+ First and foremost, AB recognizes the need to continually improve reliability. Over AB’s 16-year history, dramatic improvements have been achieved, positioning today’s AB cochlear implant system as number one in “Total System Reliability”—the reliability of both the internal and external components combined. Every single patient’s experience matters, so we will continue to make reliability our first priority, driving industry-leading advancements to ensure that our recipients can always depend on their AB cochlear implant systems.
+ While reliability and performance are the most critical considerations when selecting the right cochlear implant system for you or your child, AB understands that size, appearance, and usability are also practical considerations for recipients. Since 1993, AB has decreased the weight of its sound processors by 94% and will continue to research and develop smaller external components for your comfort when wearing the processor. AB is also committed to improving the appearance of our sound processors and enhancing your hearing experience by ensuring that our cochlear implant system is easy for adults and children alike to use in everyday, real-world conditions.
+ Our recipients hear better in real-world situations than patients with other cochlear implant systems.1,2 AB recognizes that you need to be fully informed in order to choose the best cochlear implant system for you or your child. This initiative stresses our commitment to clearly communicate how AB’s unique technology differs from other manufacturers and why these advances matter to your hearing experience. Clarifying these performance differences and the benefits in hearing they deliver will assist patients in their decision-making process and help clinicians support recipients on their journey to hearing with AB.
+ Patients want easy access to information about how they can hear their best with an AB cochlear implant system. Recipients also want quick and simple ways to order accessories for expanding their wearing options. Likewise, clinicians want to easily access data or order replacement parts for patients if needed. With this in mind, AB is dedicated to improving our tools and services to make it easy for patients and clinicians to get whatever they need, whenever they need it.
+ AB recognizes that patients’ access to cochlear implant technology is significantly dependent upon reimbursement by third parties, both private and governmental. For this reason, we remain focused on obtaining and improving reimbursement for unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants, as well as for the external equipment and reprogramming. As part of this initiative, AB will also work with clinicians to assist with insurance reimbursement for billable activities so that recipients can continue to benefit from affordable patient care. We will expand these efforts, working with governments across the globe to ensure that patients worldwide can hear their best with AB’s cochlear implant system.
+ At AB, we understand that our legacy patients—those with prior-generation systems who’ve been with us the longest—want to be assured that we will support them now and always. This initiative affirms that AB will continually support our legacy patients’ equipment, service, and reimbursement needs over the years. We’re committed to staying by your side every step of the way throughout your journey to hearing.
+ Our patients are implanted, programmed, and serviced in locations worldwide. This initiative stresses our commitment to designing and developing products that meet the unique needs of different regions across the globe. We’re also dedicated to obtaining regulatory approval outside of America, not just within, and developing clinical trials internationally. Our focus will remain global, which means that our products, services, and technology must be readily accessible to patients wherever they may reside. It also means that our materials must be translated into the patient’s native language so that they are fully informed along their journey to hearing with AB. We will continue to make our cochlear implant system available to patients worldwide through government tenders, bids, and procurement opportunities.
+ At AB, we recognize that patients deserve a lifelong partner who will continue to service and upgrade their or their child’s device over a patient’s lifetime. In order to maintain lasting relationships with all of our patients over the years, we must deliver profitability to our shareholders and to our other stakeholders so that we remain a global leader now and in the future. This initiative includes measures to ensure that we will remain your partner for life.

AB is committed to delivering reliable cochlear implant systems
to patients.
AB is committed to making improvements on the ease of use and aesthetics of our cochlear implant systems.
AB is committed to communicating the performance differences between devices.
AB is committed to making it easy for patients and clinicians to get what they need.
AB is committed to helping patients and clinicians access appropriate insurance reimbursement.
AB is committed to supporting legacy patients throughout their journey to hearing.
AB is committed to addressing the needs of our patients across
the world.
AB is committed to remaining reasonably profitable in order to be a lifelong partner to our recipients.

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About Advanced Bionics

Advanced Bionics^® is a global leader in developing the most advanced cochlear implant systems in the world. Founded in 1993 and partnered with Phonak under the Sonova Group in 2009, AB is the only American company developing cutting-edge cochlear implant technology that restores hearing to the deaf and allows our recipients to hear their best today, tomorrow, and always.

AB has the most sophisticated cochlear implant system on the market, the Harmony^® HiResolution^® Bionic Ear System, with five times more sound resolution than its competitors, designed to allow recipients to go beyond deciphering speech to hearing music.

With sales in over 30 countries and a proven track record for developing high-performing, state-of-the-art products, AB's talented group of 660 technologists and professionals from all over the world are driven to succeed, work with integrity and stay firmly committed to quality.

Our Mission

At AB, our mission is to improve lives by developing, manufacturing, marketing, and supporting high-quality, state-of-the-art hearing technology for those with severe to profound hearing loss.

Our commitment to providing the best possible hearing experience for our recipients by putting patients first remains at the forefront of all that we do. The trust our recipients place in us is the highest honor and inspires us to strive for excellence each and every day.

Our Culture

Our culture is best described by our people: highly intelligent, spirited, ambitious, and dedicated. We attract innovative technologists and distinguished professionals from all over the world who are committed to improving the lives of those with severe to profound hearing loss.

The culture of AB is shaped daily by our unique mission, the leaders who successfully drive the business, and the staff members from all across the globe who help our recipients hear their best.

