Amplifon to Acquire GN Hearing in $2.6 Billion Deal
The acquisition aims to create a vertically integrated audiology company by combining GN’s manufacturing and R&D with Amplifon’s global retail network.
The acquisition aims to create a vertically integrated audiology company by combining GN’s manufacturing and R&D with Amplifon’s global retail network.
The new 218,437 square-foot facility will support manufacturing, sales, and services for GN's hearing aid brands.
ReSound announced that it will again look to partner with hearing care professionals in the Gift of Hearing campaign, a nationwide effort to donate hundreds of hearing aids to people living with hearing loss who are experiencing financial hardship.
More than 100 practice owners and decision-makers across the hearing care and ear, nose, and throat space convened in Stevenson, Wash, to tackle that and more at Audigy’s first-ever leadership retreat in October, the company announced.
Read MoreIn this nationwide effort, the aim is to donate $1 million worth of ReSound ONE hearing aids in 2022 to people with hearing loss who are experiencing financial hardship.
Read MoreWith the push of a button, the Redux system “safely and completely removes moisture from hearing aids and hearables in just minutes while providing verification of water removed,” according to the company.
Read MoreGN Hearing, the parent company of ReSound and Beltone, announced in a profit warning that it is experiencing delays in product development deliverables leading to postponement of key product launches planned for H2 2021. The company has decided to initiate a transformation of R&D with the objective to increase quality, predictability of delivery times, and R&D efficiency.
Read MoreThe Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Walk4Hearing along with 2021 platinum sponsor CapTel Captioned Telephone, announce that people of all ages are invited to participate in the events and to “Hear Now. Be Well.” By being active and engaged and making hearing health a regular part of a wellness regimen, people with hearing loss can thrive.
Read MoreAudigy, part of the GN Group, announced key changes to its executive team as founder and CEO Brandon Dawson retires from the company after nearly two decades of innovation.
Read MoreCochlear’s Smart Hearing Alliance allows your patients the ability to stream directly to both ears from a compatible iOS or Android device using their Nucleus 7 or Kanso 2 Sound Processor and a compatible ReSound hearing aid.
Read MoreAudigy announced that 800 professionals representing independent hearing care and ear, nose, and throat practices across the US and Canada gathered for intensive learning and discussions about the future of the industry during Summit 2021: Momentum, June 17 and 18.
Read MoreAs part of the ReSound Gives Sound campaign, each participating practice can nominate people to receive a set of ReSound ONE hearing aids free of charge
Read MoreKnudsen began his career with ReSound in marketing and has since held positions in a variety of areas including strategic account management, business development, and customer care, in addition to various sales leadership roles.
Read MoreAccording to ReSound, hearing care professionals can now adjust hearing aid settings to compensate for the sound distortions caused by face masks. The new settings can be installed “remotely and conveniently via the ReSound Assist Live— a cloud-based tele-audiology service that provides support to people from the safety and comfort of home.” This technology has proven important during COVID-19.
Read MoreSponsors and partners include Oticon, Texas Special Instruments, Signia, Phonak, Widex, ReSound, Audigy, and AudiologyPlus.
Read MoreThe American Academy of Audiology (AAA) will be hosting its AAA 2020 + HearTECH Expo in New Orleans on April 1-4.
Read MoreReSound announced the launch of ENZO Q, a hearing aid that reportedly “sets a new standard in ‘Super Power’ hearing aids by solving one of the main challenges for people with severe-to-profound hearing loss: in-front speech recognition in noisy environments.“
Read MoreThe hearing aid information center compiles dozens of frequently asked questions about the hearing aid selection and fitting process, which can be “overwhelming” without guidance to those exploring how hearing aids can help. The site also answers common questions about tinnitus.
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