The Importance of Biomedicine

These past decades, there have been major technological breakthroughs in the medical world.

We can rely on finding more inventions as more and more countries invest in researching new ways to use technology to improve the society.

Advanced technologies such as human genome sequencing and research to create cell and organ functions are now available.

Healthcare service industries are transforming these technologies into services that can be enjoyed by the public.

This makes the world of biomedical informatics and electromedical engineering the fields of extraordinary opportunities.

This opportunity exists not just in developed countries, but also in Asia:

"We are seeing an increasing number of junior Asian expatriates being hired by organisations and brought into their countries in Asia, the U.S. or Europe. It is no longer a strategy for cost cutting, but an issue of real talent shortage...
...candidates are viewed favourably by the region, due to their multi-lingual abilities, quality of work, discipline and management experience."

Karen Tok, Managing Director of Scientec Consulting, 2008

Further Reading

Progress in Biomedicine