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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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Photovoltaic system energizes MED-EL headquarters in Innsbruck
Nov 22, 2023
MED-EL has marked a major milestone in its commitment to environmental sustainability by installing a photovoltaic system at its headquarters in Innsbruck.
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Empowering early childhood development: MED-EL's focus on World Children’s Day
Nov 20, 2023
World Children's Day: Investing in early childhood development is investing in a better future. MED-EL, a leader in hearing solutions, champions children's rights and their potential.
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MED-EL's medical breakthroughs redefine the future of hearing
Nov 16, 2023
In a new global health series, Dr Ingeborg Hochmair, co-founder and CEO of MED-EL, explains how decades of research and development are changing the future of hearing care, bringing the gift of hearing to people worldwide.
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IDEASforEARS: MED-EL encourages young inventors to reach for the stars in support of those with hearing loss
Nov 9, 2023
The 2024 edition of IDEASforEARS, MED-EL's annual search for future innovators, has been launched.
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Corporate Information
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Company Profile
Sep 1, 2023
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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