Who we are
The UCT MedTech laboratory is currently comprised of twenty postgraduate researchers and nine employees.
About Prof Sudesh Sivarasu
Prof. Sivarasu is the DSI/NRF – SARCHi South African Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering Innovation. He is a professor of biomedical engineering from the Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town. He is the Director of UCT’s Biomedical Engineering Research Centre and the head of UCT MedTech. Prof Sudesh Sivarasu conceptualised the multi-award winning FrugalBiodesign™, a unique medical device innovation methodology. He founded the Medical Devices Lab and co-founded the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Lab.
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