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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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Medical University of Innsbruck and MED-EL set new standards in hearing health care in Ghana
Oct 2, 2024
The Medical University of Innsbruck and MED-EL signed an agreement to enhance hearing healthcare in Ghana, partnering closely with the Ministry of Health, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, and the University of Ghana.
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Hear better, work better: MED-EL raises awareness of noise-induced hearing loss and career impact
Oct 1, 2024
On the occasion of October's Protect Your Hearing Month, MED-EL highlights the importance of hearing loss prevention and its impact on health and careers.
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MED-EL honored with Hearing Technology Innovator Award for OTOPLAN in Cochlear Implant Category
Oct 1, 2024
OTOPLAN, MED-EL's innovative surgical software developed in collaboration with CASCINATION AG, has been honored in the fifth annual Hearing Technology Innovator Awards™.
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World Alzheimer’s Day: Can hearing loss treatment improve cognition?
Sep 21, 2024
On World Alzheimer’s Day, MED-EL asks: Can treating hearing loss improve cognition and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s? With millions affected, MED-EL is committed to supporting healthy aging through advanced hearing technologies.
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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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