Market

Interview to Franco Moscetti, CEO of Amplifon

Details: Published on 28 February 2014

Hearing aid sector in France: renewed growth in 2013

Details: Published on 18 February 2014

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Sales data released by the audiology division of the French National Association of Medical Technologies Industry (Snitem) indicate that the hearing aid sector showed a return to strong growth in 2013, with figures up 7.55%.

Elderly shoppers breathe life into UK high streets

Details: Published on 14 February 2014

MARKET

Britain’s growing army of elderly shoppers is helping to breathe fresh life into the country’s battered high streets, with rising demand for hearing aids, mobility scooters and elasticated trousers sending retailers scuttling to open new stores to cope with growing demand.

Denmark: staying in the lead in hearing aids

Details: Published on 31 December 2013

MARKET

Denmark may be a relatively small country with about 6 million inhabitants, but it is a giant in the area of hearing aids, supplying half of the devices sold worldwide. The country has a long tradition in the sound sector, with several major suppliers of hearing devices but also the stereo maker Bang & Olufsen and sound measurement company Brüel & Kjaer.

Risks of buying hearing devices online

Details: Published on 18 November 2013

Internet

With the high prices of professionally fitted hearing aids, costing anywhere from several hundred to several thousand dollars, a number of companies have started to sell hearing amplification devices online.

Cochlear Implants: “We emphasize on ease of use and ergonomics in everyday life”

Details: Published on 18 November 2013

On September 20th it was announced that dr. Ingeborg Hochmair, CEO and founder of MED-EL, won the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award. She won it together with Graeme Clark (University of Melbourne) and Blake Wilson (Duke University, North Carolina) for the development of cochlear implants.

Nurotron Biotechnology Co. Ltd. pursuing its development in cochlear implants

Details: Published on 02 October 2013

The Chinese cochlear implant manufacturer Nurotron Biotechnology Co. Ltd. founded in 2006 and headquartered in the city of Hangzhou, is rapidly developing its production capacity and is to become a major competitor in the Chinese market.

New CEO at Sophono Inc.

Details: Published on 17 September 2013

Nomination

On September 4, 2013 Sophono Inc. announced the nomination of Dr. Peter Ruppersberg as new Chief Executive Officer at the company.

UK Industry Figures: Second quarter surge

Details: Published on 11 September 2013

“Some interesting and positive data on Q2, particularly high growth on Public Sales,” was a slight under-statement from Tony Grant-Salmon, BHAMA Honorary Secretary about the latest manufacturer sales from BHAMA members.