About us

Tradition and professional approach

We are a family-owned company that cares about building long-lasting and exceptional relationships. We are aware of the uniqueness of each customer’s needs, we can listen and look for ways to find common solutions. Thanks to family management, we make decisions quickly and in line with our personal values. For our customers, we are not just a supplier, but a partner that helps improve healthcare.

Research and development

Our company was founded as the Knitting Research Institute, which was a world-renowned state research institution focused on research and development of special medical textiles. It has been privately owned since 1991. Since the beginning of its existence, our company has focused on the research and development of knitted medical devices. Our knitted vascular prosthesis with collagen, which we are constantly improving, has become an indispensable aid to vascular surgeons when performing vascular reconstructions. Later, we added dressing materials and hernia meshes to our range of medical devices.

The right to more affordable care

Our long-term goal is to make medical care more accessible. We believe that everyone in the world has the right to quality and affordable care, and this motivates us in the development of our products. We always try to accommodate doctors and hospitals and do not hesitate to tailor the products to the needs of their patients. We are pleased that our products are helping doctors and patients in more than 40 countries around the world.

Production

All our medical devices are manufactured at our headquarters in Brno, Czech Republic. We also produce our own collagen, which is an important and integral part of vascular prostheses.

We support

In 2018 and 2019, we supported the Doctors for Bénin charity mission organised by a team of Czech doctors by supplying hernia meshes and dressing materials.

Why work with us

We build our cooperation primarily on long-term and strong relationships. We listen to our partners and try to incorporate their comments and recommendations into our products. We are open to producing specific dimensions at the customer’s request. With production and warehouses directly at our headquarters, we can react flexibly to demand and deliver goods to customers very quickly. In addition, we provide distributors with various product and technical training to help them find and strengthen their position in a strong competitive environment.

Grants

Since 2024 we have been realising project FX04030018_3212 named „Automation of the production process of new innovative medical devices in the company VUP Medical“ from programme The Country for the Future.

History of VUP

  • 1949
    We were established as the Knitting Research Institute.
  • 1958
    We produced the first knitted vascular prosthesis.
  • 1962
    The first prosthesis was successfully implanted.
  • 1981
    Our vascular prosthesis with collagen was used for the first time.
  • 2008
    We launched polypropylene mesh for hernia repair (PP MESH).

We are a company with a history of research and innovation since 1949. We develop and manufacture first-class vascular prostheses, hernia, and wound healing products, which are used by many renowned hospitals in the Czech Republic and abroad.

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