National and International Collaboration

IBTec has built relationships with research institutes around the world and can tap into these resources for collaborative work on projects when needed.

  • Departments of Bioengineering, Medicine and Physiology, Imperial College of London, UK.
  • University of Western Australia
  • Harvard School of Public Health, USA
  • Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux, France
  • BMEYE B.V., The Netherlands
  • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
  • The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
  • The Society for Production Process and Development Department for Calculation and Testing, Chemnitz / Germany.
  • The Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong
  • The Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • The College of Engineering, California State University, Pomona, California.
  • The Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.
  • The Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Edwards LifeSciences, Irvin, California. Currently there are two joint research projects undertaken by the IBTEC; one on the dynamic response of the vocal folds and the other on determining the mechanical properties of artificial heart valves.
  • The department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering at the Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
  • The College of Integrated Science and Technology, James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia. Joint publication was produced.
  • The Centre of Excellence in Information Systems of Tennessee State University.
  • The Engineered Tissue Mechanics Lab, Bioengineering Department, within the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh.
  • The Department of Chemistry at the University of Auckland.
  • The Bioengineering Institute at Auckland University.
  • Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT). A MOU was signed with MIT to support them develop their postgraduate curriculum.
  • The Medical Research Institute of New Zealand to conduct research on asthma relief using vibrations by signing an MOU.