BioMediTech is a joint institute of the University of Tampere (UTA) and Tampere University of Technology (TUT). It is a multidisciplinary research and educational institute focusing on internationally high quality research at the interface of biomedicine and technology. The research activities at BioMediTech cover diverse areas, including cell and molecular biology, genetics, biomaterials, biosensors, computational systems, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, and regenerative medicine. BioMediTech aims to integrate and strengthen excellence in basic life-science research and teaching but also to create new platforms for discovery and innovation.

At BioMediTech, UTA and TUT educate together top-level experts with multidisciplinary skills in life sciences for the demands of both academia and industry. The students apply to and their studies are administered by either UTA (Master of Science) or TUT (Master of Science in Technology).