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Life & health: life sciences, medical engineering
Globe, 1/2012: Medical engineering – faster, gentler, more precise
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The magazine of ETH Zurich and ETH Zurich Alumni (in German). |
Strategic initiative for the medical engineering of the future
ETH Zurich aims to significantly strengthen the area of medical engineering by establishing 6 new professorships and investing in new infrastructure.
Strategic initiative: focus on world nutrition
Establishing new chairs, a centre of competence and a project fonds: ETH Zurich seeks answers to urgent questions about the world food system.
Researchers at ETH Zurich are studying molecular principles in order to understand neurological and metabolic diseases such as Alzheimer’s and diabetes. Systems biology offers a new approach by looking at the dynamics and interactions of entire biological systems. The knowledge gained in this way makes it possible to develop more targeted methods of diagnosis and treatments with fewer side effects. With its innovations in robotics and imaging technologies, ETH Zurich is also contributing towards the development of new procedures for analysis and rehabilitation.
The ageing society and the problem of feeding a growing world population on a sustainable basis are major challenges for the whole world. For this reason ETH Zurich is setting up a new “World Food System” competence centre. In addition, since January 2012, the new Department of Health Sciences and Technology combines research and education in this area. The advancement of medical technology through new professorships and infrastructure and the collaboration with the University of Zurich and the University Hospital pave the way for creating an internationally leading center for research in this field.
The following Centres of Competence and interdisciplinary scientific centres of ETH Zurich are conducting research in the area of life and health:
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Competence Center for Systems Physiology and Metabolic Diseases (CC-SPMD) |
The CC-SPMD is a multi-disciplinary research collaboration of ETH Zurich
and University of Zurich, bringing the power of systems biology to
physiology and medicine. More |
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Functional Genomics Center Zurich (FGCZ) |
FGCZ carries out research projects and develops technology using the latest technologies and expert support in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics. More |
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Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ) |
The ZNZ, a joint competence centre of ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, covers basic, clinical and applied research ranging from molecular and cellular processes in the brain over physiology and diseases of the nervous system to computational modelling and psychology. More |
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SystemsX.ch |
The joint initiative of ETH Zurich and the Universities of Zurich and Basel has become a pan-Swiss interdisciplinary project. Systems biology brings together researchers from biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering and medicine to explain the workings of entire biological systems. More |
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World Food System (Website not available) |
The planned competence centre will look at questions related to the nutrition system on a broad, interdisciplinary level. |
| Zurich Center for Imaging, Science and Technology (CIMST) |
CIMST
invents, develops and hosts cutting-edge imaging solutions - covering length scales
from the atomic level to geophysical dimensions. More |
The following departments of ETH Zurich are actively conducting research in the area of life and health:
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Biology (D-BIOL) |
The member institutes and professorships are engaged in biochemistry, biophysics, molecular and cellular biology, microbiology and plant sciences on the basic research side, and in biotechnology, toxicology, and biomechanics on the applied side. More |
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Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) |
The
Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering is combines
biological, engineering and computational approaches to analyze complex
bio-molecular networks. It exploits synergies between systems and
synthetic biology in order to harness the power of biological systems for
medical and industrial applications in the longer term. More |
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Chemistry and Applied Biosciences (D-CHAB) |
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The
Institute performs research with an
interdisciplinary approach to study relevant problems in
Pharmaceutical Sciences and develop novel diagnostic and
therapeutic prototypes. More |
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Computer Science (D-INFK) |
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The group's scientific focus is on algorithms for biological questions and on large scale computations. More |
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group's research covers the areas of multiscale modelling and
simulation, high performance computing and bioinspired optimization.
Applications range from the design of nanosyringes, to the modelling of
angiogenesis and the optimization of swimming devices. More |
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The
MOSAIC group develops, teaches,
and applies MOdels, Simulations, and Algorithms for Interdisciplinary
Computing. Such systems are increasingly found in biology, where novel
algorithms and methods are needed in order to enable computers to unravel and understand the complex working mechanisms of life on
all scales. More |
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The group researches pattern analysis and machine learning which enable to analyse huge amounts of
highly complex data produced in large scale experiments and computer simulations. More |
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Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST) |
The new department combines teaching and research in health sciences and medical engineering. It includes natural scientists and engineers working in the areas of movement sciences and sport, food and nutrition, medical engineering, and neurosciences. Knowledge and technology transfer to hospitals will be of major interest. More |
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Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET) |
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The
Computer Vision Laboratory works on the computer-based interpretation
of 2D and 3D image data sets from conventional and non-conventional
image sources. It researches in the fields
of medical image analysis and visualisation, object recognition, gesture analysis, tracking, and scene understanding and modelling. More |
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The joint
institute of ETH Zurich and University of Zurich combines the expertise of natural sciences and engineering
with medicine and biology. More |
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Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) |
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The group's research focuses on management of uncertainty (e.g. intra- and interorganizational planning, risk and safety management, work flexibility), virtualized work (e.g. automation, organizational and technical networks, e-learning), and organizational change. More |
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| Materials Science (D-MATL) | |
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Biomedical Interfaces The research group is devoted to the development of new surfaces that best suit the needs of a modern biomaterial. More |
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Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) |
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Rehabilitation Engineering Lab (RE Lab) RE lab focuses on the development and clinical evaluation of diagnostic, therapeutic and assistive tools in order to promote recovery, independence and social integration of the physically disabled. More Multi-Scale Robotics Lab (MSRL) Sensory Motor Systems Lab |
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