Hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear has announced the completion of its acquisition of the Oticon Medical cochlear implant business from Demant, following the end of a protracted battle with competition authorities. The business, which has 20,000 implant patients, became available following Demant’s decision to discontinue work on hearing implants. Cochlear’s CEO & President Dig Howitt welcomed…
EOS and RICO demonstrate long range autonomous control The Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation & Coordination Office (RICO) of the Australian Army and defence contractor Electro Optic Systems have extended the capabilities of the M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier (pictured) into long range autonomous weapons firing. The partners demonstrated the long-range firing capabilities of EOS’ R400…
Hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear can move ahead with its purchase of competitor Oticon Medical’s cochlear implant following a positive finding from the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). However Cochlear will not be able to purchase the entire Oticon business as it initially hoped. CMA published its final report on the proposed acquisition, concluding that…
