1. M Sc ETH in Biomedical Engineering www.master-biomed.ethz.ch

2. 12’000 Students 360 Professorships 15 Departments 88 Institutes ETH Zürich

3. Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET) (leading house) and the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)

4. Tracks  Bioimaging  Bioinstrumentation & Signal Processing  Biomechanics  Molecular Bioengineering (D-MATL)

5. Bioimaging Track Students work on the development and application of imaging techniques including MR, ultrasound and micro-CT Core Courses: Biomedical Engineering A & B Computer Vision I & II Molecular Imaging MRI in Medicine Quantitative & Analytical Microscopy

6. Bioinstrumentation Track Students apply signal processing to the development of instruments to measure biologic signals. Core Courses: Biomedical Engineering A & B Signal & Information Processing Biosensors and Bioelectronics Micro- & Nanosystems Microrobotics

7. Biomechanics Track Students apply mechanics and measurement methods for understanding the structure and function of biological materials at the organism, organ, tissue, cell and molecular level. Core Courses: Biomedical Engineering A & B Biomechanics III & IV Orthopaedic Bioengineering Trauma Biomechanics Multiscale Modelling Virtual Reality in Medicine Finite Elements in Biomechanics

8. Molecular Bioengineering Track Students investigate the next generation of biologically-inspired materials using techniques from nanoscience, engineering, & molecular and cell biology. Core Courses: Frontiers in Nanotechnology Drug Delivery & Targeting Biomaterial Surfaces Biocompatible Materials Molecular Motors

9. Affiliated Professors (Partial Listing) Peter BösigerMRI Jürg DualBlood Viscometry, Cell Manipulation Luigi GalloDental Biomechanics Andreas HierlemannBioelectronics Christofer HieroldBiomedical Micro and Nanosystems Petros KoumoutsakosComputational Modeling & Simulation Andrea LoeligerEMG Signal Processing Hans MerkleTissue Engineering & Drug Delivery Ralph MüllerMicro-computed Tomography Bradley NelsonBiomicrorobotics, Bio-MEMS Dario NeriProtein Engineering Sven PankeProtein-Based Novel Materials Dimos PoulikakosBiofluids, Heat and Mass Transfer Klaas PrüssmannMR Imaging Robert RienerNeurorehabilitation, Robotics Nicholas SpencerBiotribology Edgar StüssiBiomechanics Gabor SzekelyMedical Image Analysis Markus TextorBiological Oriented Surfaces Viola VogelMolecular Bioengineering Janos VörösBiosensors and Bioelectronics Martin WolfBiomedical Photonics Eckart ZitzlerBiological Network Analysis

10. Curriculum Structure Track Courses30 Biology Core Courses12 Biology Laboratory6 GESS2 Semester Project10 Master Thesis30 Total90 cp ECTS 1 cp ECTS = 25-30 hours of study

11. Key Aspects English language, International Programs lasts 1.5 years Limited Enrollment (30 students) Faculty Advisor assigned based on chosen track Flexible curricula (max. 3 mandatory courses) Interdisciplinary – Biology Core Courses

12. Biology Courses (new) Cell and Molecular Biology for Engineers Anatomy and Physiology for Biomedical Engineers Biological Methods for Engineers (Laboratory)

14. Biological Methods for Engineers Techniques: Cell Culture RNA, DNA Protein Isolation SDS-PAGE Western Blotting RT-PCR, PCR Microarrays

15. Admissions Prerequisite is Bachelors Degree in: Biomedical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Material Science Informatics Mathematics Physics Computer Science ‘sur dossier’ evaluation based on: Grade point average GRE General Test Scores (optional) Curriculum Vitae Statement of Purpose Recommendation Letters

17. 800 is maximum score

18. Admitted Students WS2005/2006 Switzerland (10) China (4) France (2) USA (2) Russia (1) Turkey (1) India (1) Czech Republic (1)

19. Admitted Students WS2006/2007 Switzerland (10) France (3) China (3) USA (2) Canada (2) Turkey (2) UK (2) Greece (1) Iran (1) Egypt (1) Singapore (1) 40% Women 70% Foreign