Market

Amplifon completes the acquisition of Spanish GAES

Details: Published on 19 December 2018

Completion

Amplifon announced on December 18 the completion, after the receipt of the unconditional clearance from the Spanish and Portuguese antitrust authorities, of the previously announced acquisition of GAES for a total purchase price of around Euro 530 million.

New CEO of GN Hearing appointed

Details: Published on 19 December 2018

Nomination

GN Store Nord has chosen Jakob Gudbrand as CEO of GN Hearing and member of GN Store Nord’s Executive Management.

Monte Dillow named new president of Beltone

Details: Published on 17 December 2018

Appointment

GN Hearing today announced the appointment of Monte Dillow as the new president of Beltone.

Sonova "considering hearing aids for the supermarket"?

Details: Published on 03 December 2018

Manufacturers

CES — Sonova HQ in Staefa, Switzerland ©Innocentia

The Sunday edition of the Swiss newspaper "Neuen Zürcher Zeitung" (NZZ) reported on November 25 that Sonova AG is considering “hearing aids for the supermarket”.

Innerscope and Erchonia partner up

Details: Published on 28 November 2018

Tinnitus

InnerScope Hearing Technologies Inc. (headquartered in California) and Erchonia Corporation (headquartered in Florida) recently announced that they have entered into joint development and exclusive distribution agreements and intend to seek FDA clearance for clinical studies.

uSound hearing test phone app at Samsung Developer Conference

Details: Published on 20 November 2018

Apps

The uSound story began in 2013 when four students from the semi-desertic Argentinian province of Jujuy approached consumer giant Samsung for help with an app for a hearing test.

Cochlear and GN Hearing strengthen alliance to develop hearing solutions

Details: Published on 15 November 2018

Partnership

Cochlear Limited and GN Hearing signed a new agreement in early November to significantly expand their Smart Hearing Alliance collaboration.

GN Hearing, Phonak, Starkey, and Oticon bound for Las Vegas as honoured stars of technology design

Details: Published on 14 November 2018

Awards

State-of-the-art hearing aids from three global manufacturers have won their producers the prestigious right to show off their products at next year's Consumer Electronics Show as CES Innovation Awards Honorees.

Amplifon joint venture in China

Details: Published on 13 November 2018

Partnership

Milan-based Amplifon announced Monday November 12th that it has signed a joint venture with a local partner to enter the dynamic and fast-growing Chinese hearing care retail market.