A face mask made of microfibre with a protection level equal to that of work clothes for healthcare professionals. Medanta has developed a durable face mask in cooperation with Pihlajalinna, a provider of healthcare services. The mask increases the safety of both healthcare professionals and customers. When the first concerning...

Medanta tested the effectiveness of its antimicrobial fabrics against the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium. The fabrics were found to be nearly 100% resistant to the bacterium in a study conducted as part of the laboratory analytics programme at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. The tests were run over a period of...

Photo: BCI/Khaula Jamil Sustainable cotton is part of Medanta’s inspiration to create a more sustainable textile industry. Medanta has joined the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and is continuously seeking and developing more ecological materials, focusing on more environmentally friendly innovations. At its worst, cotton farming is a tough game in...

A plane full of face masks and protective coats arrived in Finland at the end of April. This made Anu Kivelä, CEO of Medanta, reflect on what the company had learned from the coronavirus crisis: “At least the fact that the design and manufacture of safe antimicrobial clothes is the...

Medanta’s owners, CEO Anu Kivelä and Director of Design and Production Taina Steiner (right), together with Kimmo Pernu, Innovation Architect at Suunto, are working to make smart work and patient clothes part of people’s daily lives. Smart clothes will soon be part of day-to-day life in the workplace. Medanta manufactures...