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Corporate Information
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About MED-EL
Dec 1, 2022
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.
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Company Profile
Dec 1, 2022
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
Dec 1, 2022
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
Dec 1, 2022
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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Publications
Basic Information on Hearing
Special Report 1
An overview of how the different parts of the ear work together to send sound signals to the brain, and how hearing loss affects this process.
Hearing in Older Adults
Special Report 2
Hearing loss is a common part of the aging process. This special report looks at the effect hearing loss can have on older adults.
Indications
Special Report 3
Cochlear implants can be used to treat sensorineural hearing loss. Find out more about the specific indications in this special report.
Press Releases
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ideas4ears children’s invention contest: global winners announced!
Jan 31, 2023
The young inventors from around the world took part in MED-EL’s ideas4ears children’s invention contest to help to change the lives of people living with hearing loss.
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MED-EL celebrates 5 years of ‘life changing’ ADHEAR technology for people with hearing loss
Nov 15, 2022
Stick, Click, Hear – innovative technology offers a simple and gentle way to treat conductive hearing loss.
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ideas4ears: MED-EL calls on child inventors to aim high for people living with hearing loss
Nov 9, 2022
Global children’s contest launched on World Inventors Day to raise awareness of hearing loss and the benefits of treatment.
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MED-EL Southern Africa & University of Cape Town Division of Otorhinolaryngology fellowship program
Nov 7, 2022
MED-EL Southern Africa is partnering with the University of Cape Town to offer a one-year otology fellowship program for ear, nose, and throat specialists (ENTs) from Africa.
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ideas4ears
The ideas4ears contest invites children aged 6-12 to showcase their ideas for creative solutions that improve the quality of life for people with hearing loss. Meet the winners from all over the world and get inspired by these child geniuses and the touching stories behind their inventions.
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