Advanced Bionics

Advanced Bionics (AB) is a United States-based medical-technology company focused on cochlear implants. Its systems are intended for adults and children with severe hearing loss, and the company presents its technology as a way to support clearer, richer sound and fuller participation in everyday life. Its work spans implant and external processor technology, related accessories and software, and services for recipients and hearing-care professionals. The company was founded in 1993 by medical-device entrepreneur Alfred E. Mann. It is headquartered in Valencia, California, and is part of Sonova Group, the Swiss hearing-care company. Advanced Bionics has partnered with Phonak since 2009; both brands sit within Sonova’s wider hearing-care portfolio. The company’s official materials describe operations in more than 50 countries and emphasize support for both people who use its products and the professionals who serve them. Advanced Bionics markets cochlear implant systems and supporting solutions rather than conventional hearing aids as its central offering. Its product portfolio includes systems associated with the Naída CI and Sky CI names, as well as Marvel CI products. The company also offers digital support tools: its news page announced the AB ListenFit app as part of the Advanced DigiCare Portfolio in 2025. Product development and communication address different age groups and hearing needs, including children and adults, and the company provides information to prospective recipients, families, clinics, and professionals. The brand’s positioning centers on cochlear implant technology, sound quality, connectivity, and ongoing recipient and professional support. Its website describes its systems as designed for clear, rich sound and promotes its technology as an advanced hearing-loss solution. Advanced Bionics continues to operate internationally as a Sonova subsidiary, with its official site serving as a product, education, clinic-finding, and support resource.

Advanced Bionics was founded in 1993 by Alfred E. Mann and developed as a medical-technology company focused on cochlear implants. Its work addresses hearing loss through implant systems and related services, serving both adults and children. The company’s history is closely associated with the development of cochlear implant technology and the support structures needed to help recipients and clinicians use that technology. A significant corporate relationship began in 2009, when Advanced Bionics began partnering with Phonak. The relationship placed the company’s cochlear implant expertise alongside Phonak’s hearing-care capabilities. Advanced Bionics later became part of Sonova Group, a global hearing-care group whose portfolio includes both brands. It operates as a Sonova subsidiary and maintains its own brand, product communications, and recipient and professional resources. The company’s portfolio has included implant systems and external sound-processing solutions for different user groups. Its official materials identify product families including Naída CI, Sky CI, and Marvel CI. The company has also highlighted links between its products and broader hearing solutions, including linked two-ear offerings and remote programming capabilities. These developments reflect an emphasis on system-level solutions and ongoing access to professional support, rather than treating the implant as a stand-alone device. Advanced Bionics has continued to develop digital tools alongside its hardware. In March 2025, the company announced the AB ListenFit app as part of the Advanced DigiCare Portfolio. Its news page also lists an announcement of a new president and management board member in July 2024, an extension of the Marvel CI offering in December 2023, and the launch of the “THE MOMENT” patient campaign in October 2022. These announcements illustrate the company’s continuing attention to product development, patient communication, and services. The company describes itself as a global cochlear implant specialist with operations in more than 50 countries and decades of expertise in cochlear implant technology and services. Its current public-facing activity includes explaining cochlear implants to prospective recipients, helping people find clinics, and providing support resources for users and professionals. Advanced Bionics remains an active brand within Sonova Group, focused on cochlear implant products and associated hearing support.

• 2025

  The AB ListenFit app debuts as part of the Advanced DigiCare Portfolio.

• 2024

  Advanced Bionics announces a new president and management board member.

• 2023

  The company extends its Marvel CI offering with remote programming and expanded linked two-ear solutions.

• 2022

  Advanced Bionics launches the “THE MOMENT” patient campaign.

• 2021

  SKY CI M receives a Hearing Technology Innovator Award in the cochlear implants category.

• 2009

  Advanced Bionics begins partnering with Phonak.

• 1993

  Advanced Bionics is founded by Alfred E. Mann.

A global cochlear implant technology and support brand serving adults, children, recipients, and hearing-care professionals.

• Naída CI

  A cochlear implant product family identified in Advanced Bionics materials.

• Sky CI

  A cochlear implant product family associated with the company’s pediatric offering.

• Marvel CI

  A cochlear implant offering that the company has extended with remote programming and linked two-ear solutions.

• AB ListenFit app

  A digital tool announced as part of the Advanced DigiCare Portfolio.

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