What are the career opportunities for biomedical engineers in India and overseas?
Sarun Mani, Davangere Biomedical Engineers apply the knowledge of engineering and human anatomy to the discovery and maintenance of systems and equipment used to assist medical and other healthcare professionals. Biomedical Engineers help improve the quality of life and are an important part of the healthcare system. Being experts in an inter-disciplinary subject (as the focus has been not only on the traditional engineering areas, but also on anatomy, biophysics, pharmacology, physiology, neurophysiology and organic and biological chemistry), Biomedical Engineers provide the technical interface between the manufacturer and the user of medical equipment. The industry has divided the field of Biomedical Engineering into the following four areas: Bioengineering Medical engineering Clinical engineering Bio-environmental engineering The areas of specialty include bioinstrumentation; biomaterials; biomechanics; cellular, tissue and genetic engineering; clinical engineering; medical imaging;
