HörTech gGmbH was founded in 2001 as a center of competence for hearing aid system technology by Hörzentrum Oldenburg and Oldenburg University. The institute, which originally derived from a nationwide competition organized by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, now enjoys international recognition and conducts acclaimed research to improve hearing aid technology. HörTech employees are engaged in seeking new ways to better adapt hearing aids to the individual needs of their users, as well as methods to facilitate the rehabilitation of the hearing impaired. Scientific work brings together the latest findings from audiology and digital signal processing, in which HörTech relies on a nationwide network of expertise. HörTech gGmbH is based at the House of Hearing in Oldenburg. With guided tours, lectures and concerts in the Communication Acoustics Simulator and an Auditory Garden, the House of Hearing offers the general public an intuitive and experience-oriented insight into the complex world of hearing.