and communication technologies

• Conduct information research, identify access modes, analyse relevance, explain and transmit

• Scientific communication in English

• Teamwork: integrating, positioning and collaborating

• Integrate into a professional environment: identify your skills and communicate them