Hu advances to final round in Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest with submission for new OTC hearing aid

Yi Hu with prototype

Congratulations to Yi Hu, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, who advanced to the finalist round of the 19th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest with his submission for My Hearing Care, which makes better hearing more accessible and more affordable for the millions of people suffering from mild to moderate hearing loss.

In March, Hu was named one of 55 semi-finalists in the competition; Only 26 projects (10 percent of the initial pool) advanced in April to the final round. More.

Hu was also featured April 5 in the WisBusiness article “UWM engineer developing more accessible hearing aid.” More