"We are building a company with a culture where reliability matters most, where innovation and time to market are the keys to our financial success, where crazy ideas are encouraged, where discipline and teamwork are part of our fabric, and where our employees understand the privilege of being engaged together in a business whose mission is to improve the lives of others."

—Jeff Greiner, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer

Our Focus

At AB, we focus on putting patients first in everything that we do. As part of our firm commitment to patients, we’ve enacted eight core initiatives, each designed to improve the lives of our recipients on their journey to hearing with AB.

Reliability: Deliver reliable cochlear implant systems.
Improvements: Make improvements on ease of use and aesthetics of our cochlear implant systems.
Communicate Differences: Communicate the performance differences between devices.
Make It Easy: Make it easy for patients and clinicians to get what they need.
Reimbursement: Help patients and clinicians access appropriate insurance reimbursement.
Legacy Patients: Support legacy patients throughout their journey to hearing.
Global Company: Address the needs of our patients across the world.
Lifelong Partner: Remain reasonably profitable in order to be a lifelong partner to our recipients.

Leadership

Jeffrey H. Greiner
President and Chief Executive Officer

A lawyer by training and an Air Force Academy graduate, Jeff Greiner has been the operational leader of Advanced Bionics^® from its beginning.

He served a commitment to the Air Force as part of the Judge Advocate General’s Department. He left the Air Force in 1986 and became the Associate General Counsel for Siemens-Pacesetter and the Acting General Counsel for MiniMed Technologies, Limited, the predecessor entity which produced both MiniMed, Inc. and Advanced Bionics Corporation.

In 1992, Mr. Greiner left Siemens-Pacesetter to lead and build AB into a leading neurological device company. He has grown the company from seven employees in 1992 to over 600 employees in 2009 with an emphasis on leadership and the creation of an innovative and spirited culture, where creativity and discipline are the keys to producing exceptional technology that improves lives.

He holds a B.S. degree in Economics with highest honors from the United States Air Force Academy (1974), a JD degree from UCLA (1977), and an LLM with highest honors from George Washington University (1985).

History

Intrigued by the notion of "helping deaf people hear," Alfred E. Mann founded Advanced Bionics in 1993 and asked Jeff Greiner to lead the fledgling organization of seven engineers and scientists. Since then, Al Mann and Jeff Greiner have worked together to develop state-of-the-art medical technology that improves lives. The seven-person organization they founded has grown to over 600 employees worldwide.

In March 1996, the company received approval from the FDA to market the Clarion^® cochlear implant for use in post-lingually deafened adults, and in 1997, received approval to market its cochlear implants for use in children.

Today, AB continues to make industry-leading technological advances with the Harmony^® HiResolution^® Bionic Ear System (Harmony^®). Introduced in 2006, Harmony is the world’s most sophisticated cochlear implant system, using cutting-edge technology to deliver the best possible hearing experience. The Harmony Advantage, only from AB, lets you hear your best everywhere, every time.

Partnered with Phonak under the Sonova Group in 2009, AB remains committed to providing recipients with the most reliable, best performing cochlear implant system in the world.

Careers

Join the Advanced Bionics Team

Our employees develop, manufacture, market, and support high-quality, state-of-the-art hearing technology for those with severe to profound hearing loss. We consider it a privilege to provide these individuals with the ability to hear words, music, and all the sounds that enrich life. Our passion drives us to apply the most advanced technology available and ensure the best, most reliable hearing experience possible for our recipients.

Everyone who works at AB is dedicated to improving lives by putting patients first. We hire only the best and brightest people and provide them with a thriving work environment that fosters creativity, teamwork, global competitiveness, and professional growth. Our employees come from more than 50 countries, bringing unique perspectives, talent, and dedication that fuel AB’s ability to succeed.

AB pays a competitive salary commensurate with the level of experience and demands of the position. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance; disability and life insurance; flexible spending account; and 401(k) savings plans. Contact AB for more detailed information regarding the complete list of benefits and opportunities that is currently available.

AB sponsors an annual family picnic and holiday party.
Employee parties are scheduled throughout the year to celebrate milestones and recognize achievements.

Valencia, California, USA
Sylmar, California, USA
Rixheim, France
Tokyo, Japan

We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.

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Corporate Headquarters

Advanced Bionics Corporation
28515 Westinghouse Place
Valencia, California 91355 USA
Email: info@advancedbionics.com
Tel: +1 661-362-1400
Tel: +1 800-678-2575
TTY: +1 800-678-3575
Fax: +1 661-362-1500

Japanese Subsidiary

AB Japan - Nihon Bionics Co., Ltd.
Getz Bldg. 3-18-12, Roppongi,
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0032
Japan
Tel: 03-5549-7715
Fax: 03-5549-0875
Email: info@bionics.co.jp

European Headquarters

Advanced Bionics SARL
76 rue de Battenheim
68170 Rixheim, France
Tel: +33 (0) 3-89-65-98-00
Fax: +33 (0) 3-89-65-50-05
Email: europe@advancedbionics.com
Web: http://www.bionicear.eu

Asia-Pacific & Latin America Headquarters

Advanced Bionics
Asia-Pacific & Latin America Headquarters
28515 Westinghouse Place
Valencia, California 91355 USA
Tel : +1 661-362-1400
Tel: +1 800-678-2575
TTY: +1 800-678-3575
Fax: +1 661-362-4604
Email: latinamerica@advancedbionics.com
or asiapacific@advancedbionics.com