Hearing aid maker Sonitus lands $13.5M

Sonitus Medical, a company that makes a hearing device to treat single-sided deafness, just brought in $13.5 million in second-round funding to commercialize its flagship product, reports VentureWire. Based in San Mateo, Calif., it still needs to push the device through one more clinical trial and plans to go to market in 2010 if all goes well.

Sonitus’ hearing system consists of two parts: a microphone worn behind the ear, and a component worn inside the… Continue Reading