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Qualia Oto Lands New Funding for Its Mission to Restore Hearing in Patients

by | Jul 20, 2022
UT Dallas-based Qualia Oto is developing the next generation of cochlear implants, and has announced closing a Series A preferred round of around $1.64 million. Unlike typical cochlear implants that use bundles of wires attached to a receiver to stimulate the auditory nerve, Qualia Oto’s implant uses thin-film electrode arrays embedded in a polymer, allowing for more contact with the inner ear. That translates to a higher quality and range of sounds that are able to be transmitted.
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Irving-Based ExxonMobil Acquires Materia Inc., Plans to Bring Its Nobel Prize-Winning Tech to Scale
by | Dec 8, 2021
The deal combines Materia’s Nobel Prize-winning hydrocarbon-based materials technology with ExxonMobil’s manufacturing capabilities to commercialize a new class of structural materials. Applications could include everything from wind power turbine blades to EV parts to sustainable construction products.
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