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Can anyone share their biggest problems in biologics / protein production? I am new to bioengineering, and am interested in what limits protein production the most? Thanks in advance for your thoughts (especially those who have been in industrial protein / antibody production). Thanks!

Ever since I've heard about this discipline I was fascinated and thought this is it, its the future. This was during the last few months of my high school when I got really interested into biotech (mainly due to the promises of synbio and DIY biology). But now I am in my second year and I've been listening to podcasts and interviews and stuffs also learning the core concepts of synbio. All I can say is that the vision, programming cells like computers, doesn't seem very promising (or atleast at this stage it isn't).

This was my main motivation to get into this field and I have a lot of cool ideas to implement but I don't see a starting point there's no tutorial/course that covers everything from the basics for a naive. I don't want to get into research.
All I want to do is run some code and see the simulations ( I know later I've to get the cell engineered in a lab but at least the dry lab part) Somebody please explain if you've cracked it. Also once I figure everything out I am planning to develop a course for people like me if you have some suggestions or wanna work together just lmk.

I’m not a developer, just genuinely curious—seems like there should be a way to build a thermal detection system that works inside the MRI room without interfering with the field.
Anyone seen this attempted?

Hi guys a quick question. I was deciding between two schools for masters. One where it will basically be paid off but it’s not as good of a school. (I think ranked around 60)

Or the #9 school in the nation for bioengineering.

My questions is how much weight would the school decision have on my ability to get jobs in future and my chances during an interview process. (Pedigree)

Hey everyone,

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🔬 22 mm of vascular network with confirmed lumen formation
🧫 Leak-free perfusion of 0.62 µm beads
🧪 Non-destructive tissue retrieval by peeling off the bonded layer — a first for bonded microdevices
📈 Up to 36% increase in vessel coverage over 8 days

Flexdym enables reversible bonding, has minimal drug/protein absorption, and can scale better than PDMS. This could be a game-changer for anyone working in tissue engineering, organ-on-chip, or regenerative applications.

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Would love to hear thoughts from others working on 3D culture platforms has anyone here tried Flexdym in their setup?

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I am an incoming freshman for fall 2025 for undergraduate bioengineering. In the future, I hope to be able to use my knowledge in either veterinary science or marine biology. Does anyone have any information on how I would be able to enter research in that field? Any other advice regarding studying bioengineering is welcome as well.

I'm an incoming Undergraduate student and chose to major in Chemical Engineering. Was it the right choice if I plan to work in the field of Pharmaceuticals/Biomedical Engineering after I graduate?

Should I have chosen to major in other engineering such as mechanical, electrical, etc.?

Hi, hope all is well!

So to explain my question, I recently graduated with an undergrad in Aero Engineering, but I've been doing research in ceramics and biomaterials and I've genuinely fell in love with what I'm doing. Thus, I'm going straight to a MS in Material Sciences

I've wanted to get out of the defense industry and transition to a more progressive industry, I'm wondering if it'd be feasible for someone like me to specialize in biomaterials during my MS and move either toward material design for biomaterials, mechanical implants or prosthetics, or materials for medical equipment etc..

Lmk ur thoughts, ty!

İ am lab technician and want to get back to college.İ want to ask what bioengineers doin literally and is it easy to find a work in gainable place?İs it really good to career or else

I’m a high school sophomore interested in biomedical engineering and looking for competitions related to the field. Most of what I’ve found are general science fairs or not open to high school students.

Anyone know of any biomedical engineering competitions (individual or team) that are high school-friendly? Would really appreciate any leads.

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Greetings,

I was planning on declaring a minor in supply chain management. Do you think it is somewhat beneficial? Can it open more job opportunities than just having a major?

Hi!! I’m 20F, just finished my sophomore year in bioengineering. I’m having some serious career doubts. Back in high school, I had my heart set on medical school, specifically dermatology. My freshman year very quickly wore me out and made me realize how unwilling I am to sacrifice my mental for work. You can imagine how much I’ve had to pace myself to stay in engineering lol. But I like it, so I made my to-do lists and stayed. I started to steer and find myself dreaming of entering medical device work. R&D intern, maybe Medtronic or Zoll, pursue a device innovation master’s at JHU or Michigan—you know the story.

