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The Sense Innovation and Research Center creates and disseminates knowledge about the senses and human behaviour for the benefit of society. The Sense federates applied, fundamental and clinical research with the aim of improving the performance or clinical outcomes of sensory function.

To this end, The Sense aims to :

  • federate converging and complementary expertise and knowledge for the development of research and innovation projects dedicated in particular to neurosensory processes in humans;
  • promote staff exchanges between the founding institutions;
  • promote student exchanges and ensure their training in a coordinated manner between the institutions.

The Sense’s origins:

2018
Mandate from the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne given to Prof. Micah Murray to map the forces present in the field of sensory neuroscience and to propose a structuring of its activities
2020
Letter of intent signed by the founding members for the creation of The Sense Innovation and Research Center
2021
Signature of the agreement by the founding institutions: the University of Lausanne (UNIL), the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland Valais-Wallis (HES-SO Valais-Wallis)
2022
The Sense public launch

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