Soundbites: A Legacy of Hearing Preservation Innovation
Soundbites Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) is an applied biomedical auditory neuroscience translational research company surfing atop the wild waves of the dietary supplement industry.
Our decades-long track record of peer-reviewed medical research is unique among the vast majority of dietary supplement makers. Our commitment to public health research in partnership with our sister nonprofit the Keep Hearing Initiative has yielded clinical data unprecedented in the history of hearing research.
Soundbites is the culmination of over three decades of groundbreaking auditory neuroscience research. Our journey began in 1987 as a drug discovery project and in 2007 evolved into ACEMg, a clinical biotech product. By 2019, ACEMg had become Soundbites softgel capsules, the first biomedicine clinically proven to preserve or improve inner ear function.
Meet Dr. Joe Miller: The Visionary Behind Soundbites
Soundbites owes its existence to inner ear biology pioneer Dr. Josef M. Miller, Ph.D. (1937-2017). As the director of the Kresge Hearing Research Institute at the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Miller led the development of the groundbreaking hearing preservation formula ACEMg in 2005.
The formula, composed of vitamins A, C, E, and magnesium, was demonstrated to block the initiating biological events leading to inner ear hearing loss, called sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Remarkably, ACEMg increased inner ear nerve cell tolerance to noise by up to 30 decibels, reducing noise-induced hearing loss by 75%. The peer-reviewed data were published in 2007.
Read and download the reportLifelong Hearing Preventive Care Available to Everyone is our Mission
Soundbites Public Benefit Corporation is a family-owned spinout from the University of Michigan Medical School dedicated to measurably reducing the personal, social and economic burdens of hearing loss.
The Keep Hearing Initiative operates research, education, and global public health access programs in partnership with Soundbites PBC. Visit keephearing.org to learn more.
Operations team
Barry Seifer - Founder and CEO
Barry co-founded the predecessor company Hearing Health Science with Dr. Josef Miller and has been pivotal in bringing Soundbites to market. He served as a Principal Investigator on the European Commission medical innovation grant to the ACEMg consortium. Barry lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Joop Korrel - Chief Technology Officer
Joop is passionate about engineering, designing and improving complex digital solutions, ensuring that our online presence and research tools function flawlessly, comply with strict privacy regulations and look great. He has a background in international business and management and lives in Ávila, Spain.