biomedicin

Biomedicin, often written biomedicine in English, is an interdisciplinary field that applies biological and physiological knowledge to medical practice, research, and technology. It seeks to understand the biological basis of health and disease and to translate this understanding into means of preventing, diagnosing, and treating illness. The field integrates biology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, pharmacology, and epidemiology, with tools from bioinformatics, imaging, biostatistics, and systems biology. Its emphasis on translational research aims to move discoveries from the laboratory to the bedside, a process commonly described as bench-to-bedside research.

Biomedicin encompasses a range of subfields, including molecular medicine, clinical genetics, biomedical engineering, computational biology, medical informatics, and regenerative medicine. It underpins the development of drugs, diagnostics, vaccines, medical devices, and personalized or precision medicine, where therapies are tailored to an individual's genetic and molecular profile.

Education and practice in biomedicin often involve collaboration among researchers, clinicians, and industry. In many contexts, biomedicine provides the scientific foundation for medical curricula and for translational research initiatives, while clinicians apply research results in patient care. Ethical, regulatory, and social considerations—such as safety, privacy, consent, and equitable access—shape its development and application.

Historically, biomedicin emerged during the 19th and 20th centuries through the integration of life sciences with medical education and clinical practice, accelerating with advances in molecular biology, genomics, and biotechnology.