Bo Håkansson, Professor of Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering at the Department of Electrical Engineering, has been awarded Stora Hörselpriset (The Great Hearing Prize) by the Swedish Hearing Research Foundation. This prestigious prize, the most significant in Swedish hearing research, is awarded every four years to a researcher who has conducted “significant research in the field of hearing, contributing to a major positive impact on the everyday lives of the people with hearing impairment.”
"I am both surprised and honored. Since this award comes directly from people with hearing impairments themselves and is given so rarely, it is perhaps the most prestigious prize in the field of hearing," says Bo Håkansson in an interview with the Auris, the magazine of the Swedish Association of the Hearing Impaired, in connection with the announcement of the award.
Read the full interview here (in swedish): Stora Hörselpriset för forskning inom benledning - Auris
He receives the award with the following justification:
"For his outstanding research and groundbreaking innovations in bone conduction and bone conduction hearing technology, which have expanded the horizon of possibilities, inspired new generations of hearing researchers, and provided hearing-impaired people around the world with improved hearing, greater participation, and a higher quality of life."
More about Bo Håkansson's research
- In September 2024, after over two decades of intensive research and development, the new bone conduction implant, the Sentio System was approved for clinical use in both Europe and the United States. This innovative hearing implant originated in a research project at Chalmers University of Technology in collaboration with Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Oticon Medical AB.
- Watch the video where Bo talks about how he ended up at Chalmers, his journey as a researcher and what it feels like to help people get their hearing back.
- Full Professor, Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering