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Ottobock
Sign in to saveOttobock SE & Co. KGaA, formerly Otto Bock, is an international company based in Duderstadt Germany, that operates in the field of orthopedic technology. It is considered the world market leader in the field of prosthetics and one of the leading suppliers in orthotics, wheelchairs and exoskeletons.
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- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1919
- Location
- Duderstadt, Germany
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.426264.0 · ISNI 0000 0004 0622 0194
Official website
Home | Ottobock Deutschland
Ottobock bietet innovative Produkte in den Bereichen Prothesen, Orthesen, Rollstühle und Mobilität bei neurologischen Krankheiten.
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Foundation of the company from 1919
- National Socialist era 1933-1945
- 1946-1989
- 1990 until today
- Controversies
- Corporate affairs
- Ownership
- Management
- Locations
- Products and Business Areas
- Prosthetics and orthotics
- NeuroMobility
- Patient Care
- Bionic Exoskeletons
- Ottobock Science Center
- Ottobock Future Lab
- Paralympic Games
- References
- External links
Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA, formerly Otto Bock, is an international company based in Duderstadt Germany, that operates in the field of orthopedic technology. It is considered the world market leader in the field of prosthetics and one of the leading suppliers in orthotics, wheelchairs and exoskeletons.
Näder Holding GmbH & Co. KG is entirely owned by the Näder family, direct descendants of the company's founder, Otto Bock. Näder Holding controls 80% of the shares in Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA. The remaining 20% of the shares were previously held by the Swedish financial investor EQT. However, in March 2024, it was announced that Näder Holding had repurchased these shares from EQT for EUR 1.1 billion.
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