About us
The Division of Biomedical Engineering is part of the Department of Materials Science, focusing on basic mechanisms for the development and evaluation of new materials in interaction with biological systems.
The Division is comprised of two research groups:
- BioMaterial Systems (BMS) group led by Prof. Cecilia Persson
- Enabling Microtechnologies for Biomedical and Life science Applications (EMBLA) group led by Prof. Maria Tenje
Mission statement: Our mission is to foster a dynamic teaching and research environment that is internationally recognised for its excellence in connecting basic research with clinical application.
RESEARCH
Education
Collaboration
SciLifeLab UU local unit: Customized Microfluidics
Additive Manufacturing Lab at the Ångström Laboratory
Outreach
News
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EMBLA Team Building Day...and a Curling Competition!
2023-01-26
Yesterday, the EMBLA LAB came together for a unique team building activity - curling! It was a fun and exciting way to bond as a group. Currently we are working from 4 different countries, majo... -
Welcome Pradipta!
2023-01-25
Welcome to Pradipta, who joined the EMBLA research group in January 2023. He will be focusing on the theoretical study of acoustic traps and the associated heating effect. ... -
Hello and Happy 2023 from California!!
2023-01-17
During the academic year '22-'23 Prof. Maria Tenje is a Visiting Professor at UC Santa Barbara at the BioE programme with Prof. Beth Pruitt. ... -
EMBLA group awarded Formas funding
2022-12-20
We are pleased to announce that the EMBLA Group has been awarded a research project funded by the Formas, a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development. ... -
Prof. Cecilia Persson awarded a project funded by WISE
2022-12-08
We are happy to announce that Prof. Cecilia Persson has recently been awarded a project called "Rare-earth-free magnesium metallic glasses enabled by additive manufacturing" funded by WISE - the Walle... -
Welcome Astrid!
2022-12-05
Welcome to Astrid, who joined the EMBLA group in November 2022. Her project will be focused on microfabricated vessels for vascularisation of organoids. ... -
EMBLA group awarded research project funded by Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
2022-10-20
We are happy to announce that the EMBLA Group has been awarded a research project funded by Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse. ... -
Congratulations to Sarah-Sophia for successfully defending her PhD!
2022-10-02
Congratulations to Sarah-Sophia for successfully defending her PhD thesis on 30th September 2022. We were pleased to welcome his committee to Uppsala for the event, including Marlon Schneider as oppon... -
Sarah-Sophia nails her thesis!
2022-09-20
Congratulations to Sarah-Sophia Carter for nailing her thesis on 16th September! Join us for her defense titled "Exploring microfluidics as a tool to study cell-biomaterial interactions" on 30th Se... -
Welcome Isabel!
2022-08-16
Welcome to Isabel, who joined the EMBLA group in August 2022 as a part-time Project Coordinator. ...
Last modified: 2022-12-05