The bioengineering program uses a unique multidisciplinary approach for research, education, and development of biomaterials and devices. This approach draws from different disciplines within the School of Engineering, School of Pharmacy, and the Kansas University Medical Center, located in Kansas City. A primary focus is on biomaterials and imaging research that are used in bioengineering applications such as drug-eluting stents, catheters, orthopedic implants, tissue engineering, and other devices.
Research areas include:
- Design, synthesis and characterization of novel biomaterials both synthetic and tissue-engineered..
- Development of clinical imaging devices and technologies and multi-scale modeling.
- Biosensor and biomarker development and application.
The Bioengineering Research Center (BERC) at KU is a focus point for creating multidisciplinary research projects. These projects range from fundamental research to proof-of-concept. Projects are funded through federal, private companies, and private foundations.
For more information, contact the KU-BERC website.
Company Example
KC BioMediX, Inc.
KC BioMediX, Inc. is a Shawnee, Kansas-based medical device company that was established to commercialize technologies developed at the University of Kansas for the care and treatment of infants born prematurely. Specifically, KC BioMediX is developing medical devices based upon technologies that measure, monitor and develop the non-nutritive suck – an essential building block in an infant’s development of the coordinated sucking, breathing and swallowing capability needed for independent oral feed.
