The hospital is one of the largest employers in the region which also leads to great impact in several perspectives. The client is aware of its ecological responsibility and undertakes numerous efforts on multiple levels to become continuously more sustainable. The client is reaching out to suppliers who manufacture sustainable medical products. Due to the clients’ size and variety of needs, there is a broad potential product range which might be addressed, such as clinical disposables, infusion bottles, cannulas, plastic items, surgical materials, draping materials, scalpels, dressing materials, electrocardiogram (ECG) cables, and so forth. Ideally, an existing product should be replaced by new, more sustainable ones. Additionally manufacturers are sought willing to design new medical products or collaborate in order to improve processes in terms of ecological sustainability. Example given, the client currently works with a manufacturer on the recyclability of tubes to reduce waste.

Small and Mediumsized Enterprises with innovative, ecological sustainable approaches in health sector 

Type of partner: 

Suppliers and other innovative SMEs willing to include environmental protection and CO² reduction into their product and process design 

Role of the partner: Manufacturers of sustainable medical products are sought and strategic partners willing to adapt their product and process design to new environmental challenges. Due to a broad product range environmental friendly alternatives for example: 

- clinical disposables 

- infusion bottles 

- cannulas 

- plastic items 

- surgical materials 

- draping materials 

- scalpels 

- dressing materials 

- electrocardiogram (ECG) cables and so on are sought.

Ideally, either existing products should be replaced by new, more sustainable ones, or strategic partners who would like to develop new more sustainable structures and products are sought for cooperation