Mölnlycke Health Care and Zhende Medical form pioneering joint venture to expand access to advanced wound care solutions in China
· First-of-its-kind joint venture combines the two companies’ wound care portfolios to deliver a broader wound care offering in China · Commercial reach spans nearly 10,000 hospitals, 200,000 pharmacies and a powerful eCommerce set-up across China · Positioned to capture opportunities in China’s fast-growing advanced wound care marketGothenburg, Sweden, and Shanghai, China. 21 May 2026. Mölnlycke Health Care (“Mölnlycke[®]”), a global leader in MedTech and advanced wound care solutions, and Zhende Medical, a leading supplier of medical care and protection in China, today announce the
Gothenburg, Sweden. 31 March 2026. Mölnlycke[®], a global leader in MedTech, today welcomes the publication of Shaping the future of wound care in Europe, the first joint industry white paper from the MedTech Europe Wound Care Sector Working Group. The wound paper highlights the growing burden of chronic wounds and urges EU policymakers to elevate wound care as a strategic health priority across the EU.
Across Europe, up to 14.9 million people suffer from chronic wounds, placing a significant and often overlooked burden on patients, caregivers and health systems.[1 2 3] Chronic wound
Gothenburg, Sweden. 17 September 2025. A new narrative review published in the current issue of Journal of Patient Safety, titled ’Putting Patients at Risk: The Effect of Health Care Provider Burnout on Patient Care in the Operating Room’ reveals alarmingly high levels of burnout among healthcare workers in operating rooms (ORs) and warns of the serious implications for staff well-being, care quality and ultimately patient safety.
The review analysed over 60 studies from 23 countries and found that burnout among operating room staff was widespread, with reported prevalence ranging from
Gothenburg, Sweden. 21 August 2025. Mölnlycke[®], a world-leading MedTech company, has once again been recognised as a global sustainability leader, earning the prestigious EcoVadis Platinum medal for the second year in a row. This accolade places Mölnlycke in the top 1% of all companies assessed worldwide by EcoVadis, a trusted platform used across industries to evaluate environmental, social and ethical performance.
Mölnlycke’s scores improved across every category of the EcoVadis assessment compared to last year, underscoring the company’s dedication to driving meaningful change.
New white paper calls for integration of environmental, human and economic metrics in sustainability assessments of medical technologiesGothenburg, Sweden, 12 June 2025. At CleanMed Europe 2025, Mölnlycke[®] has unveiled a white paper urging a unified European approach to sustainability in healthcare. The paper highlights the need for a broader definition of sustainability assessments for medical technology.
Current assessment frameworks focus mainly on environmental indicators, often overlooking human and economic factors. Mölnlycke warns this narrow view can hinder progress and lead