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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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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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The Future of Cochlear Implants: Promising Feasibility Study Results for MED-EL’s Totally Implantable Cochlear Implant (TICI)
Feb 6, 2025
MED-EL’s feasibility study on the TICI highlights hearing performance comparable to traditional implants and strong safety through its fully implantable and discreet design, enabling uninterrupted hearing without external components.
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10 Years of Hearpeers by MED-EL: A Decade of Global Hearing Support and Inspiration
Jan 17, 2025
Since its start in 2015 with a few UK volunteers, the Hearpeers Mentor program has grown into a global network of nearly 200 mentors across 34 countries.
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New Year, New Goals: Why Hearing Health Should Top Your 2025 Resolutions
Jan 1, 2025
MED-EL highlights the importance of prioritizing hearing health in 2025, as many overlook regular tests despite their impact on overall well-being.
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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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