BEL is rooted in Engineering and Physics and is performing interdisciplinary research and education relevant to biology and medicine.

Our research thrusts are targeted at developing and applying microtechnological, microfluidic, and microelectronic means to address questions in biology and biomedicine. Applications are in the fields of systems biology, neuroscience, drug testing, and personalized
medicine.

Our group has longstanding experience in the development of CMOS-based (CMOS: Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) microelectrode arrays. Moreover, we are engaged in the development of microfluidic organ-on-chip systems recapitulating 3D tissue environments and physiological barrier systems.