The Department of Biomedical Engineering was started in the year 2005 offering B.E Biomedical Engineering and M.E. Medical Electronics, since 2014. The UG program is accredited by NBA and has been recognized as a research centre by Anna University in 2011 for pursuing M.S (By Research) and Ph.D. programme. The department has 15 faculty members with 10 Ph.D. holders out of which 9 are recognized Ph.D. supervisors. The department has well-equipped, laboratories and state of art equipment including EEG- wired and wireless, 3D Printer, and BIOPAC & MIMICS SOFTWARE.
Highlights of the department include industry-institute interactions with eminent healthcare organisations like Philips India, Perfint Healthcare, Phoenix medical systems, HCL Healthcare, Medtronic India etc. Further, the ethical committee of the institution is managed by the department. Apart from these, our students undergo internships at various government organizations such as IITs, IISC, IIITDM, and DEBEL-DRDO and in renowned hospitals like Kauvery Hospitals, lifeline Hospitals, FORTIS Malar Hospitals, Apollo Hospitals, PSG Hospitals, Global Hospitals, Deepam Hospitals to name a few.
Several MoUs between SSN-BME and organizations like the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disorders ( NIEPMD), Chettinad Hospitals, Birmingham City University, UK, Drexel University USA, Steradian Technologies, Chennai to name a few, help students and faculty in remarkable research collaborations. The department has healthy interactions with Autodesk India P ltd, National Instruments, Texas™ Instruments, Biopac™ Systems, Inc., Kornerstone Devices Pvt Ltd., Chennai, Global Hospitals, Chennai, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Machenn Innovations, Coimbatore and many more, where the industry and hospital experts are invited to deliver lectures, conduct sponsored workshops and for other diverse activities to help the student community in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the core industries and their applications.