Ready for an exciting journey in shaping the future of healthcare with technology? Then enroll in the ABSE minor. Explore cutting-edge advancements, design creative high-tech solutions with experts in this field, and ignite your career! We need dynamic professionals that can align society's needs with those of an ever-evolving healthcare field.

The Applied Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (ABSE) program integrates biological, medical, and engineering sciences to equip students with the knowledge to develop cutting-edge medical devices and interventions. Stakeholders such as physicians, patients, scientists, and engineers collaborate to generate innovative solutions in disease diagnostics, prediction, and treatment to achieve sustainable healthcare. This program emphasizes hands-on learning through experimentation, projects, and healthcare challenges, which will trigger the student's creativity in designing deliverables like biosensors, digital health tools, bioreactors and more. ABSE prepares students for a dynamic career in healthcare, where they will address current and future needs through interdisciplinary courses, expert seminars, and a focus on patient-centered solutions.

In the ABSE program, students gain foundational knowledge through lectures and projects as well as through Challenge Based Learning (CBL), where students use their creativity in applying concepts and designs in real-world challenges. This approach fosters experimentation, reflection, and adaptation to create innovative, effective and safe patient solutions. The interconnected CBLs, designed in collaboration with industry and the healthcare sector, provide hands-on experience and interaction with healthcare stakeholders from the Eindhoven and Brabant region.

The minor offers a broad learning experience, providing insights into topics such as:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Immunology
• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
• Biomimetics and Bioinspiration
• Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Computational Methods in Healthcare
• Design, Product and Process Engineering in Healthcare and Biotechnology
• Biomedical and Healthcare Entrepreneurship and Innovation

You will also work on necessary skills and competences, such as:

• Social and Ethical considerations in Healthcare
• Project and Process Management
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Analytical approach to problems and abstract thinking
• The ability to work in interdisciplinary teams

After successfully completing the ABSE program, students will be able to:

1. provide multiple current examples of biological, medical, and engineering aspects of innovations in the field of Biomedical Science and Engineering. These examples are characterized based on relevant theory;
2. recognize perspectives and interests from the biological, medical, and engineering domains within a context;
3. develop a solution and can visualize, explain, and/or model what a successful innovation in Biomedical Science and Engineering might look like;
4. collaborate effectively in an interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral context;
5. develop a personal and professional identity around his/her contribution to the field of Biomedical Science and Engineering;
6. design a concept for a client with an impact on the patient.

The ABSE minor is open to anyone with an innovative mindset and passion to connect engineering, sciences and healthcare in developing the next generation of diagnostics, treatment and care medical devices.

• You should have completed the propaedeutic phase or,
• Obtained permission from the examination board of your program.

Students in Engineering, Applied Sciences, Biology and Medical Laboratory research (BML), Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Paramedical Sciences, ICT with an affinity to the healthcare sector are eligible for the program.

The minor is full-time and has a workload of 40 hours per week, comprising a combination of classes, group work and self-study.

All activities will take place in Eindhoven in the Nexus building. A 10-minute walk from the central railway station.

Sound and thorough professional development is our goal. You'll shape your path towards achieving well defined milestones and learning outcomes. During the minor, you'll keep a personal student journey that reflects your growth as a professional.

• The foundational knowledge base will be evaluated with formative assessments (graded exams).
• Modules where you apply your knowledge will be evaluated by how well students have aligned learning objectives with deliverables. You will receive constant progress evaluation and feedback through summative assessment, and the final deliverables (prototypes) will be presented and graded in a Demonstration (demo) day.

For further information please send an e-mail to ABSE@fontys.nl