IEEE EMBS
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| IEEE EMBS | |
|---|---|
| Name | IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society |
| Abbrev | IEEE EMBS |
| Formation | 1952 |
| Type | Professional society |
| Headquarters | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Region served | Global |
| Membership | Engineers, clinicians, researchers |
IEEE EMBS The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society is a professional association connecting engineers, clinicians, and researchers working at the intersection of National Institutes of Health, World Health Organization, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and industry partners such as Medtronic, Siemens Healthineers, GE Healthcare to advance biomedical engineering innovation. It fosters collaboration among members from institutions including Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, and Tokyo University through conferences, publications, standards, and educational programs. Its activities influence regulatory and policy contexts involving U.S. Food and Drug Administration, European Medicines Agency, National Science Foundation, and philanthropic entities like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
History
The society traces roots to post‑World War II technical groups linked to Institute of Radio Engineers, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and later the consolidation into Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers alongside developments at Bell Labs, NASA, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and clinical sites such as Mayo Clinic. Early collaborations involved pioneers like Claude Shannon, Willem Kolff, Paul Lauterbur, Allan Cormack, and institutions including Massachusetts General Hospital and Karolinska Institutet. During the Cold War era, interactions with agencies such as Department of Defense and laboratories including Los Alamos National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory shaped research priorities in biosignal processing, imaging, and prosthetics. The late 20th century saw growth through partnerships with European Society of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Society for Neuroscience, and technology firms including Texas Instruments and Intel Corporation.
Organization and Membership
The society is organized into global regions that coordinate with national bodies like IEEE-USA, Engineering Council (UK), Chinese Academy of Sciences, and professional bodies including Royal Society, National Academy of Engineering, and Academia Sinica. Membership spans retirees, students, and professionals from Cleveland Clinic, Karolinska University Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and corporate research labs at IBM Research, Google Health, and Microsoft Research. Committees often include representatives who have affiliations with awardees from Lasker Award, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Turing Award, and recipients of national honors such as the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Conferences and Meetings
Major meetings include flagship events that attract attendees from IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, International Conference on Machine Learning, Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, and the society's own conferences that interface with forums like Society for Biomaterials, IEEE Engineering Management Conference, and International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Regional chapters host symposia in cities such as San Diego, London, Tokyo, Beijing, and Sydney, often co‑located with exhibitions from vendors including Philips, Roche Diagnostics, Canon Medical Systems, and research showcase partners like European Molecular Biology Laboratory and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Publications and Journals
The society publishes peer‑reviewed journals and conference proceedings that intersect with titles such as IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Nature Biomedical Engineering, The Lancet, Science Translational Medicine, and PLOS Biology. Editorial boards frequently include scholars from Columbia University, University of California, San Francisco, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, and Duke University. Its publications are cited alongside monographs from Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, and standards reports by International Electrotechnical Commission and International Organization for Standardization.
Technical Committees and Chapters
Technical committees cover areas that connect with specialized societies such as Association for Computing Machinery, International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering, European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering, and domain groups focused on neuroengineering, rehabilitation, imaging, and bioinformatics. Local chapters collaborate with hospitals and labs like Mount Sinai Health System, University College London Hospitals, Karolinska University Hospital, and national research councils including Medical Research Council (UK) and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Awards and Recognitions
The society administers awards and recognitions that are comparable in prestige to honors from IEEE John von Neumann Medal, Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the Royal Society, and national academies such as National Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering. Recipients are often leaders affiliated with institutions like Princeton University, Cornell University, California Institute of Technology, RWTH Aachen University, and corporations including Boston Scientific.
Education, Standards, and Outreach
Educational initiatives engage with curricula and accreditation processes involving ABET, European Higher Education Area, World Health Organization training programs, and collaborations with foundations such as Wellcome Trust and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Standards and interoperability efforts coordinate with U.S. Food and Drug Administration, International Electrotechnical Commission, International Organization for Standardization, and consortia including HL7 International and DICOM Committee to influence device regulation and clinical adoption. Outreach includes student competitions, mentorship linking to universities like University of Toronto, McGill University, University of Melbourne, and public engagement in partnership with museums and centers such as Smithsonian Institution and Science Museum (London).