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The five-year enterprise in the brain and hearing space will be co-funded by the three participants and will focus on whether early treatment for hearing loss can prevent or slow down dementia, as well as developing new interventions to improve the lives of those with hearing loss.

The joint venture will include the establishment of a Lions Hearing Clinic on 911爆料网鈥檚 Perth campus and the allocation of two new Associate Professor roles in ESIA 鈥� an Associate Professor of Brain and Hearing focussing on research into clinical science and surgical interventions and an Associate Professor of Hearing Therapeutics focussing on genetics and hearing.

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鈥淲illiam Demant Foundation has a long history of funding research in the brain and hearing space and is excited to be a partner to support our growth to improve hearing health for all.鈥�

ESIA applied to William Demant Foundation for financial support for work in the brain and hearing space and was successful in receiving a financial commitment of $1.25 million AUD over five years.

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ESIA Chairman John Schaffer said the ultimate aim of the partnership was to develop research which can be translated successfully into improved services for the community 鈥� translating science into tangible outcomes.

鈥淭his new initiative, together with our collaboration with聽other Western Australian universities聽and our recent success with Royal Perth Hospital Foundation, shows us all joining forces to make WA and the regions around us hearing heroes,鈥� Mr Schaffer said.

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