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Nick Fitzgerald has served as HHTM’s Chief Marketing Officer for the past 3 years. He is the President and Owner of AuDSEO, a full service digital marketing agency. With over 15 years of digital marketing experience, Nick is a highly data-driven marketer, with expertise in search engine optimization, digital analytics and forensics, social media, digital advertising, and web development. He has been involved in the construction and optimization of nearly 1,000 web presences, including some of the largest Fortune 500 companies.
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Dec. 22, 2017

Cochlear Ltd Announces Research Study Collaboration, and $1.9M Placement, with Sensorion

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Hearing implant maker, Cochlear Ltd, announced a strategic collaboration with French biotech firm, Sensorion. The collaboration will examine therapeutic approaches using Sensorion’s investigative drug, SENS-401, in combination with cochlear implants. According to the press release, the preclinical studies will be initiated in 2018, with possible clinical trials beginining as early as 2019. Cochlear will invest €1.6 million
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Dec. 17, 2017

Medical Device Startup, iotaMotion, Announces Scientific Advisory Board Formation For Robotic-Assisted Cochlear Technologies

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IOWA CITY, IOWA — iotaMotion, a medical device company developing advanced robotic systems for cochlear implant surgery, announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Included among the members of the new board, are Craig A. Buchman, M.D., and J. Thomas Roland Jr., M.D., two renowned cochlear implant surgeons, who will join Dr. Bruce Gantz, the current Chair and
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Dec. 15, 2017

GN Signs Agreement with European Investment Bank for 100M Euro Financing to Support Hearing Aid R&D

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BALLERUP, DENMARK — The GN Store Nord, parent company of GN ReSound, announced that it has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a €100 million loan agreement to support the company’s research and development into new hearing aids. Specifically, the company said the investment will focus on “strengthening its hardware and software solutions” as well as
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Dec. 13, 2017

New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Task Force to Study Hearing Loss Services

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TRENTON, NEW JERSEY — Lawmakers in the New Jersey state Assembly approved a proposal late last week to establish a task force to examine state services and support offered to residents that are deaf and hard of hearing. The measure had been previously approved by the state Senate this summer and will now need the governor’s signature to become law.
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Dec. 06, 2017

HLAA and Ida Institute Announce Partnership

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BETHESDA, MARYLAND — The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) announced that it has partnered with the Denmark-based Ida Institute. The goal of the partnership, according to the organizations, is to promote a person-centered approach to hearing healthcare. The efforts with HLAA are part of the Ida Institute’s overall strategy to “establish partnerships with key stakeholders in the field of
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Dec. 04, 2017

Boston-Based Biotech, Akouos, Nets $7.5M Investment to “Restore and Preserve Hearing”

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — Biotechnology startup, Akouos, announced that it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. The company, which was spun out of the Harvard Innovation Labs, is developing novel therapies and delivery systems to prevent hearing loss and restore hearing in genetically defined populations. New Enterprise Associates (NEA), who led the seed funding along with 5AM Ventures, is also
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Nov. 28, 2017

Auris Medical to Terminate Hearing Loss Drug Trial After Disappointing Results

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ZUG, SWITZERLAND — Biopharmaceutical company Auris Medical Holdings announced today that it is terminating a late-stage study to treat sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) with its investigational drug, AM-111. The company had been evaluating the drug in two late-stage studies, Healos and Assent. The data from Healos study found that AM-111 was not statistically significant in improving hearing in the overall
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Nov. 27, 2017

Using Laser Light to Restore Sound: Researchers Develop Optical Cochlear Implant

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European engineers from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have invented a new type of cochlear implant. Unlike traditional cochlear implants that stimulate auditory nerves with electrical fields, the prototype device uses laser pulses to trigger auditory signals from hair cells in the inner ear. The benefit, say the researchers, is a much more focused device that could lead to significant performance
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Nov. 23, 2017

Researchers Develop Ear-Worn Device that Could Lead to Improved Monitoring of Vital Signs

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LONDON, ENGLAND – Researchers at the Imperial College of London (ICL) have developed an ear-worn sensor to monitor heart, brain and lung function. Their latest study, published in the Royal Society Open Science journal, suggests the device has the potential as a heart monitor and “opens up a range of new possibilities in the identification and management of heart conditions”. According
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Nov. 19, 2017

University of Maryland Receives $8 Million Federal Grant for Hearing Loss Research

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COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND — Researchers at the University of Maryland, using an $8 million grant from The National Institute on Aging, are collaborating to investigate hearing loss and brain function. The five-year grant will fund three such projects at the university, which researchers hope to begin as soon as possible. It is estimated that there are nearly 25 million seniors