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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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Young inventors take over Innsbruck for global IDEASforEARS 2024 event at MED-EL headquarters
Jun 28, 2024
Out of 253 submissions received from across 24 countries, 14 exceptional ideas were selected as winners, bringing together young inventors from different corners of the globe to Innsbruck, the grand prize destination of the IDEASforEARS contest.
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MED-EL collaborates with Microsoft to develop new accessible communication technology for people with hearing loss
Jun 17, 2024
Leading hearing implant innovator MED-EL has announced a collaboration with Microsoft aimed at enhancing global communication technology for individuals living with hearing loss.
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Sound Pharmaceuticals’ IND involving Cochlear Implantation allowed by the FDA
May 20, 2024
Sound Pharmaceuticals (SPI) announces that it has received FDA notification that its Investigational New Drug Application (IND) may proceed involving SPI-1005 treatment and cochlear implantation (CI).
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MED-EL study reveals widespread neglect of hearing health, with 3 in 4 infrequently prioritizing or even skipping hearing tests
Apr 7, 2024
On World Health Day, MED-EL, a global leader in hearing implant solutions, shares striking insights from its recent market research, shedding light on the critical importance of prioritizing hearing health.
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Corporate Information
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Company Profile
Jun 26, 2024
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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