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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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Most Adults Would Use a Hearing Device if Needed – So Why Does Stigma Remain?
Nov 12, 2026
According to a new global survey commissioned by MED-EL, hearing technology is widely accepted in principle, yet stigma remains a reality, with more than half of adults saying negative perceptions of hearing devices persist.
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Ten Years of Big Ideas: MED-EL Launches Special Anniversary Edition of IDEASforEARS
Nov 9, 2026
MED-EL is celebrating the 10th anniversary of IDEASforEARS by inviting children worldwide to share innovative ideas for people with hearing loss and take part in a special milestone year of events and experiences.
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MED-EL Launches TICI UNICO, the World's First and Only Totally Invisible Cochlear Implant
Sep 29, 2026
MED-EL, a global leader in hearing implant technology, announces the launch of TICI UNICO, the world's first and only commercially available totally invisible cochlear implant.
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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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Corporate Information
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Company Profile
Nov 10, 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
Nov 10, 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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