About

Boğaziçi University’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) has been advancing human health at the intersection of engineering, life sciences, and medicine since its founding in 1982 by the visionary Prof. Necmi Tanyolaç—one of the world’s earliest biomedical engineers. Today, the Institute is home to 14 full‑time and five part‑time faculty members, and it offers internationally accredited M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs that attract students from engineering, the physical sciences, and the health professions. Its mission is two‑fold: to deliver rigorous, interdisciplinary graduate education and to create transformative technologies that solve pressing clinical problems. 

Research at BME spans seven core domains—Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biomedical Instrumentation, Biophotonics, Clinical Engineering, Medical Imaging, and Neuroengineering—supported by more than a dozen state‑of‑the‑art laboratories on the historic Kandilli Campus overlooking the Bosphorus. These facilities include a clean‑room for biosensor micro‑fabrication, advanced imaging suites, robotics and tactile‑research platforms, and computational neuroscience clusters, enabling collaborations that range from targeted drug‑delivery nanocarriers to AI‑powered diagnostic devices.

Beyond campus, the Institute partners closely with hospitals, industry, and international consortia. Students and researchers benefit from projects funded by TÜBİTAK, the European Commission, and the U.S. NIH; industrial Ph.D. fellowships (TÜBİTAK 2244); and seminars, short courses, and consulting services for clinicians and healthcare administrators. Through this ecosystem—bridging bench, bedside, and business—the Institute continues to cultivate innovators who translate biomedical discoveries into accessible solutions that improve lives in Türkiye and around the world.