Welcome to Medela! Medela was founded in 1961 by Olle Larsson. His family are still represented on the Board of Directors. Medela concentrates on two business units: ‹Human Milkñ, which is a leader in the development and manufacture of breastfeeding products and all-in-one solutions, and ‹Healthcareñ, which engineers and manufactures highly innovative medical vacuum technology solutions. Medela is a research-based company that invests in basic and more in-depth research in collaboration with global key opinion leaders, leading scientists, medical experts and universities. This collaboration allows us to make use of the latest knowledge in developing new, innovative products. Subsidiary companies and distributors: Medela has 19 subsidiaries in Europe, North America and Asia, and, together with Independent partners, distributes its products in more than 100 countries. The company has more than 2`000 employees worldwide.