IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS)

IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS) EMBS, the world’s largest society of biomedical engineers, is dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) is the world's largest international society of biomedical engineers. The organization's 12,000+ members reside in some 97 countries around the world. EMBS provides its members with access to the people, practices, information, ideas and opinions that are shaping one of the fastest growing fields in science. EMBS members come from everywhere

and every walk of life. They work in industry, academic institutions, hospitals, entrepreneurs and government agencies. They design the electrical circuits that make a pacemaker run...create the software that reads an MRI...and help develop the wireless technologies that allow patients and doctors to communicate over long distances. They're interested in bioinformatics, biotechnology, clinical engineering, information technology, instrumentation and measurement, micro and nanotechnology, radiology, and robots. They are researchers and educators, technicians and clinicians; Biomedical Engineers are the link between science and life science creating innovations in healthcare technology for the benefit of all. From formalized mathematical theory through experimental science, from technological development to practical clinical applications, EMBS members support scientific, technological, and educational activities as they apply to the concepts and methods of the physical and engineering sciences in biology and medicine. By working together, we transform and revolutionize future medicine and healthcare. EMBS members engineer healthcare solutions from bench to bedside.

The portal is now open for workshop proposal and paper submissions for BHI'26!The deadline for papers is June 12, for 1-...
05/01/2026

The portal is now open for workshop proposal and paper submissions for BHI'26!

The deadline for papers is June 12, for 1-page abstracts is July 3, and for workshop proposals is May 5.

Visit https://bhi.embs.org/2026/ for the details and to submit your papers and proposals.

What if diagnosing a skull fracture was as simple as reading a map? 🗺️🧠In clinical settings, every second counts. But th...
04/30/2026

What if diagnosing a skull fracture was as simple as reading a map? 🗺️🧠

In clinical settings, every second counts. But the skull’s complex 3D geometry can make fractures difficult to detect quickly and accurately.

Researchers Nicolas Hadjittoouli and Costas Pitris from KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence have developed an innovative geometric flattening technique that transforms the skull into a 2D map - helping radiologists:
✔️ Spot fractures more easily.
✔️ Diagnose faster.
✔️ Improve accuracy.

This breakthrough, published in IEEE OJEMB, adds a powerful new tool to the radiology toolbox.

📄 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cglxyJ.

We're Building the Next Generation of EMBS Leaders!For nearly 75 years, IEEE EMBS has helped engineers turn lab work int...
04/29/2026

We're Building the Next Generation of EMBS Leaders!

For nearly 75 years, IEEE EMBS has helped engineers turn lab work into real patient care. But building a great prototype is only half the story. Getting it to patients takes founders, investors, regulators, and clinicians all working together.

That's why we partnered with One Mind, a leading mental health nonprofit in Napa Valley, to send two of our student members to the One Mind Accelerator in Silicon Valley.

EMBS members Fazla Rabbi Mashrur, PhD student at the University of Rochester, and Amy Huang, MASc student at the University of Toronto, spent ​time alongside neurotech founders, investors, and clinical leaders.

Fazla wrote reports on early-stage neurotech companies and watched investors make real decisions in real time. He saw how founders in San Francisco think about problems from day one, not day one hundred.

Amy visited Attune Neurosciences and met founder Dr. Keith Murphy. Her biggest takeaway? "Changing the way clinicians work is hard. It is not about whether a solution works, but also about whether clinicians trust it, whether it fits into their existing workflows, and whether it is better than what they are already using."

Mentorship, real-world exposure, and partnerships like this one are how we build career pathways that turn talented students into future-ready leaders.

A thank you to One Mind for hosting our fellows, and to Fazla and Amy for representing EMBS!

Call for Papers for the J-BHI Special Issue on “Knowledge-Guided Agentic AI: Synergizing Medical Standards, Ontologies, ...
04/29/2026

Call for Papers for the J-BHI Special Issue on “Knowledge-Guided Agentic AI: Synergizing Medical Standards, Ontologies, and Clinical Decision Support.”

Generative agents are evolving fast, but clinical settings demand stronger safety guardrails and clearer interpretability. This Special Issue shifts the focus from general LLMs in medicine to the informatics core of agentic AI, with an emphasis on trust and reliability.

Paper submissions accepted through August 31. Review the details at https://www.embs.org/jbhi/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2026/01/CFP-JBHI_Knowledge-Guided-Agentic-AI.pdf.

