October 2025

The MET Hub recently hosted a two-day TRIZ Level 1 Practitioner Workshop: Innovation in Medical Engineering & Healthcare, bringing together academics, postgraduate and undergraduate students.  TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) is a structured methodology designed to drive systematic innovation. The workshop was expertly facilitated by Dr. Issac Lim, a certified TRIZ trainer, who guided participants in applying TRIZ principles to advance innovation in medical devices and healthcare solutions. We welcome collaborations and are happy to share this workshop with other institutions.

👉 Feel free to connect with us if you’d like to learn more about TRIZ or explore opportunities to run a similar program.

May 2025

We are delighted to host Dr. Eng Kuan Moo from Carleton University, Canada, at Monash University Malaysia, where he delivered a compelling research seminar titled "Understanding the Biomechanics of Soft Tissues at the Cellular Level." The seminar attracted participation from students and academics across the Schools of Engineering, Pharmacy and Medicine, reflecting the truly multidisciplinary relevance of Dr. Moo’s work. Dr. Moo shared fascinating insights into his research on chondrocytes and their response to impact loading, as well as how sarcomeres in muscle cells influence force production at the whole-muscle level. Following the seminar, Dr. Moo engaged in a fruitful discussion with Assoc. Prof. Ean Hin Ooi, Director of the MET Hub, exploring opportunities for future research collaboration.

April 2025

Memorandum of Understanding signed with ECRI Asia Pacific to advance healthcare innovations. This MoU seeks to:

1. strengthen research collaborations in medical technology and health tech evaluation,
2. provide a platform for expertise-sharing between academia and industry,
3. offer industrial placements for engineering students from Monash University Malaysia,
4. engage Monash as external reviewers in medical device assessments.

February 2025

On February 25, 2025, we are honored to welcome Assoc. Prof. Myo Nyein Aung from the Department of Global Health Research, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Japan and Dr Yuka Koyanagi from Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Japan to Monash University Malaysia.

Prof. Myo delivered an insightful seminar on “Community-Based Social Innovations for Empowering Healthy Ageing and Digital Inclusion in Different Cultures.” The seminar was hosted by MET Hub Deputy Director, Dr. Alpha Agape Gopalai, who alongside Prof. Dr. Pei-Lee Teh, led the tour of the Motion Capture Lab and the Gerontechnology Lab, exploring our ongoing research in these areas.

November 2024

1. We are pleased to have successfully executed the One-day Workshop on Innovative Solutions in Personalised Patient Care. Special thanks to Emeritus Professor Ng Kwan Hoong, delegates from ECRI Asia Pacific (Mr Hariharan Kathiresen, Ir Joseph Haw and Ms Lim Pei Yan) for delivering keynote seminars during the workshop.

We also acknowledge COMSOL for sponsoring the event, and the IMechE Malaysia and IEEE EMBS-Malaysia Chapter for supporting the event.


2.  We are excited to announce that Assoc Prof Dr Iman Yi Liao from the School of Computer Science, Unviersity of Nottingham Malaysia has joined the MET as distinguished external member. Her experience in computer vision and machine learning in healthcare will be highly valuable to the growth of the hub.

October 2024

The MET is proud to organise this one-day Workshop on Innovative Solutions in Personalised Patient Care that will be held on 13 November 2024. Only 30 seats are available, so secure them now.  The workshop will feature seminar by Merdeka Award recipient, Emeritus Professor Ng Kwan Hoong and an industrial talk by ECRI Asia Pacific.

To learn more about this workshop, click here.

August 2024

We are delighted and honoured that Emeritus Professor Ng Kwan Hoong has graciously accepted the role of external advisor to the Medical Engineering and Technology Hub. Em Prof Ng brings along a wealth of experience that will help guide the strategic directions of the hub and foster greater collaboration between engineers and healthcare professionals. We look forward to his insightful contributions and are excited about the positive impact his involvement will have on our initiatives and programs.