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New CEO and CFO take over at bone-cutting robot maker AOT

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AOT CEO Elmar Zurbriggen (right) and CFO Peter Oprandi with the company’s CARLO system
AOT CEO Elmar Zurbriggen (right) and CFO Peter Oprandi with the company’s CARLO system [Photo courtesy of AOT]
Advanced Osteotomy Tools (AOT) announced that Elmar Zurbriggen will become CEO and Peter Oprandi will become CFO effective tomorrow.

Basel, Switzerland-based AOT developed the world’s first certified surgical device to cut bone with a laser. The system is called CARLO, for Cold Ablation Robot-guided Laser Osteotome. 

“Elmar and Peter have both gained decades of experience as senior managers in the life science sector, working for global market leaders such as Johnson & Johnson, DePuy Synthes, AstraZeneca and Lonza,” AOT Chair Dr. Erich Platzer said in a news release. “We are delighted that they are now supporting AOT as CEO and CFO. Our goal is to improve patient care with innovative high-tech products. Elmar and Peter are exactly the right leaders for this.”

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