Bioengineering
A Department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science
Featured Research
Recent BE Research News:
- Armoring CAR T Cells to Prevent Self-Sabotage and Better Fight Cancer
- Penn Students Develop AI-Driven Solution to Transform Senior Care
- Class of 2025 President’s Engagement, Innovation, and Sustainability Prize Winners Announced
- Responsible Innovation Starts Here: A Holistic Approach to Engineering Education
- 2025 CAREER Award Recipient: Jina Ko
Notable Collaborations:
| Faculty Member | Company | Research/Technology |
| Jason Burdick | Penn Spin-off Company (Unnamed) | New treatments for congestive heart failure |
| Russell J. Composto | Coulter commercialization grant for vascular graft material held jointly with Drexel | Longer lasting grafts for coronary artery bypass and lower limb ischemia |
| Scott Diamond | Reaction Biology | Tools for nanoscale high throughput drug screening |
| Paul Ducheyne | OrthoVita and Gentis | Orthopedic implants and tissue engineering |
| Paul A. Janmey | Critical Biologics | New biologic for treating toxic shock |
| Brian Litt | NeuroPace; MC10 | Implantable tools and computer algorithms for predicting epileptic seizures and sudden cardiac death |