Biomedical Engineering Laboratory

The Biomedical Engineering Lab was set-up with the support of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the Cohesion Policy Programme 2007-2013, as part of the project 'Strengthening of Analytical Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electromagnetics RTDI Facilities' which provided a grant of over EUR 500,000 to acquire new state-of-the-art equipment.   The laboratory is equipped with a variety of biomedical data acquisition devices that, in most cases, allow access to the data in real-time and in an on-line manner thus allowing researchers to acquire the data into their own systems and process the data in an on-line manner with user-developed processing algorithms opening up the possibility for real-time feedback and algorithm integration into the existing devices. The technical accessibility of the devices in this Laboratory makes it possible to investigate new methods for clinical data acquisition and analysis and for the development of new medical devices. 

Access to the Biomedical Engineering Lab

In order to obtain access to the Biomedical Engineering Lab you may send an email to the functional mailbox biomedical-sce.eng@um.edu.mt who will contact you back to obtain further information on the requested access.

Contact Address 

Biomedical Engineering Laboratory
Room 211
Engineering Building
University of Malta
Msida MSD 2080

Biomedical Cybernetics Laboratory

The Biomedical Cybernetics Lab is a newly established research facility located within the Engineering Research & Innovation Laboratories (ERIL) building. It was inaugurated in February 2024 as part of the ERDF-funded project “Setting up of Transdisciplinary Research and Knowledge Exchange (TRAKE) Complex at the University of Malta (ERDF.01.124)”, co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2014–2020.

The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies that support advanced research in human–machine interaction, biomechanics, and neurophysiology. Key facilities include:

• A six-camera VICON motion capture system, capable of tracking humans, animals, or objects in three-dimensional space. The system includes a motion capture suit and supports simultaneous electromyography (EMG) recording.
• A standard treadmill and an INFINADECK omnidirectional treadmill, integrated with an HTC VIVE virtual reality headset for immersive experimental setups.
• BIOSEMI electroencephalography (EEG) amplifiers for high-fidelity, non-invasive brain signal acquisition.
• Multiple FLIR thermal imaging cameras.
• A HELIOS time-of-flight camera for depth sensing and motion analysis.
• An OPTRONIS high-speed camera for capturing rapid dynamic events.
• A POL-EKO climatic chamber for controlled environmental testing.
• A dedicated graphical processing unit (GPU) server and several high-performance computing systems to support data processing and machine learning applications.

These resources enable cutting-edge research across a range of disciplines, fostering innovation and collaboration within the field of biomedical cybernetics.

Access to the Biomedical Cybernetics Lab

In order to obtain access to the Biomedical Cybernetics Lab you may send an email to the functional mailbox cbc.lab@um.edu.mt who will contact you back to obtain further information on the requested access.

Contact Address

Biomedical Cybernetics Laboratory
Room 117
Engineering Research & Innovation Laboratories (ERIL) building
University of Malta
Msida MSD 2080