Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2023 | Nora Bednarski Cabinet member | The impacts of assistive technologies for persons with hearing loss including employment and social inclusion, as well as upcoming disability rights and health union priorities. | — |
| 23 Nov 2023 | Nora Bednarski Cabinet member | The impacts of assistive technologies for persons with hearing loss including employment and social inclusion, as well as upcoming disability rights and health union priorities. | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Austria-based MED-EL is a leading provider of hearing implant systems with 32 subsidiaries worldwide. The family-owned business is one of the pioneers in the industry. The two Austrian scientists Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair developed the world’s first microelectronic-multichannel Cochlear-Implant in 1977. The cochlear implant was and remains the first replacement of a human sense, the sense of hearing. In 1990 they laid the foundation for the successful growth of the company when they hired their first employees. To date, the company has grown to more than 3.000 employees around the world. Today MED-EL offers the widest range of implantable solutions worldwide to treat various degrees of hearing loss: cochlear and middle ear implant systems, EAS (combined Electric Acoustic Stimulation), auditory brainstem implants, and the world´s first active bone conduction implant. People in more than 137 countries enjoy the gift of hearing with MED-EL
EU Legislative Interests
All initiatives related to medical devices, health inequalities, equal access in different age groups such as infants and the ageing population. Interest lies in all policies related to NCD's, mental health, hearing health, the Disability Act, the Active and Health Ageing initiatives, Horizon Europe, and implementation of WHO recommendations.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
MED-EL is member of numerous business associations including EURO-CIU and EHIMA.
Organisation Members
Hearing Health Forum EU - www.hearinghealth.eu