It's not every day a new hearing-aid company is launched from the ground up. A group of entrepreneurs in Providence, Rhode Island, yesterday announced they formed Bionica Corp. to develop and market a new "Personal Communication System." With $250,000 in backing from the Slater Technology Fund, a New England Venture Capital firm, the new company sits in the shadow of Brown University. With broad and deep experience in technology development and industrial design, Bionica's founders, Ralph Beckman and Kipp Bradford, have impressive start-up credentials. And they have recruited a CEO with world-class hearing-aid experience, Peter T. Hahn, the former President of U.S. Operations for Oticon, the world's third-largest hearing-aid manufacturer. Their personal communicator, Clio, apparently will be a next-generation hearing aid that is "based upon leading edge technology in microprocessors and sound transmission technology" but which is "carefully designed for user friendliness." I can't wait to hear more.
Posted by David at 11:32 AM on Jun 28, 2007 in HEARING AIDS, INDUSTRY NEWS, NEW PRODUCTS
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