Ottobock, Indian O&P Manufacturer to Collaborate

Ottobock, Duderstadt, Germany, and Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that provides the opportunity for the two companies to collaborate in producing lower-limb prostheses in India. According to a press release issued December 3 by India’s Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, the MoU will lead to a technology transfer from Ottobock to ALIMCO for manufacturing new generation lower-limb prosthetic systems and will enable ALIMCO to produce and provide cost-effective and affordable lower-limb prostheses to individuals with amputations.