Exactly one week before the decision on the cutting-edge cluster competition organised by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, hearing researchers from Oldenburg and Hanover presented their joint concept "Auditory Valley - Hearing in Lower Saxony" at the State Representation in Berlin.

The globally unique research and development cluster "Auditory Valley: Hearing in Lower Saxony" brings together the extensive expertise in the Oldenburg/Hanover region on the subject of hearing (hearing systems, hearing diagnostics) and, in co-operation with the world's leading industrial companies, addresses the economically important problem of communication disorders caused by hearing loss.

The winners of the cutting-edge cluster competition organised by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will be announced on 2 September. The five clusters will then each receive up to 40 million euros in funding to implement their strategies over a maximum period of five years.

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