Coloplast medical products

Coloplast is a global medical technology company that originated in Denmark in 1954. The brand was inspired by Elise Sørensen, a nurse who invented the world's first adhesive ostomy bag to help her sister, and it was brought to market by civil engineer Aage Louis-Hansen. Since its founding, the company has expanded its portfolio to include solutions for continence care, wound and skin care, interventional urology, and voice and respiratory care.

Today, Coloplast is a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq Copenhagen exchange, with the Louis-Hansen family maintaining a significant ownership stake through Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond. The company operates a sophisticated global manufacturing network, with major production facilities located in Tatabánya and Nyírbátor (Hungary), Zhuhai (China), and its home base in Denmark, ensuring accessibility to medical supplies in over 100 countries.