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The Bionics Institute was founded in 1986 by Professor Graeme Clark AC, one of the original developers of the cochlear implant. From 2005 to 2017, the Bionics Institute was under the directorship of Professor Rob Shepherd AM. He drove the expansion of research into different areas of clinical need including neurological conditions, blindness and inflammatory bowel disease.[citation needed] In 2017, Robert Klupacs was appointed as CEO and he has driven a major expansion of the institute into a broader range of auto-immune, chronic, brain, hearing and vision research while also ensuring commercialisation of research through the creation of several spin-off companies.
LocationEdit
The Bionics Institute has two campuses, one located in East Melbourne and the other in nearby Fitzroy. Mollison House (East Melbourne) is the site of the institute's administrative team as well as the bulk of its human research. The second campus exists in the Daly Wing of St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne which houses the institute's wet labs and device fabrication facilities.[1]
ResearchEdit
The Bionics Institute's research is in three areas: auto-immunune and chronic conditions; brain conditions; hearing impairment and vision loss.
Auto-immune and chronic conditionsEdit
The use of electricity to alter the activity of nerves has given rise to a range of new treatments for auto-immune and chronic conditions that are poorly controlled by drugs, including" Chrohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, type 2 diabetes and incontinence.
Brain conditionsEdit
A range of devices are under development to improve outcomes for people with conditions affecting the brain, including: Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and stroke.
Hearing impairment and vision lossEdit
Hearing impairment research at the Bionics Institute focuses on restoring hearing for those that suffer from hearing loss; developing a medical device designed to optimise language development in hearing impaired babies; exploring the use of light to improve the selectivity of auditory nerve stimulation provided by cochlear implants and other neural stimulation devices; developing an objective test for tinnitus; improving programming of cochlear implants: and understanding the hearing brain and understanding listening effort.[citation needed]
FundingEdit
The Bionics Institute is funded through a combination of government funding, private donations, and contract research. In 2019, the institute's annual expenditure was A$10.8 million.[citation needed] In 2019, 26.5% income was from Government Grants and 18.6% income was from donations and bequests.
CommercialistionEdit
Bionics Institute founder, Professor Graeme Clark led the team that created Australia's cochlear implant that was commercialised by Cochlear Pty Ltd. Since then, Bionics Institute research has led to the creation of three spin-off companies: Epi-Minder to commercialise an epilepsy seizure monitoring device; DBS Tech to commercialise adaptive deep brain stimulation system for Parkinson's disease; and Neo-Bionica a specialised medical device design and manufacturing company.
CollaborationsEdit
The University of Melbourne, Medical Bionics DepartmentEdit
From July 2012, the University of Melbourne School of Medicine and Dentistry created Medical Bionics Department[2] in partnership with the Bionics Institute. In 2013 the Medical Bionics Department offered its first postgraduate PhD program. A/Prof James Fallon is the head of the Medical Bionics Department of the University of Melbourne.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bionics Institute news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message This article or section may have been copied and pasted from another location possibly in violation of Wikipedia s copyright policy Please review the source and remedy this by editing this article to remove any non free copyrighted content and attributing free content correctly or flagging the content for deletion Please be sure that the supposed source of the copyright violation is not itself a Wikipedia mirror June 2022 The Bionics Institute is a medical research institute focusing on medical device development It is located in Melbourne Australia The Bionics InstituteThe Bionics Institute logoMottoInnovation for LifeFounder s Professor Graeme ClarkEstablished1986 37 years ago 1986 MissionMedical translational researchFocusMedical bionicsChairJohn Stanhope AMCEORobert KlupacsFacultyUniversity of MelbourneUniversity of New South WalesLa Trobe UniversityUniversity of WollongongSt Vincent s Hospital MelbourneRoyal Victorian Eye and Ear HospitalAdjunct facultyCentre for Eye Research AustraliaNational ICT AustraliaCSIROARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials ScienceBionic Vision AustraliaHEARing CRCStaffapprox 100BudgetA 10 8 million 2019 Formerly calledBionic Ear InstituteLocation384 388 Albert Street East Melbourne Victoria AustraliaCoordinates37 48 32 S 144 58 41 E 37 809 S 144 978 E 37 809 144 978Websitebionicsinstitute wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Research 3 1 Auto immune and chronic conditions 3 2 Brain conditions 3 3 Hearing impairment and vision loss 4 Funding 5 Commercialistion 6 Collaborations 6 1 The University of Melbourne Medical Bionics Department 7 See also 8 ReferencesHistory EditThe Bionics Institute was founded in 1986 by Professor Graeme Clark AC one of the original developers of the cochlear implant From 2005 to 2017 the Bionics Institute was under the directorship of Professor Rob Shepherd AM He drove the expansion of research into different areas of clinical need including neurological conditions blindness and inflammatory bowel disease citation needed In 2017 Robert Klupacs was appointed as CEO and he has driven a major expansion of the institute into a broader range of auto immune chronic brain hearing and vision research while also ensuring commercialisation of research through the creation of several spin off companies Location EditThe Bionics Institute has two campuses one located in East Melbourne and the other in nearby Fitzroy Mollison House East Melbourne is the site of the institute s administrative team as well as the bulk of its human research The second campus exists in the Daly Wing of St Vincent s Hospital Melbourne which houses the institute s wet labs and device fabrication facilities 1 Research EditThe Bionics Institute s research is in three areas auto immunune and chronic conditions brain conditions hearing impairment and vision loss Auto immune and chronic conditions Edit The use of electricity to alter the activity of nerves has given rise to a range of new treatments for auto immune and chronic conditions that are poorly controlled by drugs including Chrohn s disease rheumatoid arthritis type 2 diabetes and incontinence Brain conditions Edit A range of devices are under development to improve outcomes for people with conditions affecting the brain including Alzheimer s disease Parkinson s disease and stroke Hearing impairment and vision loss Edit Hearing impairment research at the Bionics Institute focuses on restoring hearing for those that suffer from hearing loss developing a medical device designed to optimise language development in hearing impaired babies exploring the use of light to improve the selectivity of auditory nerve stimulation provided by cochlear implants and other neural stimulation devices developing an objective test for tinnitus improving programming of cochlear implants and understanding the hearing brain and understanding listening effort citation needed Funding EditThe Bionics Institute is funded through a combination of government funding private donations and contract research In 2019 the institute s annual expenditure was A 10 8 million citation needed In 2019 26 5 income was from Government Grants and 18 6 income was from donations and bequests Commercialistion EditBionics Institute founder Professor Graeme Clark led the team that created Australia s cochlear implant that was commercialised by Cochlear Pty Ltd Since then Bionics Institute research has led to the creation of three spin off companies Epi Minder to commercialise an epilepsy seizure monitoring device DBS Tech to commercialise adaptive deep brain stimulation system for Parkinson s disease and Neo Bionica a specialised medical device design and manufacturing company Collaborations EditThe University of Melbourne Medical Bionics Department Edit From July 2012 the University of Melbourne School of Medicine and Dentistry created Medical Bionics Department 2 in partnership with the Bionics Institute In 2013 the Medical Bionics Department offered its first postgraduate PhD program A Prof James Fallon is the head of the Medical Bionics Department of the University of Melbourne See also Edit Australia portalHealth in AustraliaReferences Edit Contact us Bionics Institute Archived from the original on 27 August 2016 Retrieved 4 September 2016 Udani Bhavi 29 April 2020 Medical Bionics Department Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences Retrieved 2 June 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bionics Institute amp oldid 1154864365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