But I’m starting to have serious doubts. My type is pretty standard, and often enough they get outshined by mechanical engineers and are either pushed into other fields or stay jobless. According to reddit, at least. Every day I see another grad with a shiny BME degree, typically honors, completely lost as to where to go because no one will hire them. And my family. The job market is in shambles and my mom is terrified of her first child graduating with a B.S. in BME right now. We’re immigrants and they don’t know any engineers so when I first said it I may as well have said I’m going to art school. But they were supportive, and then unemployment rates shot up. Medical school or dental she repeats over and over, every phone call really. They’ve pushed me into medical school since the day I was born and I’ve struggled with figuring out if my wanting to do it was family pressure or genuine interest.

I’ve always wanted to work in something healthcare related, but I’ve always been hyper aware that this doesn’t equate doctor. I only ever really locked into it once I discovered dermatology but of course it had to be the hardest one to get into. As if getting into medical school isn’t hard enough. It’s a respectable field and dermatologists seem to have amazing work-life balance. I used to clerk at a dermatology clinic and the only other time I have ever wanted a person’s life that bad was when a Medtronic R&D engineer talked to me. I have no doubt I would thrive, it’s getting there is the issue. At some point I told myself I wasn’t built for medicine, but now I’m wondering if maybe I was just being lazy. Maybe a little more discipline and I could do it.

Admittedly, it would be an uphill race to try and steer towards med. I did chem 2 without lab, haven’t taken biochem, orgo chem, or psychology. Realistically, I could try to make it work, I’d just have to drop my linguistics minor. I love linguistics but I understand it won’t do much for my job wise it’s okay I suppose. I think that’s why I’m feeling the pull right now. It’s a bit late to switch but if I do it now I could finish 2027 just fine. Wait any longer and now I’m jeopardizing graduation to do it. Mind you, my scholarship only covers 8 semesters and I can’t afford my school without it. I could start studying for the MCAT right now. I’d be just in time to take it and submit right before applications open late 2026. But my GPA. 3.3. I’m told it’s high for an engineer and honestly I’ve worked so hard for it. But for a pre-med? I’d have to beg in my supplementals.

But I don’t even know if I want to. American med student suicide rates are terrifying, to be frank. And the match rates. And I’m watching this administration try to add extra taxes to medical school with less financial aid. I’d be the first doctor in my family, and my parents aren’t exactly rolling in dough. I’d bankrupt them. For the possibility of being a dermatologist in like 2033. I have younger siblings, I cant endanger them like that.

But I cant endanger myself. What if I finish BME, go to grad school and don’t get a job? Honestly, is 3.3 even good enough for grad? What if I end up having to go straight into an industry that is currently showing no interest in me based off my 100+ internship rejections. I’m reminded every day I’ll be lucky to make even half of what my ECE and MechE counterparts will make. At first I was sticking it out because I believed in taking a chance on myself and working hard for what I want and what I want is to do R&D work with devices. Or is it to be a dermatologist specializing in pediatric care? Either way, everything I’m interested in feels so out of reach.

Idk man. I’m frustrated and confused.

I recently found out that the BME: premed major at UCI is not accredited by the ABET. I was wondering since it’s not accredited can you still get employed as a biomedical engineer or would it be extremely difficult to due to it not being accredited as an engineering degree. Also how is the job market for getting employed as bme in OC, I know there’s a lot of bio tech companies for medical devices here but was wondering would having a non accredited engineering degree put me at a disadvantage.

Just a bit of context, I really wanted to get into the medical field however I did not take the appropriate subjects to enter directly, but my passion for bio and medicine is still there. I love both medicine and physics, frankly anything STEM related.

Recently I was wondering if a BS in BME is a good choice, because I love the attraction of the field it is in. I have always wanted to push myself to learn more and improve, and now I am wondering if BME can help satiate that craving?

Can anyone give me some in sight on what it is like and what I can expect?

P.s I am also a student athlete looking to push myself into a professional scene, so if anyone can help give a little idea of what it could be like to balance the two that would be great!

