
Two Cochlear Implant Pioneers Share the 2026 Honda Prize
Japan's Honda Prize this year went to Graeme Clark in Melbourne and Ingeborg Hochmair in Innsbruck. One stands at the origin of Cochlear, the other of MED-EL.
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MED-EL has announced TICI UNICO, a cochlear implant whose microphone, audio processor and battery all sit under the skin. The feasibility study behind it is promising, but it included only six people.

Japan's Honda Prize this year went to Graeme Clark in Melbourne and Ingeborg Hochmair in Innsbruck. One stands at the origin of Cochlear, the other of MED-EL.

Samsung has announced FDA clearance for a self-fitting, over-the-counter (OTC) “Hearing Aid” feature on the Galaxy Buds3 Pro and Buds4 Pro.

The ATA has dedicated the largest research budget in its 55-year history — over $655,000 — to five tinnitus projects.

Hearing is a critical sense for children to explore the world and develop. Yet some children are born with hearing loss due to genetic factors; gene therapy offers hope.

VisualEyes™, one of the most widely used video nystagmography (VNG) systems in vestibular system assessment, brings innovations to clinical testing with its new version.

The National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) has announced NAL-NL3, the new version of the prescription formula long used worldwide.

Light-stimulation-based optical cochlear implants promise far more precise frequency resolution compared to conventional electrical stimulation.
Envoy Medical, which focuses on innovative technologies across the hearing loss spectrum, is developing a new, fully implanted cochlear implant system.