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Otto Bock HealthCare will present numerous new products at the REHACARE that will take place from 15 to 18 October 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Moreover, the company will make use of this international trade fair to introduce its "Kids Concept", which has been specially geared to the needs of children with disabilities, as well as the "Premium Products Range", a new business segment with its own product portfolio.

Paralympics experiences in the Otto Bock workshop.
The Otto Bock team consisting of 136 orthopedic technicians from 19 countries handled 2188 jobs at the Paralympics. While this figure corresponds to the results in Athens 2004, much was different at the 2008 games in Beijing. At the closing ceremonies in the “Bird’s Nest”, IPC president Sir Philip Craven spoke of “the best Paralympics of all time” before an audience of 95,000. This applied to the competitions as well as life in the Paralympic Village, where the Otto Bock workshop became a multicultural meeting place.

Partnership Extended to 2012.
Even as the 13th Paralympics in Beijing are still ongoing in sold-out arenas, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the medical technology company Otto Bock HealthCare have extended their current cooperation agreement to 2012.

The 6Y75 SiliconGel Liner with SKINGUARD® Technology include the new and effective additive Sanitized®.
The high-tech functionality of antibacterial additive Sanitized® protects your liner against bacterial involvement and thus also against bad odors. It preserves the material, improves hygiene and the odor reduction.

Otto Bock Foundation: Concrete Emergency Aid Has Begun.
The relief action “Give Children a Future” of the Otto Bock Foundation has begun for the first six children in the earthquake disaster area of Sichuan. They were brought to Beijing with the help of the Red Cross China.

Available on our website: detailed information about new Otto Bock products recently introduced at the Trade show for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Technology:
Helix3D Hip Joint System, new C-Leg®compact, new Generation of 3R90 and 3R92 Modular Knee Joints with Friction Brake and the 3R41 Modular Knee Joint with Lock.

Discussion Forum “Elite Paralympic Sports Facing New Challenges”
This Thursday May 22, 2008, the topic “Elite Paralympic Sports Facing New Challenges” was discussed by Prof. Dr. Gert-Peter Brüggemann , Prof. Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper and Heinrich Popow.

Meet us at the Leipzig trade show.
Otto Bock is placing its concept for the Leipzig trade show under the motto “Experiencing competence”. This approach is taking us beyond the conventional presentation of innovative products.

Laying the Cornerstone for the Science Center Medical Technology
The Medical Technology Competence Centre allows anyone to experience the fascination of things we may otherwise take for granted.

Paralympics deployment with 136 technicians.
The medical technology company Otto Bock HealthCare will take over the repair services for prostheses and wheelchairs at the Paralympics from September 6 to 17, 2008 in Beijing.

Germany beats Netherlands 64-31 at Champions Weekend.
Germany’s female wheelchair basketball team confirmed its special standing last Sunday (13/4/2008), adding a magnificent finale to the Champions Weekend for Paralympics Sponsor Otto Bock: a 64-31 victory over Holland, European second-place champions (20-8/36-16/50-24).

ottobock.com is now available in Spanish!
Effective immediately, our international website ottobock.com is also available in Spanish.

International match – ladies’ wheelchair basketball in Göttingen before the national league game of BG 74 vs. Skyliners Frankfurt
Five-time European Champions, two subsequent awards for Team of the Year – now all the German national ladies’ wheelchair basketball team needs is a medal at the Paralympics in Beijing (September 6 to 17, 2008).

1958, Minneapolis: Dr. Max Näder Founds Otto Bock USA
Otto Bock took the first step towards establishing a global brand at a time when globalisation was still an unknown term for medium-sized family enterprises in Germany. CEO Dr. Max Näder and his wife Maria first travelled to the United States in 1956. Their second visit led to the founding of “Otto Bock Orthopedic Industry, Inc.” in Minneapolis on February 21, 1958.

 “This has been the most exciting period in the history of the company”
In 2007, the consolidated turnover of the Otto Bock Group rose from 541 to 560 million euros. This constitutes a currency adjusted sales growth of 9.4%.

Golden German Design Award for the Genu Arexa
The Genu Arexa, a knee orthosis from the medical technology company Otto Bock HealthCare, has received the golden German design award in Frankfurt.

International Design Award for Otto Bock
The 1C30 Trias prosthesis foot from Otto Bock has received the international “Legacy for the Future Design Award” in Korea. At the “Design Korea” festival in Seoul, the Trias was declared the winner in the “Human Comfort Design” category.

Heinrich Popow is an advocate of cultural diversity. The athlete and member of the TSV Bayer O4 Leverkusen team has been appointed national Ambassador for the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID) along with film composer Hans Zimmer, actress Minh-Khai Phan-Thi and other high-profile figures.