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Andrew Wise

Andrew Wise is publicly named by the Bionics Institute as head of hearing therapeutics research program. A/Prof Wise graduated from Monash University (PhD) in 2002 where he undertook research in neuroscience. He was recruited to the Bionic Ear Institute (2001-2003) as a post-doctoral research Fellow focusing on auditory neuroscience. A/Prof Wise moved to Bristol UK where he took up post-doctoral position (2003-2006) before returning to Melbourne in 2006 to continue research at the Bionics Institute. His  research focuses on understanding hearing impairment and developing therapeutic technology to treat it. A/Prof Wise, his research team and collaborators have developed a new way to deliver therapeutic drugs to the inner ear to treat hearing impairment.