Meihua International Medical Technologies Co., Ltd. Enters Into Cooperation Agreements with Hainan’s Qionghai City and Hainan Free Trade Port Boao Hope City to Build Technology Park and Medical Research and Development Center

YANGZHOU, China, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Meihua International Medical Technologies Co., Ltd. (“MHUA” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MHUA), a reputable manufacturer and provider of Class I, II and III disposable medical devices with operating subsidiaries in China, today announced the Company, via its subsidiary company Hainan Guoxie Medical Technology Co. (“Hainan Guoxie”), has entered into cooperation agreement (the “Qionghai Agreement”) with Qionghai City of Hainan Province to build technology park project. Hainan Guoxie also entered into cooperation agreement (the “Hope City Agreement”) with Hainan Free Trade Port Boao Hope City (“Hope City”) to build MHUA a medical research and development center in the Hope City.

Pursuant to the Qionghai Agreement, Hainan Guoxie plans to invest in the construction of a medical industrial park in Hainan Province for the will be focused on the development of minimally invasive interventional medical devices, new materials and surgical robotics technologies. Hainan Guoxie and Qionghai City government reached preliminary agreement to bid for the usage of nearly 574,080 sq ft of land around Hope City for the construction of a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) medical industrial park. The Company anticipates making a more detailed public announcement of the land use right purchase information in about one month’s time.

Pursuant to the Hope City Agreement, the planned MHUA medical R&D center will carry out the research and development of stem cell to human targeted therapies and rehabilitation training projects.

Presently, Hope City is the only special medical parkin China, which was approved by China State Council in 2013 and offers a series of special policies such as “licensed medical treatment, licensed research, licensed operation and licensed international medical technology exchange,” and is a key project for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port. At present, there are 20 medical institutions involved in more than 10 projects under construction or planned in the pipeline, with 51 medical academicians forming the expert advisory team. In addition, Hope City has established cooperation with 30 of the top international pharmaceutical and medical devices enterprises, serving as one of the main channels for the importation of innovative products into China. The volume of licensed medicines and medical devices imported has exceeded 200 categories, effectively facilitating the advancement of medical technology, devices and medicine development in China to catch up with the international market.

MHUA’s project is highly valued by the local government of Hope City, who recently paid a special visit to the Company’s headquarters. Mr. Liu Yongjun, chairman of MHUA, commented: “Hainan has many advantageous conditions as China’s national free trade port, which will provide many convenience for MHUA’s products exporting to foreign markets, new product research and development, and taxation, among other things. It is a great honor for us that Qionghai City and Hope City selected the Company as one of the contracted companies to promote medical industry projects locally. MHUA will strive to improve the level of intelligence, information technology, digitalization and innovation, and accelerate the transformation and upgrade of our business, in order to promote the Company’s high-quality development and create sustainable value for our shareholders.”

About Meihua International Medical Technologies Co., Ltd.

Meihua International Medical Technologies is a reputable manufacturer and provider of Class I, II and III disposable medical devices with operating subsidiaries in China. The Company manufactures and sells Class I disposable medical devices, such as eye drop bottles, medicine bottles and anal bags, and Class II and III disposable medical devices, such as identification tape, gynecological examination kits, inspection kits, surgical kits, medical brushes, medical dressing, masks, disposable infusion pumps, electronic pumps and puncture kits, which products are sold under its own brands and also sourced and distributed from other manufacturers. The Company has received international “CE” certification and ISO 13485 system certification and has also registered with the FDA (registration number: 3006554788) for more than 20 products. The Company has served hospitals, pharmacies, medical institutions and medical equipment companies for over 30 years, providing more than 800 types of products for domestic sales, as well as 120 products which are exported to more than 30 countries internationally across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. For more information, please visit www.meihuamed.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. When the Company uses words such as “may,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate” or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, the following: the Company’s ability to achieve its goals and strategies, and its ability to fully execute on the planned agreement, the Company’s future business development and plans of future business development, including its ability to successfully develop robotic assisted surgery systems and obtain licensure and certification for such systems, financial conditions and results of operations, product and service demand and acceptance, reputation and brand, the impact of competition and pricing, changes in technology, government regulations, fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China, and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing and other risks contained in reports filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Additional factors are discussed in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in its annual report on Form 20-F, as filed with the SEC on July 29, 2022, as well as its current reports on Form 6-K and other filings, all of which are available for review at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

