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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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From Idea to Impact: MED-EL Celebrates Global Winners of IDEASforEARS Contest
Jun 18, 2025
Bringing together young inventors from across the globe, the IDEASforEARS 2025 event in Innsbruck – hosted by MED-EL in partnership with Microsoft – celebrated creativity, inclusion, and innovation in hearing technology.
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MED-EL and Starkey Announce All-New DualSync Partnership to Advance Bluetooth Connectivity for Cochlear Implant Users
Jun 11, 2025
MED-EL and Starkey have partnered to launch DualSync, enabling seamless Bluetooth streaming between Apple devices, Starkey hearing aids, and MED-EL cochlear implants for bimodal users.
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD): Driving Inclusion in a Connected World
May 15, 2025
Global Accessibility Awareness Day promotes making digital technology accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities – especially those with hearing loss – so everyone can connect and participate fully in the digital world.
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International Noise Awareness Day 2025: Protect Your Hearing, Protect Your Health
Apr 30, 2025
On International Noise Awareness Day 2025, MED-EL highlights the serious impact of noise on hearing and overall health, and shares practical ways to prevent hearing loss at work and in everyday life.
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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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