Biotech, Pharmaceutical, and Medical

Researchers throughout the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical industries use MATLAB^® for technical tasks that span the realm of computational biology, diagnostic medical imaging, and biosignal processing. MathWorks™ products are ideally suited for modeling, simulating, analyzing, and visualizing complex biological data.

Computational biologists use the MATLAB product to analyze and visualize molecular data and to develop accurate diagnostic tools. With MATLAB, researchers perform a variety of biological analysis including biomarker detection, gene expression analysis, sequence analysis, and pathway modeling and analysis.

Biomedical engineers use MATLAB to capture and analyze biological images and signals, including MRI, CT, and PET scans as well as EEG, EMG, and EKGs. They use MATLAB and Simulink^® software to develop embedded algorithms and systems for medical instrumentation.

Industry Segments

• Bioinformatics
• Pharmacokinetics / Pharmacodynamics
• Biosignal Processing and Data Analysis
• Biomedical Imaging
• Medical Devices and Instrumentation Design
• Lab Automation and Instrument Control

See also: MathWorks products for computational biology

MATLAB Digest: Biotech and Pharmaceutical Edition