The Institute for Biomedical Technology and Informatics (BMTI) focuses on research and development of technology-oriented methods and systems for early detection, diagnosis, therapy and rehabilitation. The Institute for Biomedical Technology and Informatics was audited according to the Quality Assurance System for Education of the German Society for Medical Technology (GGMT) and was the first educational institution to be awarded the RAL quality mark.

The Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in Biomedical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering by Research are strongly research-oriented and offer an excellent student-teacher ratio.

Biomedical engineering is technology for life. Together with medical partners, it develops new methods for the detection and treatment of diseases and implements them in high-performance medical technology systems.

The TU Ilmenau has a long and successful tradition in biomedical engineering. The Institute of Electromedical and Radiological Technology was founded in 1953 at the former Department of Electrical Engineering and was the first university in Europe to introduce a degree course in biomedical engineering.

The RAL quality mark

The BMTI Institute was assessed in accordance with the quality assurance system for training established by the Medical Technology Quality Association (GGMT).
In September 2011, the BMTI Institute became the first educational institution to be awarded the RAL quality mark.

NEWS

Prof. Andreas Keller Retires

On 21 July 2026, the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics bid farewell to…

New Adjunct Professorship for Hospital Information Systems at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics

Our Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics welcomes apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. André…

[Translate to English:] Nuthawut Somsuk/iStock

Student Assistant (w/m/d) for Literature Research

We are looking for a student assistant (f/m/d) for literature research and literature…

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RESEARCH NEWS OF THE BMTI

New Publication "Influence of frequency and pulse train duration on respiratory responses during transcutaneous phrenic nerve stimulation in humans"

Mechanical ventilation is an indispensable and routine part of intensive care medicine.…

New Research Project ELBAS: Phrenic Nerve Stimulation to Support Ventilation

Each year, approximately 250,000 patients in Germany require mechanical ventilation.…

New Publication "Electrochemical Characterization of Commercial Electroencephalography Bioelectrodes in Isotonic Saline Solution"

The electrochemical performance of eight commercially available bioelectrodes for…

New Publication on Modeling Non-Invasive Stimulation of the Phrenic Nerve

Electrical stimulation of the phrenic nerve represents a promising approach to artificial…

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TU Ilmenau
Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics
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Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 2
98693 Ilmenau
Germany

98693 Ilmenau

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Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics
POB 10 05 65
98684 Ilmenau

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History of the Institute

Biomedical engineering has a long tradition at Technische Universität Ilmenau: it was a highly forward-thinking decision by the founding rector of what was then the Ilmenau University of Electrical Engineering, Prof. Dr Hans Stamm, to establish this field of science – which was still in its infancy, even internationally, at that time – at the newly founded Ilmenau University as early as the 1950s.

The history of the BMTI

Please note: The BMTI’s former website is available to anyone interested as an archived site. The web archive contains all content up to 2020 and is freely accessible here.