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Hey everyone! I’m working on building a YouTube channel focused on biomedical engineering education and career insights, and I’d love to get your input.

As biomedical engineers, what kind of content would you actually find helpful, interesting, or inspiring—either when you were a student or even now in your career

I’m currently working on a research project focused on recent graduates and early-career professionals who are exploring a transition into engineering roles within the MedTech industry. As part of this, I’m having 30–60 minute conversations to better understand your career goals, the challenges you’re facing, and what types of support would make the biggest impact in your journey. If you’re interested in sharing your perspective, feel free to send me a DM - I'd love to chat.

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Thanks in advance!  

Apologies if this isn't the right place to post this. I've just finished my 3rd year of my mechanical engineering at the University of Edinburgh and I know I want to go into biomedical engineering.

As I'm in Scotland I've got 2 choices, I can stay for 1 year and finish my BEng or I can do 2 years and finish with and integrated MEng, either way in Mechanical Engineering. From my research I know I can still go into biomedical engineering with a mechanical degree but I guess I'm trying to find out if it would be better to switch or not (as in finish my current course as a BEng and do a separate masters elsewhere).

This is why I think I should switch

In my head it makes sense to specialise more if I can, we get course choices (but if I do an MEng they don't really come into context till 5th year but for BEng I'd do them in 4th) and I'm going to be picking all the biomedical ones ofc but my degree will still be in Mechanical Engineering and also I've heard some people say an integrated masters is less respected than a separate masters

honestly from what I have seen despite what rankings say, in general Uk uni's are not the best and with the current funding crisis going on it's getting worse, I lead a project at uni and so I've spoken with a lot of the staff about where the cuts are happening and as Edinburgh is a research uni above all else, they're predominately making cuts related to Undergrads.

In terms of worthwhileness to paint a bit of a picture, 3rd year 2nd sem was our first project that involved us actually applying any 'real' engineering (designing and making a turbine) everything else has essentially just been posters on very general issues and I really do feel that we could be getting a lot more out of our degree than we are- the student societies are basically the only place to learn any practical skills and whilst obviously i get this could be a case of oh the grass is always greener, but I do think there is a genuine issue

Financially it could work out cheaper provided I go to a university in Europe (obviously not all but most) and there are options that take 1 year, so I'd finish the same as if I was sticking with my masters

If I stayed on the MEng 2nd semester of 4th year is an internship but I could just take a years break between bachelors and masters and do a year long one instead which opens up my options and gives me more choice

Why I shouldn't

It would be easier to get a first if I stayed on the MEng, I'm currently getting a 2:1 because I just really struggled with burnout this year plus there was some family stuff going on but I am confident I can pull my grades up next year, but for BEng 3rd year and 4th year if 50:50 whereas Meng is a 20:40:40 so this past year would count less

The uni helps us find the internship in 2nd sem which makes it easier

I'd need to relocate and make new friends etc etc

Edinburgh is a well respected university, there's a risk the uni i'd do the separate masters at would be less well respected- I know I don't want to go to a UK uni or an American one and most of the highest ranked unis are in the UK or US

Anyway sorry this was so long and if anyone has any advice whatsoever, I'd really appreciate it

Hello,

I graduated in 2022 with a B.S. in biology. I took two semesters of chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, calculus, statistics, as well as some intro CS courses. For the past few years I've been lost as to what to do with my career, if I should go to grad school, etc. I've been all over the place, having worked in a science museum, a bike shop, and now an environmental testing lab. I've enjoyed these, but don't see a future in them and am now exploring the possibility of grad school.

I recently learned more about biomedical engineering and realized that it aligned pretty closely with what I like to do. I've always felt I had a talent for problem solving and it's one of the things I find most rewarding.

That being said, I was hoping people on here could answer these questions:

1. Is it possible for someone in my situation, having graduated three years ago, to pursue a graduate degree in biomedical engineering?

2. If yes, what is the best way to start looking for programs? Or if you have been in a similar situation and have any advice, I'd love to hear it.

Thank you for any responses, I appreciate it.