The Northern Ireland Biomedical Engineering Society (formerly TUBES) originated in 1979 and is led by academics from both Ulster University and Queen's University Belfast. It is dedicated to encouraging and developing collaborative links between research teams, universities, industry and clinicians to further develop medical devices and all things Biomedical Engineering. The society runs regular events every year including a spring symposium and a winter social event. Check out our current Events, Publications or Contact details, we look forward to hearing from you.
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The Northern Ireland Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Symposium was held at the School of Pharmacy in Queen's University Belfast on Thursday the 1st of May 2025.Â
Please see more details at our Previous Symposia page.
Winter Social Event 2024
Start of pub crawl in QUBSU
Second stop of pub crawl: The Points
NIBES 2024 Annual Symposium Keynote
On Thursday the 23rd of July 2024 the Northern Ireland Biomedical Engineering Society annual symposium was held at Ulster University Belfast.
Joint Keynotes for the symposium were Professor John Orr and Professor David Beverland, please find an edited version of their presented keynote.