# 169 - Should You Study Bioengineering in 2025? My Decade-Long Perspective

- Show: [Let's Combinate](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate)
- Published: 2025-01-01
- Length: 16m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2025-01-01-169-should-you-study-bioengineering-in-2025-my-decade-long-perspective
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscombinate/episodes/169---Should-You-Study-Bioengineering-in-2025--My-Decade-Long-Perspective-e2sucf5

## Summary

Subhi Saadeh, host of Let's Combinate and a Quality Professional in the pharma and medical device industry, shares his decade-long perspective on whether bioengineering is the right career path for 2025. He distinguishes between bioengineering and biomedical engineering, outlines the pros and cons of the major, and provides specific advice for students on technical skills like SolidWorks and Python, as well as networking strategies. Saadeh emphasizes that while the field has strong growth potential driven by aging demographics, success requires navigating a highly regulated environment and developing practical, interdisciplinary competencies.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2025-01-01-169-should-you-study-bioengineering-in-2025-my-decade-long-perspective#t=0) Introduction: Is Bioengineering the Right Path?
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2025-01-01-169-should-you-study-bioengineering-in-2025-my-decade-long-perspective#t=0) Bioengineering vs. Biomedical Engineering Nuances

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Let's Combinate (other)
- University of Illinois (other)
- SolidWorks (tool)
- LabVIEW (tool)
- Coursera (other)
- LinkedIn (other)
- Python (other)

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