Monash University Centre for Biomedical Engineering
(MUCBE)

Engineering Medical Technology for the new millennium!

The Monash University Centre for Biomedical Engineering (MUCBE) is a Centre of the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (E&CSE).  Like other Centres within the E&CSE Department, MUCBE is well integrated into the Department and contributes to the teaching, research and community activities of the department providing a kernel for one of the department’s core disciplines, biomedical engineering.

The three activities of MUCBE, teaching, research and industry (MUCBE consulting and community service), are interrelated.
Teaching programs are enriched by the use of research outcomes, consulting case studies and guest lecturers.
Research and consulting activities gain support by the involvement of undergraduates and postgraduates who participate as project students.  Several of our Masters by coursework students have subsequently joined our consulting projects as professional biomedical engineering consultants. Integration of these three activities has become a key component in MUCBE’s success in providing the department with a viable BME discipline.

What is Biomedical Engineering?

Biomedical Engineers have a central role to play in relation to the effective management of medical technology, that is, in relation to the development and manufacture of new technology in the selection and use of available medical technology.

The Charter of the Monash University Centre for Biomedical Engineering is "to engage engineers in the field of medical technology through its teaching, research and product development programs". These programs are based upon the vigorous involvement of major stakeholders from the University, the medical technology industry and major hospitals. The programs cover the wide range of technology used in health care including diagnostic instrumentation, drug delivery systems, medical imaging, cardiac assist devices and rehabilitation devices. They deal with the technology itself through the industry that supplies it and also the context in which it is used. The programs also cover wide-ranging issues such as safety and effectiveness, cost, quality and manufacturability.