Center for Biomedical Engineering

About the Center

The Center for Biomedical Engineering offers cutting-edge biomedical research and healthcare by designing and fabricating custom scientific instruments and medical devices for investigators and physicians.

The center has an engineer and a machinist on staff with many years of experience who are able to address a broad range of engineering and fabrication challenges.

In addition, the center has at its disposal a range of advanced machinery and instruments, including a computer-controlled 5-axis mill and lathe, as well as a 3D printer and laser cutter. Past projects range from high-precision engineering and fabrication of mechanical parts to advanced electronics and optical instruments.

Custom Services

  • Scientific instrumentation design and prototyping
  • Scientific instrumentation manufacturing
  • Electronics/optics design
  • Electronics/optics manufacturing
  • 3D design and printing
Design and Manufacturing

Design and Manufacturing

The center provides one-stop options for design, equipment, supplies, and manufacturing to handle all research or clinical instrumentation needs.

The BioEngineering Core joins more than two dozen Advanced Technology Core Laboratories support research of faculty at Baylor and the Texas Medical Center on a fee-for-service basis.

Equipment

The Center for Biomedical Engineering is equipped with state-of-the-art CNC machines for precision manufacturing of custom instruments.

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