Cork firm planning to revolutionise ear surgery to begin US trials

Manufacturing and other key functions to remain in Ireland

Co-founder Olive O'Driscoll will remain on the board of AventaMed.

A Cork-based medical device start-up that hopes to revolutionise paediatric ear surgery has appointed a new CEO based in the US as it moves into its growth and commercialisation phase.

AventaMed, founded by Olive O'Driscoll and John Vaughan, has developed three products including a tube device that offers an alternative to traditional ear tube surgery without the need for general anaesthesia.