Dubai: Under the Patronage of Ajman University of Science & Technology, the Faculty of Engineering organised a conference for the Bio-Medical Program entitled “Bio-Medical Engineering’s Current Status, Challenges and Future Directions”. An exhibition of the latest technological equipment and services were also on display on the sidelines of the conference held at Shaikh Zayed Centre for Conferences and Exhibitions. The main aim of the forum was to discuss the current status of the bio-medical industry and the future paths of technology in health care and how to best utilise the ever-evolving information technological applications, communications and data systems in order to better serve the consumers.