# Mölnlycke Health Care and Zhende Medical form joint venture in China

Mölnlycke Health Care and Zhende Medical formed a joint venture, Mölnlycke Zhende (Shanghai) Medical Technology Co Ltd, to combine their wound care portfolios and commercial capabilities in China. The JV is majority-owned by Mölnlycke.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-05-21
- Where: Shanghai, China, China
- Status: announced
- Products: advanced wound care solutions, wound dressings
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Mölnlycke Health Care](https://endata.com/companies/71403.md) (partner)
- [Zhende Medical](https://endata.com/companies/92061.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/molnlycke-health-care-and-zhende-medical-form-pioneering-joint-venture-to-expand-access-to-advanced-wound-care-solutions-in-china-302778757.html), 2026-05-21: "This strategic collaboration is an opportunity to help accelerate the evolution of China's wound care landscape toward more advanced standards of treatment."
- [prnewswire.co.uk](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/molnlycke-health-care-and-zhende-medical-form-pioneering-joint-venture-to-expand-access-to-advanced-wound-care-solutions-in-china-302778757.html), 2026-05-21: "This strategic collaboration is an opportunity to help accelerate the evolution of China's wound care landscape toward more advanced standards of treatment."
- [molnlycke.com](https://www.molnlycke.com/corporate/news/media-room/press-release-molnlycke-health-care-and-zhende-medical-form-pioneering-joint-venture-to-expand-access-to-advanced-wound-care-solutions-in-china/), 2026-05-21: "This strategic collaboration is an opportunity to help accelerate the evolution of China's wound care landscape toward more advanced standards of treatment."

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