Jérôme Gandar joined the Wyss Center in December 2020 as project manager for preclinical studies. He leads the development and implementation of preclinical protocols for start-ups that work in collaboration with the Wyss Center to bring new medical devices into the clinical phase.

Jérôme graduated from EPFL in bioengineering oriented towards neuro-prosthetic technologies and medical devices. He continued his scientific endeavor with a PhD in neuroscience also at EPFL aimed at restoring locomotion in people paralyzed after a spinal cord injury. He designed new implants and electrical stimulation protocols to improve the locomotion pattern and enhance rehabilitation.