Bốn nhà nghiên cứu NUS được vinh danh với các Giải thưởng danh giá IFMBE 2025 vì những đóng góp xuất sắc trong lĩnh vực kỹ thuật y sinh

Four faculty members from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the College of Design and Engineering in the National University of Singapore have been conferred prestigious awards by the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) for their exemplary contributions to medical and biological engineering. The awards were presented on 29 September 2025 during the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2025, which was held in Adelaide, Australia. IFMBE is one of the world’s largest federation of national and transnational societies in biomedical engineering, and it also a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) for the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Emeritus Professor James Goh (left) received the IFMBE Honorary Life Member Award, in recognition of his distinguished leadership and long-standing contributions to the global biomedical engineering community.

Professor Lim Chwee Teck was presented with the IFMBE Otto Schmitt Award in recognition of his pioneering work in mechanobiology, microfluidics, and wearable technologies, as well as his leadership, innovation, and impact in advancing the field. Prof Lim is also NUSS Chair Professor, Director of the Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), and Principal Investigator at Mechanobiology Institute.

Assistant Professor Andy Tay was honoured with the IFMBE–IAMBE Early Career Award, which recognises promising young researchers within seven years of completing their PhD. Asst Prof Tay is also a Principal Investigator at iHealthtech.