Press Releases
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ideas4ears children’s invention contest: winners announcement!
Feb 9, 2021
The young inventors took part in MED-EL’s ideas4ears children’s invention contest and created an innovation as part of a global competition to raise awareness for hearing loss.
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Globally unique MRI Guarantee: the highest MRI safety with hearing implants from MED-EL
Feb 2, 2021
Worry-free, safe magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with MED-EL cochlear, middle ear or bone conduction implants – now with lifetime guarantee!
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ideas4ears: MED-EL calls on child geniuses to unleash their superpowers to help people with hearing loss
Nov 9, 2020
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 collaborates with Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg for a phase 1/2a clinical trial on improved healing of cochlear implants
Oct 5, 2020
MED-EL and Paracelsus Medial University Salzburg today announced a joint research agreement for the clinical testing of human umbilical cord cell-derived extracellular vesicles.
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Hearing implant company and ADA partner MED-EL wins TRIGOS Award 2020
Sep 17, 2020
MED-EL, leading expert for hearing solutions and business partner of the Austrian Development Agency ADA, receives Austria’s most prestigious award for corporate social responsibility.
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Hearing implant organisations welcome landmark consensus on a minimum standard of care for treating adult hearing loss with a cochlear implant
Aug 27, 2020
Advanced Bionics, Cochlear, MED-EL, and Oticon Medical, today welcomed the first ever global consensus on the use of cochlear implants
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MED-EL makes hearing simple with the new SAMBA 2 audio processor
Jul 8, 2020
When MED-EL asked their users and professional partners what they most wanted in a hearing system, the answer was clear: great sound quality and a device that is easy to use.
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HEARO: world’s first cochlear implant surgical robot receives CE-Mark
May 1, 2020
The HEARO platform is a joint initiative between leading hearing implant manufacturer MED-EL (Innsbruck, Austria) and medical technology company CAScination AG (Bern, Switzerland).
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Hear with Two Ears
Apr 13, 2020
Hearing with two ears (“binaural hearing”) is the natural way. Spatial hearing, sound localisation and robust speech understanding in noise are only possible with two ears.
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MED-EL is the first hearing implant manufacturer to receive new European MDR Certification
Mar 25, 2020
MED-EL, the Austria-based global leader in cochlear and hearing implants technology, has become one of the first manufacturers worldwide, and the first and only hearing implant manufacturer in the world, to be granted European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) certification.
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MED-EL founder Ingeborg Hochmair-Desoyer named new honorary doctor at Uppsala University’s Faculty of Medicine
Feb 9, 2020
Ingeborg Hochmair-Desoyer’s groundbreaking research led to the development of the world’s first microelectronic and multi-channel cochlear implant (CI).
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ideas4ears: Child geniuses win a trip to Austria with their ideas to help people with hearing loss!
Feb 4, 2020
Winners created innovations as part of a global competition to raise awareness for hearing loss.
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ideas4ears: MED-EL calls on young inventors to create an invention for people with hearing loss
Nov 9, 2019
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 launches two new innovative products: the SONNET 2 & MAESTRO 8
Jul 4, 2019
MED-EL has again been investing and developing ways to take their hearing technology to the next level. The latest SONNET 2 audio processor and MAESTRO 8 fitting software are created in response to feedback with the user in mind.
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Young inventors meet the miracle makers which enable them to hear
Jun 14, 2019
MED-EL welcomes eight winners of the global children’s invention contest, ideas4ears, to the company’s headquarters in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Young inventors worldwide win a trip to Austria to meet MED-EL’s leading hearing technology inventors
Jan 31, 2019
Winners created one-of-a-kind inventions as part of a global children’s contest to raise awareness for hearing loss.
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MED-EL joins leading hearing association EHIMA
Jan 21, 2019
MED-EL, the European leader in implantable hearing solutions, has become a member of The European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (EHIMA).
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ideas4ears: MED-EL launches global Children´s Invention Contest
Nov 9, 2018
MED-EL is inviting children aged 6-12 years from all over the world to show their creativity in a contest. In the ideas4ears contest the youngest generation of inventors is asked to come up with inventions for people with hearing loss that improve their quality of life.
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Special Report on Hearing in Older Adults launched on UN’s International Day of Older Persons
Oct 1, 2018
MED-EL report highlights why good hearing is important at any age and how treating hearing loss can save relationships.
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Deaf yet hearing – Musicians with hearing implants successful at ‘Beats of Cochlea’ Music Event
Sep 12, 2018
4th International Music Festival for Children, Youths and Adults with Hearing Disorders
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Ideas for Ears: Winners travelled to Innsbruck with their best ideas
Apr 5, 2018
In April, the eight winners from the Ideas for Ears children's invention competition met at MED-EL Headquarters in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Road to Alone: World Hearing Day campaign highlights the life-changing impact of hearing loss
Mar 3, 2018
MED-EL has launched a new global campaign to raise awareness of the significant impact that hearing loss can have on people’s lives.
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Ideas for Ears: Children worldwide win a trip to meet MED-EL’s leading hearing technology inventors in Austria
Nov 26, 2017
Winners created one-of-a-kind inventions as part of a global children’s competition to raise awareness for hearing loss
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MED-EL supports hearing impaired musicians to attend one-of-a-kind international music festival
Oct 7, 2017
‘Beats of Cochlea’ music event helps people with hearing loss to fulfil their musical dreams
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Latest EXPLOREMAGAZINE focuses on ever-present phenomenon of time and how it is constantly slipping through our fingers
Jul 7, 2017
MED-EL this week launched the latest issue of its flagship EXPLOREMAGAZINE, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of hearing loss through inspiring and extraordinary stories.
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MED-EL to showcase ground-breaking technology at CI 2018
Jun 27, 2017
MED-EL will showcase two new, industry-leading technologies at this year’s CI 2018 conference – OTOPLAN, a cutting-edge surgical planning software for otological procedures; and RONDO 2, the world’s first audio processor with wireless charging.
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MED-EL calls for urgent action as first resolution on hearing loss in 22 years is adopted by the World Health Assembly in Geneva
May 30, 2017
MED-EL, a leading manufacturer of hearing implants, is now calling for urgent action to address one of the most challenging health and social issues facing society today.
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World Hearing Day video highlights the importance of hearing in life’s great moments
Mar 3, 2017
MED-EL launches campaign to promote greater hearing health globally
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Ideas for Ears: MED-EL launches children’s competition to discover the next generation of inventors of hearing technology
Jan 26, 2017
Global competition launched to raise awareness of hearing loss and the benefits of treatment.
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MED-EL Cochlear Implant Pioneers to Receive Coveted Eduard Rhein Foundation Prize for Technology
Oct 8, 2016
MED-EL founders recognised for outstanding achievement in the research, development and commercialisation of the modern cochlear implant.
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MED-EL Supports 2nd International Music Festival for Hearing Implant Users
Jul 14, 2016
‘Beats of Cochlea’ music event helps people with hearing loss to fulfil their musical dreams
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World Hearing Day video highlights benefits of early treatment for childhood hearing loss
Mar 3, 2016
Global campaign to support World Hearing Day raises awareness of early intervention.
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