A three-year BSc, B800
Delivered by the Department of Bioengineering; Imperial describes an entrepreneurial mindset and skills for improving healthcare through technology.
Undergraduate · Imperial Biomedical Technology Ventures
Imperial Biomedical Technology Ventures: medical devices and the start-ups behind them
Imperial's Biomedical Technology Ventures BSc, taught in the Department of Bioengineering, is a three-year degree that trains students to spot opportunities in healthcare technology and build solutions: it combines mathematics, medical science, device prototyping and programming with an industry start-up internship. It is not a clinical degree and not a conventional engineering degree. The decision is whether you want the entrepreneurial angle.
Official information · last verified for 2027 entry
What Imperial asks for in Biomedical Technology Ventures
Taken from Imperial's Biomedical Technology Ventures BSc course page and read on 31 October 2026. For a normal 2028-entry application, made in 2027, every requirement below is last verified for the previous cycle and may change; Imperial's 2028-entry requirements and dates are awaiting publication.
A*AA with A* in Mathematics
The A-level standard is A*AA including A* in Mathematics and A in Biology, Chemistry or Physics. The typical offer is A*AA to A*A*A. The IB standard is 39 points.
No test; a possible online interview
Imperial says the department does not use a test. Applicants who are likely to meet the requirements may be invited to an online interview.
A start-up internship
Students gain real-world experience through an internship at an industry start-up.
A design-and-make final project
Project-based modules lead to a final-year project to design, make and test an engineering solution to a biomedical problem.
Official sources
Read on 31 October 2026 on Imperial's Biomedical Technology Ventures BSc course page, which describes 2027 entry. Imperial's Department of Bioengineering pages, the module descriptions, fees and the 2028-entry values were not read and are not stated.
The degree
Engineering, medical science and enterprise in one course
Imperial says the course balances lectures, workshops, laboratory sessions and seminars across mathematics, medical science, device prototyping and computer programming, with insight into the medical device industry and the entrepreneurial paths into a career. Project-based modules run throughout. A Year in Industry pathway exists, but it is not available through UCAS and is allocated in the second year at the Programme Lead's discretion.
Is it the right degree?
Ventures against Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
The three degrees overlap in subject matter but not in purpose.
Choose Biomedical Technology Ventures if
you want to build and commercialise healthcare technology and like mathematics and prototyping.
Choose Biomedical Engineering if
you want the engineering degree itself. Avandy's Imperial Biomedical Engineering guide covers it.
Choose Medicine if
you want to treat patients. Avandy's Imperial Medicine guide covers that route.
Entry rules
A* in Mathematics, no test and a possible interview
A-level applicants need A*AA including A* in Mathematics and A in Biology, Chemistry or Physics, with another science, Further Mathematics or Economics useful but not required; the typical offer is A*AA to A*A*A. IB applicants need 39 points with 6 in Mathematics, a science and another subject at Higher Level. There is no test. This page states no scores.
A decision framework
Three questions before you commit
This is Avandy's own framework, not Imperial's.
Does the venture side excite you?
Enterprise and start-up experience are core to the degree.
Are you comfortable with A* Mathematics?
It is a stated condition.
Do you like making things?
Prototyping and a design-and-make project run through the course.
Planning for 2028 entry
Planning for 2028 entry: what carries over and what is awaiting publication
Applying for 2028 entry means applying in 2027, under rules Imperial has not yet published for that cycle. Each item below carries one of two labels. Last verified for 2027 entry means Imperial published it for the previous cycle and it may change. Awaiting publication for 2028 entry means Imperial has not yet published it.
Grades, subject requirements, the test position and the interview arrangements: last verified for 2027 entry
These are the best guide to what to prepare. Imperial has not confirmed them for 2028 entry.
The UCAS deadline, test windows and interview dates: awaiting publication for 2028 entry
Check Imperial's course page for the 2028-entry values when they appear.
What to do now
Confirm Mathematics and a science, and decide whether entrepreneurship is a draw.
Support
Independent support with course choice and preparation
Avandy provides independent academic and admissions support. It is not affiliated with Imperial College London or any of its colleges or departments. Preparation sits within the Avandy Trinity Advisory Model: a Strategic Admissions Consultant, a PhD-level Academic Mentor and a Subject-specific Tutor, working to the actual requirements of each course. Support here means course-fit advice, subject mentoring and ethical preparation; Avandy gives no scores or probabilities and does not supply interview or test questions. No outcome is promised.
Questions
Questions applicants ask
What does Imperial Biomedical Technology Ventures require?
A*AA including A* in Mathematics and A in Biology, Chemistry or Physics, or IB 39 with 6 in Mathematics and a science at Higher Level, in Imperial's wording for 2027 entry.
Is there an admissions test?
No. Imperial says the department does not use a test.
Is there an interview?
Applicants who are likely to meet the requirements may be invited to an online interview.
Can I do a year in industry?
Imperial describes a pathway offered during the second year, at the Programme Lead's discretion; it is not available through UCAS.
Is it a medical degree?
No. It is a BSc in healthcare technology and enterprise.
Are these the rules for 2028 entry?
No. They are Imperial's wording for the 2027 application cycle. Check the course page again when Imperial publishes its 2028-entry requirements.
Students and families
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