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19/10/2022at 14:36

Hearing manufacturers react to Eli Lilly's hearing therapy foray

On Tuesday, the US-based company announced the acquisition of hearing loss gene therapy developer – but hearing firms Demant, GN Hearing, and WSA aren’t concerned.
Photo: Joachim Adrian/Politiken/Ritzau Scanpix
by albert rønning-andersson, translated by daniel pedersen

On Tuesday, Eli Lilly announced its intention to acquire Boston-based Akouos for potentially as much as USD 610m.

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