Children with cancer who suffer hearing loss due to the toxic effects of chemotherapy might one day be able to get their hearing back through pharmacological and gene therapy, thanks to work done with mouse models at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Read MoreStarkey Laboratories Inc, Eden Prairie, Minn, has been named as a finalist for a 2006 Tekne Award, which recognizes Minnesota companies and individuals who have shown superior technology innovation and leadership.
Read MoreSiemens Hearing Instruments Inc, Piscataway, NJ, has added three key individuals to the Siemens Sales team.
Read MoreMedRx Inc, Largo, Fla, has officially received its CE registration which, along with its recent ISO 13485 certificate, will allow the company to begin international marketing and sales of its full line of audiometric equipment.
Read MoreLilian Flores-Beltran, MEd, Latin America rehabilitation consultant for Cochlear Americas, received the distinguished 2005 Professional of the Year award given by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Read More“I gave earTunes a standing wave ovation!”—G.V. Bekesy; “I would give my left ear for earTunes!” V.V. Gogh.
Read MoreCaptel Inc, Madison, Wis, plans to open a new captioning center in Milwaukee.
Read MoreWith the November 15 application deadline fast approaching, don’t miss the opportunity to participate in the Research Awards Program.
Read MoreMore area people with hearing challenges will have access to services this year at one of the Midwest’s premier centers for hearing testing and cochlear implantation, thanks to a successful fundraiser.
Read MoreThe Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell), Washington, DC, is hosting a free e-seminar October 19 on the Next Generation of Nucleus® Freedom™ from Cochlear Americas.
Read MoreThe Starkey Hearing Foundation, Eden Prairie, Minn, was on the pre-season premier of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on September 17.
Read MoreShlomo Silman, PhD, and Daniel S. Arick, MD, of Arisil Inc are among this year’s winners of the prestigious Tibbetts Award hosted by the Small Business Technology Council with support from federal and private organizations, including NIH, DOD, and NASA.
Read MoreVestibular Technologies, Cheyenne, Wyo, an FDA-registered medical equipment manufacturer specializing in balance assessment and treatment, has received notification of the allowance of its fourth patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Read MoreConstella Group, Durham, NC, has awarded more than $16,000 to two organizations to create national emergency response guidelines to assist pregnant women and infants in the United States and in developing countries, and to assist hearing impaired and mentally disabled children in India.
Read MoreThe Rayovac ProLine hearing aid battery package was recently honored with an award for design excellence in the 2006 American Graphic Design Competition sponsored by Graphic Design USA and Adobe Systems.
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