MED-EL secures dual nominations at the European Excellence Awards
November 3, 2024 – (Innsbruck, Austria): MED-EL, a leading hearing implant manufacturer, has been shortlisted for two categories in the prestigious European Excellence Awards 2024, with the awards ceremony set to take place on December 6 in Berlin. This recognition showcases MED-EL’s innovative campaigns, which stood out among more than 700 entries for their impact and creative approach to public awareness.
The nominated campaigns are:
“A Life Full of Possibilities”
In the Health & Pharma category, this campaign, developed in collaboration with WE Worldwide and eye5, addresses parents’ concerns when their child is diagnosed with hearing loss. Through a mix of downloadable resources, videos, and case studies, the campaign emphasizes the potential for children to thrive with early hearing interventions, providing support and reassurance to parents.
Hearpeers: All You Need for Your Journey to a Hearing Implant
Nominated in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Communication (DEI) category, Hearpeers is a global community-building initiative for individuals considering or using hearing implants. Designed to foster empathy, trust, and belonging, the campaign supports individuals at every stage of their hearing journey, helping them overcome stigma and connect with others who share similar experiences.
All winners will be announced on December 6, 2024.
About the European Excellence Awards
The European Excellence Awards were created to honour the most outstanding achievements of communications professionals in their field. The jury consists of experts from the industry who judge on creativity, impact and strategy.
About MED-EL
MED-EL Medical Electronics, a leader in implantable hearing solutions, is driven by a mission to overcome hearing loss as a barrier to communication and quality of life. The Austrian-based, privately owned business was co-founded by industry pioneers Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair, whose ground-breaking research led to the development of the world’s first micro-electronic multi-channel cochlear implant (CI), which was successfully implanted in 1977 and was the basis for what is known as the modern CI today. This laid the foundation for the successful growth of the company in 1990, when they hired their first employees. To date, MED-EL has more than 2,800 employees from around 80 nations and 30 locations worldwide.
The company offers the widest range of implantable and non-implantable solutions to treat all types of hearing loss, enabling people in 137 countries enjoy the gift of hearing with the help of a MED-EL device. MED-EL’s hearing solutions include cochlear and middle ear implant systems, a combined electric acoustic stimulation hearing implant system, auditory brainstem implants as well as surgical and non-surgical bone conduction devices. www.medel.com
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