Summary:
Starkey’s Edge AI hearing technology has won a 2025 Gold Stevie Award, recognizing the company’s leadership in using artificial intelligence to enhance clarity and comfort in real time.

Key Takeaways:

  • Award Recognition: Edge AI earned the prestigious Gold Stevie Award from the 2025 International Business Awards for innovation and impact.
  • Advanced Technology: The AI-powered system is designed to automatically analyze and adjust to sound environments, improving speech understanding and listening comfort.

Starkey announced its Edge AI hearing technology has been awarded a Gold Stevie Award by the 2025 International Business Awards. According to the company, this honor reflects Starkey’s leadership in advancing hearing technology and marks another achievement in the company’s ongoing commitment to excellence.

Edge AI brings the power of artificial intelligence directly into a hearing aid. With a simple tap, the technology is designed to instantly evaluate the surrounding soundscape and apply real-time adjustments to enhance speech and listening comfort. This helps to ensure wearers experience the clearest possible sound, even in the most complex and noisy environments. 

Starkey Unveils Hearing Aids with Advanced Processing, Connectivity

“This recognition underscores Starkey’s commitment to innovation and excellence,” says Achin Bhowmik, PhD, chief technology officer and executive vice president of engineering at Starkey. “Edge AI demonstrates how we are leading the way in applying advanced AI and deep learning to improve lives through better hearing.”

The Stevie Awards are among the world’s premier business honors, recognizing organizations and technologies that exemplify innovation and impact. 

“At Starkey, we’re not just keeping pace with the hearing industry, we’re setting the pace,” says Brandon Sawalich, president and CEO of Starkey. “This Gold Stevie Award for Edge AI reinforces our leadership in innovation and our responsibility to deliver technologies that redefine what hearing aids can achieve. We are proud to lead the industry into the future with solutions that improve both hearing and overall quality of life.”

For more information, visit Starkey.