The Sense 2025 Annual Report looks back on a year marked by significant advances in research and innovation. Discover the key projects, scientific collaborations, and achievements that shaped the centre’s activities throughout the year.
This new edition highlights a year rich in scientific progress, strategic partnerships, and training initiatives within our research and innovation centre dedicated to sensory systems.
Supported by its founding institutions, the HES-SO Valais-Wallis, the University of Lausanne (UNIL), and the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), The Sense continues its mission: advancing the understanding of perception, human behaviour, and sensory functions to generate a meaningful impact on society.
A Dynamic Scientific Community
Throughout 2025, The Sense research units continued their work across a wide range of fields, including sensory neuroscience, cognition, rehabilitation, immersive technologies, artificial intelligence applied to healthcare, and data science.
The report highlights the projects, discoveries, and collaborations that defined the year, as well as the commitment of researchers, doctoral candidates, postdoctoral fellows, and partners who contribute every day to the development of the centre.
2025 Annual Report: Collaborations Driving Innovation
Innovation emerges at the intersection of disciplines. Through an extensive network of academic, institutional, and industry partners, The Sense fosters connections between fundamental research, applied research, and clinical practice.
This interdisciplinary approach is one of the centre’s key strengths, enabling scientific knowledge to be transformed into solutions that address today’s healthcare and societal challenges.
Research and Innovation: Preparing for Tomorrow’s Challenges
Beyond the achievements of the past year, the 2025 Annual Report also outlines the ambitions that will guide The Sense’s activities in the years ahead.
Through its three research pillars — Perception & Cognition, Action & Repair, and Devices & Data — the centre continues to grow with the ambition of strengthening its scientific, clinical, and societal impact.