Bioengineering University of Porto

Overview

Graduates of University of Porto have the necessary expertise to plan, design, implement or maintain systems and services in the specific domains of Bioengineering, and are also able to carry out high-level scientific research projects, whether fundamental or applied.

Our Objective

The main objective is the specialized training of students to approach in a multidisciplinary way complex problems of biomedicine and industrial biotechnology from the perspectives of device engineering, processes and molecular engineering, promoting the capacity for systematic understanding in a specific domain. It is intended that graduates are able to conceive, design, implement or maintain systems and services in specific fields of Bioengineering. It is also intended to ensure that students acquire advanced theoretical and experimental knowledge in a limited range of research techniques, in order to develop skills to carry out high-level scientific research of a fundamental and/or applied nature, according to internationally accepted quality and ethical standards.

Employment Prospects

• Specialization in Biomedical Engineering - biomedical instrumentation, processing and analysis of biomedical signals and images, medical devices (external and internal prostheses), tissue engineering (notably for regenerative medicine), telemedicine, bioinformatics, medical robotics (minimally invasive surgery), and bionics. 
• Specialization in Biological Engineering - chemical-biological process industries(pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, aromas) and natural materials valorization (wood, leather, materials and products of marine origin), environment and environmental health (treatment of contaminated waste, quality environment in hospitals and healthcare companies). 
• Specialization in Molecular Bioengineering - sectors where the design and development of new products based on molecular biology is a priority, particularly drugs and diagnostic systems.