The Honda Foundation has named Prof Graeme M. Clark and Dr Ingeborg Hochmair as joint recipients of the 2026 Honda Prize, recognizing their independent and parallel roles in advancing the multichannel cochlear implant from laboratory concept to a technology now used by more than one million people worldwide. The Honda Foundation has selected Professor Graeme M....
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No actionable change — this is a prestigious award announcement recognising foundational cochlear implant research; it does not introduce new clinical guidance or practice changes.
Recognising the co-inventors of the multichannel cochlear implant highlights how foundational academic science underpins one of audiology's most impactful technologies, raising the profile of hearing science globally.
- 01Honda Foundation awarded the 2026 Honda Prize jointly to Prof. Graeme M. Clark and Dr. Ingeborg Hochmair.
- 02Both were recognised for independent, parallel development of the multichannel cochlear implant.
- 03The multichannel cochlear implant is widely regarded as one of the most successful sensory prostheses in medical history.
- 04The award underscores the long-term scientific legacy of cochlear implant pioneers in the hearing field.