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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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MED-EL Founders Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair Receive 2026 Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology
Sep 15, 2026
The 2026 Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology honors Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair for pioneering innovations that helped make modern cochlear implants possible.
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Cochlear Implant Pioneer Ingeborg Hochmair Receives Prestigious Honda Prize 2026
Sep 15, 2026
MED-EL co-founder and CEO Ingeborg Hochmair has been named a recipient of the Honda Prize 2026 for her pioneering contributions to cochlear implant technology.
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Global MED-EL Survey Reveals: People Value Hearing Highly – But Few Believe Society Understands Hearing Loss
Jul 9, 2026
Hearing helps people stay connected, engaged and aware of the world around them, but a new global MED-EL survey shows that awareness of hearing loss remains low.
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From Check-In to Take-Off: Traveling Confidently with a Cochlear Implant
Jul 8, 2026
MED-EL highlights that people with severe hearing loss can travel confidently with a cochlear implant, although a lack of information still causes uncertainty for many.
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Corporate Information
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Company Profile
Jan 1, 2026
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
Jan 1, 2026
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
Jan 1, 2026
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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