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MED-EL is the world’s leading hearing implant company, helping the world hear through cochlear implants and other innovations. Find our latest press releases, images, company information, and contact details below.
Press Releases
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The 10-Year Wait: What is Stopping People from Addressing Hearing Loss?
Mar 24, 2025
MED-EL's latest global study reveals insights into why people often wait up to ten years to address hearing loss, highlighting the need for global awareness and improved access to hearing healthcare.
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Precision Perfected: MED-EL and CASCINATION AG Transform Otological Surgery with OTOARM and OTODRIVE
Mar 18, 2025
MED-EL and CASCINATION AG have joined forces to enhance precision and consistency in otological surgery with OTOARM and OTODRIVE, while preserving the human touch.
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Take Action for Your Hearing Today: MED-EL Joins Global World Hearing Day Efforts
Mar 3, 2025
For World Hearing Day 2025, MED-EL emphasizes awareness, prevention, and action. The focus is on promoting safe listening, regular hearing checks, and access to innovative solutions to support lifelong hearing health.
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Inspiring Tomorrow’s Hearing Innovators: MED-EL Presents the Winners of 2025 IDEASforEARS Contest
Feb 10, 2025
The winners of the 2025 IDEASforEARS Children’s Invention Contest have been announced, celebrating the creative ideas of young inventors aged 6–12 who designed innovative solutions for hearing loss.
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Corporate Information
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Company Profile
Jan 8, 2025
MED-EL, headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria, is a leading provider of hearing implant systems. The privately-owned business was founded by Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair in the 1980s. Today, MED-EL offers the widest range of implantable and non-implantable solutions for various types and degrees of hearing loss.
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Dr Ingeborg Hochmair
Sep 1, 2023
Ingeborg Hochmair is the CEO of MED-EL, an industry leader in implantable hearing solutions. She co-founded the company with her husband, Erwin Hochmair, and they hired their first employees in 1990. Today, the company is still privately run, with its global headquarters located in Innsbruck, Austria.
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MED-EL’s hearing systems
Sep 1, 2023
MED-EL is a pioneer in the field of implantable hearing solutions. In 1977, the world’s first micro-electronic multi-channel cochlear implant, developed by MED-EL’s founders, Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair, was implanted in Vienna for the first time. This milestone was the birth of the modern cochlear implant and today, over 40 years later, the privately-owned business continues to set new standards in the provision of innovative solutions for people affected by hearing loss.
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