1979 Shanghai jiaotong university has established a major in biomedical engineering, which is one of the earliest universities in China. 198 1 awarded master's degree, 1990 awarded doctor's degree, 1998 awarded postdoctoral roving station. In 2002, it was awarded the national key discipline. Over the past 40 years, under the guidance of the spirit of "being the first and pursuing excellence", the biomedical engineering major of Shanghai Jiaotong University has made a series of outstanding achievements in the fields of scientific research, teaching and product development, and ranked among the top three in the national first-class discipline appraisal in 2004, 2008, 20 12 and 20 16. On 20 15, the biomedical engineering major of Shanghai Jiaotong University became one of the four majors selected by Shanghai Jiaotong University as "Shanghai Gao Feng Plateau Discipline" (Class I).

After the merger of Shanghai Jiaotong University and the former Shanghai Second Medical University in 2005, it is one of the main strategies to vigorously develop the interdisciplinary subjects of medicine, engineering and science. The establishment of Med-X Institute in June+065438+1October 2007 is the key implementation of this overall strategy. This hospital is one of the important scientific and technological innovation platforms of the "985 Project" of Shanghai Jiaotong University, and it is a scientific research and education institution directly under the school engaged in interdisciplinary research of medical engineering and medical science. Its core goal is to promote interdisciplinary and translational medical research. On April 8, 20 1 1, on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the founding of Shanghai jiaotong university, based on the integration of the scientific research and teaching resources of Med-X institute and the original department of biomedical engineering, the school of biomedical engineering was formally established, forming six key construction fields (biomedical instruments, neuroscience and engineering, nano biomaterials.

Since 20 15, the college has taken the opportunity of the peak of discipline construction to jointly establish the Medical Robot Research Institute with Minhang District Government, the Advanced Medical Imaging Technology Research Institute with Shanghai Lianying Medical Technology Co., Ltd., the Molecular and Nanomedical Innovation and Transformation Center with Xuhui District Government and the Biomedical Project with Chongchuan District Government in Nantong. 20 18, focusing on the subject field, established the platform of medical instruments and wisdom diagnosis and treatment, and the platform of molecular and nano-medicine, which further condensed and formed a new pattern of "two hospitals and two platforms".