The AO Foundation and DePuy Synthes collaboration

A renewed Cooperation Agreement governs the partnership between the AO Foundation and DePuy Synthes, defining the framework for the coming years. This agreement continues to support the AO’s mission to advance surgical education and innovation globally.

The AO benefits from DePuy Synthes’ committed support for its hands-on training in the specialty areas of trauma, spine, craniomaxillofacial (CMF), sports medicine, and podiatric medicine. DePuy Synthes and the AO collaborate on product and technology innovations to advance patient care with the benefit of AO members’ surgical expertise for application of these solutions in clinical settings. DePuy Synthes remains the key industry partner of the AO Technical Commission and its Global Expert Committees, Expert Groups, and Task Forces.

A general grant from DePuy Synthes provides support for the AO’s global offerings, while confirming the independence of the AO and its volunteers. 

DePuy Synthes continues to support surgeon education programs for our clinical specialties. Working together, the combined efforts of the AO and DePuy Synthes benefit patients and enhance patient care through this longstanding partnership, which has evolved over the decades. We look forward to many more years of working together and to seeing how our collaboration will mature in the years to come.