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Vince Beachley is a biomedical engineering professor in the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering.

Rowan engineer to accept 2026 Edison Patent Award

Professor Beachley will be honored this fall with a 2026 Edison Patent Award in the “Advanced Manufacturing” category.

The HydroPep Therapeutics research team (from left): Matthias Recktenwald, Sebastian L. Vega and Tae Won B. Kim.

Researchers turn lab discovery into startup

HydroPep Therapeutics is developing an injectable material designed to stimulate new bone growth and improve healing after fractures.

Andrea Vernengo, Ph.D., uses 3D cell printing to study cell interactions to better understand a type of bone cancer that resists existing treatments.

3D printing to study bone cancer cell behavior

Professor Vernengo uses 3D cell printing to study cell interactions to better understand a treatment resistant type of bone cancer.

Biomedical engineer Rachel Riley develops nanoparticle drug delivery systems to improve treatments for pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, as well as gynecological and pediatric cancers.

Engineering nanotechnologies to improve patient outcomes

Professor Riley develops nanoparticle drug delivery systems to improve treatments.

Macy Gregory, an electrical and computer engineering major, is heading for a career in the medical device industry.

Engineering a comeback: Macy Gregory turned a medical crisis into a calling

A year of life-saving brain surgeries sparked change of major for student Macy Gregory.

Ph.D. student Chadi Ellouzi (right) shows Chen Shen a 3D printed acoustic lens that can spin sound waves. Their research has shown acoustic waves can propel a miniature robotic swimmer through water.

Making waves with acoustics

From tiny microrobots to massive infrastructure, Professor Shen searches for ways to fine-tune the direction and intensity of sound waves.

Andrea Vernengo studies the messages cell send and receive.

Exploring cell communication with 3D printing

Professor Vernengo studies the messages cells send and receive by suspending cells within soft substances, called hydrogels.

$Professor Abedin-Nasab stands with Robossis Alpha, the world’s first robotic surgical system designed for minimally invasive alignment of fractured long bones.$

Researchers unveil Robossis Alpha

Dr. Abedin-Nasab & team introduced Robossis Alpha, the world’s first robotic surgical system designed for minimally invasive alignment of fractured long bones.