Embracing partnerships

Clinical and economic data and evidence are central to what we do at Mölnlycke. That is why we are pleased to support clinician and scientist-led research, which generate evidence to support clinical and economic decision-making, that improves patient outcomes and staff and patient safety and wellbeing. From the initial stages of study design to disseminating your results, we can provide support to maximise the scientific rigor and therefore the impact of your research.  We have a wealth of experience in supporting a variety of research projects, including Investor Initiated Studies and Clinical Evaluations.

Partnering with healthcare professional organisations and advisory boards ensures that we remain customer-centric and that our solutions align with the evolving needs of the healthcare sector. These partnerships provide invaluable insights into clinical practice, patient care challenges, and emerging trends, as well as foster credibility and trust. They can also facilitate education, training, and adoption of new technologies. At the global level we collaborate e.g. with International Hospital Federation , in addition to local partnerships of this type. We also drive think tanks with international experts on specific healthcare topics. A result of such collaboration is the recently launched Non-Value Report 2025. 

Staying customer-centric requires first-hand insights from patients and end-users of our solutions. For this reason we embrace partnerships with various patient advocacy groups which are aligned with our goals and expertise. Joining forces with patient advocacy groups can facilitate product enhancements, and helps to increase awareness and advocate for policies that improve quality of care. One such example is our partnership with Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors.

We believe that the MedTech sector has the potential to become a key catalyst for true transformation to deliver improved patient outcomes and achieve sustainable healthcare, which we view as driven by holistic considerations including environmental, human and economic aspects of delivering healthcare services. Therefore, we are actively engaged with policy makers and advocate for Value-Based Health Care (VBHC) both directly and indirectly through various regional (e.g. MedTech, AdvaMed, APACMed, etc.) and national trade associations.

We partner with organisations at the forefront of shaping the future of sustainable healthcare. We enter strategic alliances designed to maximise the impact of the partners’ expertise, capabilities and the potential to leverage at scale. Our goal with these partnerships is delivering innovative sustainable healthcare solutions to address global healthcare challenges while minimising the environmental impact and exerting a positive societal impact. Read about our sustainability roadmap here. 

Partnerships with cutting-edge research centres are key to unlocking the potential of new advancements in science and technology to improve patient outcomes. We fully embrace this type of partnership and one example is a pre-competitive strategic partnership with Center for Applied Intelligent Systems Research (CAISR) – a research profile with information-driven care at Halmstad University, Sweden. Within this project we explore how AI can help improve patient trajectories using real-world patient data from Region Halland in Sweden.

We are always on the lookout for innovative ideas and business partners whose expertise complement ours. Our collaboration with start-ups through various incubators plays an important role in injecting innovation into our company. Examples include around 30 annual startup matchmaking events through Ignite – the collaboration for which Mölnlycke has been awarded the Ignite Rising Star award and Yuncture – another incubator for young entrepreneurs where we focus on matchmaking to develop innovative concepts connected to the surgical flow.  

As a global purchaser, we are in a position to influence environmental, ethical and social conduct among our suppliers. We take a variety of measures to set requirements on our suppliers to align with Mölnlycke's culture of high ethical standards. We also innovate together with the aim to offer our customers sustainable solutions. Once a year we invite our major supplier partners to a webinar in a series ‘Partnering for progress’ dedicated to strategic topics like sustainability and digitalisation.  

We contribute positively to society by actively investing in communities where we operate – and by supporting charities that share our goals. Since 2004, we've been proud to support Operation Smile, a charity that provides free cleft lip and cleft palate (CLP) repair surgery for children in regions where access to healthcare is difficult. The most recent milestone in this partnership was the inauguration of the Comprehensive Cleft Centre of Excellence in Cebu in 2024. Read about our Community Support efforts here. 

We also provide charitable donations at a local level. A charitable donation from Mölnlycke is the provision of financial support, equipment or products to be used for altruistic purposes. Charitable donations are considered upon request and are made without the expectation of receiving anything in return, but solely to support charitable causes. 

We are dedicated to advancing the knowledge and education of healthcare professionals. To further this cause, Mölnlycke provides educational grants for educational events, scholarships and fellowships, general medical education topics as well as public awareness campaigns. For the avoidance of doubt, Mölnlycke may not directly support individual healthcare professionals.