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Orthogen Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bio-Lok International Inc., has been awarded a $505,000 grant from the Small Business Technology Transfer Program of the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, to support its work on the development of a combined mechanical/neural limb prosthetic interface. Working with investigators at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Orthogen will use its proprietary Laser-Lok laser micromachining technology to skeletally attach limb prostheses to facilitate both mechanical and electrical control.