Division of Biomedical Engineering (MT)

Through the development and integration of medical research and education with health care and industries, we contribute to increased quality of life in a global perspective.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Linköping University is a national center for research, education, and innovation in Biomedical Engineering. Our activities are driven by the society’s healthcare needs and are conducted in close collaboration with the biomedical industry and hospital clinics.

Our main goal is to be a catalyst for sustainable growth in the biomedical engineering innovation systems of the future - an arena for leading international researchers, teachers, entrepreneurs, and students - where new knowledge is created and disseminated. Through development and integration of biomedical research and education with the health care and the business community, we contribute to enhanced quality of life on a global scale.

Research fields in biomedical engineering

Biomedical Image Science

We develop methods & techniques for depicting anatomy & function in the human body & its organs. From imaging techniques, through methods of analysis and quantification of image information, to validation of new methods and image-based biomarkers.

Two doctors is standing in front of a screen where a disection of a brain is visible.

Neuroengineering

Neuroengineering is a cross-disciplinary research area where engineering meets neuroscience. New methods, tools and techniques are developed and translated for clinical use. The research contributes to new knowledge of the human brain.

Biomedical Optics

Biomedical Optics studies the basic principles of interaction between light and biological tissues, cells and molecules and develops new technologies for use in basic research and clinical applications.

Image showing the DNA steps, a brain and a human.

Biomedical Modeling and Informatics

We combine modeling, simulation, and data science to analyse biomedical data. Through advanced algorithms, we can interpret large datasets, understand complex processes, develop new treatments, and improve diagnostics.

Our latest publications

2026

Jia-Cheng Xu, Zhou Zhou, Christer Ahlström, Svein Kleiven (2026)

Epidemiology of Traumatic Head Injuries in Sweden during 2008-2022 Neuroepidemiology (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1159/ned/adwag021

Alejandro Garcia-Rudolph, Elena Hernandez-Pena, Alicia Romero, Mark Andrew Wright, Joan Sauri, Claudia Teixido-Font, Eloy Opisso, Gunnar Cedersund, Montserrat Bernabeu (2026)

First aggression as a planning signal in post-acute stroke rehabilitation: Service benchmarks, goal setting, and a 60-day precaution window from a comprehensive observational cohort PM&R (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.70225

Alfredo Miguel Ordinola, Magnus Herberthson, Walker Jackson, Evren Özarslan (2026)

Detecting and characterizing restricted diffusion with accessible magnetic field gradients PNAS Nexus, Vol. 5, Article pgag293 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgag293

Oscar Silfvergren, Sophie Rigal, Katharina Schimek, Christian Simonsson, Kajsa P. Kanebratt, Felix Forschler, Burcak Yesildag, Uwe Marx, Liisa Vilen, Peter Gennemark, Gunnar Cedersund (2026)

M4 drug discovery: Human drug predictions from integrated preclinical insights exemplified with a GLP-1R agonist European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol. 227, Article 107648 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2026.107648

Rasmus Magnusson, Markus Johansson, Sepideh Hagvall, Jane Synnergren (2026)

Leveraging neural network models for drug repurposing: a case study on cardiac hypertrophy Scientific Reports, Vol. 16, Article 28333 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-68286-z

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