Ottobock brings MedTech innovation to the stock exchange

With a company valuation of over 4 billion euros, Ottobock successfully went public in October 2025, reaching an important milestone in the history of the world's leading company for prosthetics, orthotics and exoskeletons.

This episode was recorded before the IPO, which now makes a look behind the scenes of the company all the more exciting. Martin Böhm, Chief Experience Officer at Ottobock, reports on how the traditional, family-run company has transformed itself into a digitally driven MedTech provider.

For over 100 years, Ottobock has been providing people with physical disabilities with a better quality of life and mobility and is now dedicated to future technologies such as neural control, AI-based processes and virtual reality in prosthetics and orthotics. How does the company manage to bring patients, doctors, medical supply stores and health insurance companies together in a complex ecosystem while focusing on people? Martin Böhm gives exciting insights into innovative platforms, digital high-tech prostheses and orthoses, and patient engagement.

To the episode

An overview of the conversation

1. 1:20 Martin Böhm introduces himself
2. 5:00 Insights into high-tech prosthetics & orthotics
3. 12:10 Market Dynamics & Growth Drivers
4. 15:03 Decision-making & purchasing processes in the MedTech environment
5. 28:26 Digital Platform Economy & AI
6. 42:30 Next Level MedTech. 3D Printing, Patient Engagement & Mental Health

How AI implementation creates real competitive advantages

In the podcast, Martin Böhm reports on huge leaps in efficiency through the use of smart documentation. Where medical supply stores used to take an average of 24 to 28 hours to write a reimbursement claim, artificial intelligence now generates these documents in just 30 seconds. Ottobock also uses real-time avatars and chatbots to retrieve sensitive advance information from patients at home, which both lowers inhibitions and relieves clinical staff. The basis for this B2B2C model is an integrated system landscape based on Salesforce, which intelligently combines sales, marketing and health data.

This is exactly where Etribes comes in. As a digital consultancy and experts in AI implementation in companies, we know that a mere understanding of technology is not enough. It requires an end-to-end view of the value chain. We help companies identify use cases with clear business impact and implement them close to production. With well-founded AI strategy consulting, we make artificial intelligence measurable, scalable and permanently value-adding for your company, from potential analysis in the Value Sprint to complete tech implementation.