Neuro Tech
Neuro Tech
The BME M2 NeuroTech track aims to train scientists, engineers, and medical practitioners in the fundamentals of neuronal engineering, equipping them for applications in academic research, industry, medical research, clinical practice, and societal innovations.
Key Objectives:
- Bridge the gap for students with backgrounds in engineering, mathematics, and physics, enabling them to apply their knowledge to neurosciences and technological advancements.
- Offer specialized training for biomedical sciences students focused on neuronal technologies and their applications.
- Provide medical students and interns with the technological expertise necessary for advancements in neurological and mental health care.
The NeuroTech track is an integral part of the broader biomedical engineering master’s program, interconnected with other tracks, and focused on specialized technologies and applications within the neural domain.
Audience
- Students with backgrounds in biomedical sciences.
- Students from engineering schools.
- Students and interns in health sciences (medicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy, etc.).
Motivation
With the increasing availability and power of neuronal technologies, the NeuroTech track addresses the growing need to understand the brain, monitor and diagnose health conditions, prevent or treat neural and mental disorders, restore neurological functions, and facilitate communication and interaction with the nervous system. These technologies have diverse applications, primarily in healthcare, but also extend to key industrial sectors such as transportation, machinery, and robotics, as well as the emerging leisure industry. There is a significant demand for engineers, scientists, and health practitioners trained in neural technologies, with a strong emphasis on health-related applications, while also encompassing other fields of interest
Overview of the Program’s Structure
The program is designed for biomedical and engineering students, while a dedicated sub-track with an adapted curriculum is proposed for medical and other health science students.
Neurotechnologies for health applications involve three fundamental domains of training for any neural engineering graduate:
- Knowledge about the brain, nervous systems, and the functions they ensure.
- Understanding of neurological and mental disorders and diseases through the lens of neuroscience.
- Expertise in technologies used to investigate the nervous system and interact with it.
This core program includes mandatory courses on neurosciences, health, and neural engineering, providing the foundations for a neuro-engineering seminar that explores state-of-the-art applications. The mandatory curriculum also includes transdisciplinary projects in biomedical engineering innovation and an ethics workshop, which is transversal with the other tracks of the master’s program. Students can further specialize through optional courses.
Targeted Professional Domains for Graduates
- Academic research : PhD
- Neurology and mental health practice and research (medical students)
- Translational research
- Industry:
- Research and development
- Clinical research
- Innovation and technological transfer
- Business development
- Start-ups
Semester 3
Mandatory courses
12 ECTS (minimum) to be picked among
Depending on capacity and subject to track chairs’ authorization, the following teaching units may be chosen outside of the track :
One course (3 or 6 ECTS) in Neuroscience track of the PSL Life Science Master
Semester 4
Mandatory courses
NB. No schedule or syllabus will be provided before the kick-off meeting. You must know that it is a full-time program though.
As far as the non mandatory courses are concerned, the students’ choices will have to be discussed with the track chairs and will be finalized during the interdisciplinary week, taking the student’s personal background and interests into consideration. It will then be validated in a co-signed contract of study.
The courses students will eventually attend will also depend on actual availability: some courses might not open because of an insufficient number of attendees, while others may have a limited capacity and not be able to offer a seat to all.
As indicated, a course may be offered to BME Paris students outside the track which supports it. In such cases, priority will be given to students enrolled in the supporting track.
Students enrolled in other Arts et Métiers, Université Paris Cité or Université PSL programs may also attend a BME Paris course, provided that:
- their respective program chairs support their application
- the course is not already full
- the relevant BME Paris chairs accept their applications which must include a CV and a motivation letter