What happens when the biggest minds in medtech come together? A glimpse into the future of healthcare.Pulse Editor-in-Ch...
04/28/2026

What happens when the biggest minds in medtech come together? A glimpse into the future of healthcare.

Pulse Editor-in-Chief, Chad Andresen, shares key insights from the AdvaMed MedTech Conference - highlighting the massive growth, innovation, and momentum happening across the industry.

If you want a quick pulse on where medtech is headed, this is worth reading.

Dive in: https://www.embs.org/pulse/articles/medtechs-massive-growth-is-evident-at-advamed-conference/

Editorial Team: Nathan Allen-Zimmerer

Featuring: Scott Whitaker, AdvaMed AdvaMed, Lisa Earnhardt, Abbott, Mick Farrell, Resmed, Holly Sheffield, CooperSurgical Medical Devices, Biocom NuVibe Medical, Microsoft, Google, Dexcom, Nanowear, OURA, Armor Medical Inc, Wavelet Medical, Michelle Tarver, MD, PhD, FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Ivan Tornos, Zimmer Biomet, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Featured Chapter - IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society UNMSM - EMBS UNMSM and their student branch at the Uni...
04/28/2026

Featured Chapter - IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society UNMSM - EMBS UNMSM and their student branch at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Perú!

Always staying active in educating their members with a variety of research- and career-related resources.

One of those is holding live education events, like a recent paper-writing webinar.

Check out their YouTube channel to see more on these educational pieces: https://www.youtube.com//streams

New Research in IEEE TNSRE.How does brain activity change from step to step while walking?In this study, researchers exp...
04/27/2026

New Research in IEEE TNSRE.

How does brain activity change from step to step while walking?

In this study, researchers explored interstride variation in EEG power spectra across younger and older adults walking at different speeds.

🔍 Key findings:
• Electrocortical variability decreases as walking speed increases.
• Older adults exhibit less cortical variability than younger adults.

👣 What does it mean? Faster walking may rely more on automatic processes, while changes in gait variability may be driven more by peripheral neuromuscular factors than cortical control.

These insights could help improve how we assess aging and rehabilitation outcomes.

📖 Read the full paper: https://bit.ly/4tD1H7J.

04/24/2026

It is easy to be an Advocate for IEEE EMBS.

Our members are our strongest voice - and you can help grow the EMBS community in simple, impactful ways:

✨ Share your experience - Tell others how EMBS has supported your research, career, or connections.
📅 Invite a colleague or student to an EMBS event: https://bit.ly/4c8ULqs.
🔁 Share EMBS content - A simple repost expands our reach.
🎤 Talk about EMBS at events, in classrooms, or meetups.
🏫 Start a chapter in your school or region: https://bit.ly/4uAlJRF.
🤝 Use your professional network to recommend EMBS.

Your voice can inspire the next generation of biomedical engineers.

Announcing IEEE EMBS BHI 2026 - December 11-15 in Hong Kong!The IEEE EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Hea...
04/24/2026

Announcing IEEE EMBS BHI 2026 - December 11-15 in Hong Kong!

The IEEE EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) is back - bringing together researchers, clinicians, and innovators from around the world.

From AI in healthcare to digital health and precision medicine, BHI 2026 is where ideas, research, and collaboration drive the future of health technology.

Be part of a global community shaping what’s next in biomedical and health informatics.

🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tCQUdN.

Now Open: Call for Papers!IEEE EMBS is inviting submissions to the Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (JBHI) S...
04/23/2026

Now Open: Call for Papers!

IEEE EMBS is inviting submissions to the Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (JBHI) Special Issue on "Knowledge Graphs & Multimodal Data Fusion in Biomedical Informatics."

As healthcare data continues to grow across multiple sources - from imaging to electronic health records - new approaches are needed to connect and interpret this information. Multimodal data fusion enables more accurate insights and smarter healthcare solutions.

📅 Deadline: August 31
📄 Submit your research and be part of advancing the future of biomedical informatics: https://www.embs.org/jbhi/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2025/11/Knowledge-Graphs-and-Multimodal-Data-Fusion-in-Biomedical-Informatics.pdf.

⏰ 7 days left! The deadline for the IEEE EMBS Conference on Bionanotechnology & BioMEMS has been extended to April 30. A...
04/23/2026

⏰ 7 days left!

The deadline for the IEEE EMBS Conference on Bionanotechnology & BioMEMS has been extended to April 30.

A 1-page abstract is all it takes to present your work to the international BioMEMS & bionanotechnology community.

Submit them now: https://bnm.embs.org/2026/contributors/papers/

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