Startup Seeks to Cut Down Costs for Hearing Care Practices
DENVER, COLORADO — A pair of audiologists have launched a new venture aimed at driving down the cost of doing business for audiology, ENT and hearing aid practices. The new business venture, Audiology Exclusive, LLC is modeled along the lines of popular discount sites like Groupon®, and others. “Everyone is looking for new and creative…
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Oticon, Inc. Names Leanne Blair as Vice President of Marketing
SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY – Oticon, Inc. has announced the appointment of Leanne Blair as Vice President of Marketing. In her new role, Blair will be responsible for Oticon’s overall marketing strategy, overseeing product management, campaign development, advertising and public relations initiatives. Blair joins the Oticon leadership team with more than 20 years of marketing and…
Read MoreOticon’s Henning Falster Celebrates 45 Years of Service
SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — At a special salute on June 25, Oticon employees recognized Henning Falster, one of the first US employees of Oticon, Inc., for 45 years of dedication and service. As Director, Meeting & Events, Falster has led, designed and managed knowledge-sharing events across the US and in more than a dozen countries…
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Sonova Partners with Semtech to Create New Hearing Aid Solutions for Improved IoT Connectivity
CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA — Semtech Corporation, a leading supplier of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, and Swiss hearing aid maker, Sonova, announced a jointly developed advanced radio system. This ultra-small integrated circuit (IC) is a main component for a new generation of hearing aids, enabling support for multiple radio protocols in…
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Top Stories of 2018 and a Salute to Dickens’ Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits with him, Mr. Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. The ghosts in Dickens’ classic…
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GN Hearing Appoints Jakob Gudbrand as New CEO
BALLERUP, DENMARK — The GN Group announced today the appointment of Jakob Gudbrand as CEO of GN Hearing and member of GN Store Nord’s Executive Management, effective as of February 18, 2019. The announcement comes following the resignation of Anders Hedegaard as CEO of GN Hearing in October of this year. Gudbrand comes to GN from a position…
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Cochlear and GN Hearing Announce New, Expanded Partnership
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA & COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Hearing implant maker, Cochlear, and GN announced today that the two companies have signed an agreement to significantly expand their Smart Hearing Alliance collaboration. The Smart Hearing Alliance was established in 2015 to develop integrated hearing solutions – giving hearing aid and cochlear implant recipients access to the latest…
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Oticon Wins permanent Injunction Against Online Hearing Aid Retailer
SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — In an announcement to its customers yesterday, Oticon Inc. announced that it has won a lawsuit that the company had brought against the online hearing aid retailer BuyHear.com. According to the message obtained by Hearing News Watch, Hearsite (the owner and operator of BuyHear) has agreed to a Consent Judgement and…
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Giant Retailers are Teaming Up to Change Medical Care, Will Hearing Healthcare Have a Similar Fate?
As Costco continues to gain market share in the hearing aid private market, CVS Health and Lucid Hearing are expanding their presence by opening more retail locations. In addition to this nationwide growth of corporate retail hearing aid centers, Walgreens is testing the waters with a Starkey partnership, and Sivantos announced last week the acquisition…
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Eargo Hearing Aid Secures $45 Million Investment for Product Innovation and Expansion
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA — Silicon Valley-based hearing aid maker, Eargo, announced the closing of a $45 million Series C investment round last week. The company, which has been manufacturing and selling rechargeable, direct-to-consumer hearing devices since 2015, will use the investment for “product innovation, market expansion and branding” According to the announcement, the new investment…
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