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Healthy Lifestyle Hub brings resources and hope to Auburn Gresham

CHICAGO (CBS) — After years of disinvestment, there are new and important resources coming to the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

They are all housed in one new Healthy Lifestyle Hub at 839 W. 79th St., just west of Halsted Street. We have been following the development of the building for many months, and on Friday, CBS 2’s Irika Sargent was there for the grand opening.

You may remember in July, Sargent and CBS 2’s Joe Donlon were at the same building for a special half-hour report about the response to mass shootings on the city’s South and West sides. We chose the Healthy Lifestyle Hub as the backdrop for that newscast as a sign of hope for the real change that can be made at the community level – when investments are made in our neighborhoods.

The building at 839 W. 79th St. was built in 1925. The former furniture store had been sitting vacant for the last 25 years. It is right next to Leo High School on 7901 S. Sangamon St., and students had to walk past the shuttered building on the way to school.

The Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation set its sights on developing a project that would serve the whole community – a building that would house medical and dental services, a pharmacy, a café, a bank, and so much more.

On Friday, they celebrated that dream coming to life. During the grand opening celebration from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., residents walked through an open house to learn about all the resources coming to the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. More than 600 guests were expected in all.


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Carlos Nelson, chief executive officer of the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation, was the one who first had the idea for the Healthy Lifestyle Hub.

“We’ve been working on this since literally 2016 as a vision to bring back to life this vacant 60,000 square-foot building that’s just sat ominously right near 79th and Halsted – the busiest bus line in the entire city of Chicago,” Nelson said.

The Chicago Bears were a major benefactor, donating more than $600,000 for the project.

“When the Chicago Bears heard about our work doing the Racial Equity Rapid Response task force; doing COVID response work in Auburn Gresham, they wanted to get involved with what we were doing,” Nelson said.


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One of the missions with which the Bears signed on was to bring high-quality health care. Another was to demonstrate ways to show how food can be used as medicine – in the form of a high-tech teaching kitchen, Nelson said.

In all, the Auburn Gresham Development Corporation secured nearly $20 million for the project. The Pritzker Traubert Foundation was a major benefector.

Also among the components of the facility are a UI Health Clinic and urgent care center operated by the University of Illinois at Chicago on the second floor, along with a pharmacy. The urgent care center will provide medical, dental, and mental health care, and expects to serve 30,000 patients in the next year alone.


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On the third floor, neighbors can connect with Heartland Alliance, which aims to help people out of poverty for jobs, housing, and family services. The UIC Neighborhood Center will also have a spot offering tutoring and small business workshops.

On the first floor, there will be a Bank of America and a local Black-owned restaurant and coffee shop.

Sargent spoke to a woman who conducts diabetes education, and she said there are also plans for a diabetes educational workshop at the Healthy Lifestyle Hub.

Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation senior director Linda Johnson emphasized the need for better health care in Auburn Gresham.

“Auburn Gresham has been suffering from many, many health inequities for over the years,” she said, “and because of the high population of seniors in the community, this is a dream come true.”


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Johnson emphasized that the first person to die of COVID-19 in Chicago was an Auburn Gresham resident. Patricia Frieson, 61, died in mid-March 2020.

The new hub will add over also add 150 jobs to the community, with the goal of building wealth for generations to come who live in the area.

The next goal for the Healthy Lifestyle Hub is to open a women’s health center for prenatal and postnatal care. A senior activity center, a fitness center, and a food pantry are also planned at the Healthy Lifestyle Hub in the future, Nelson said.

Some are calling it the Miracle on 79th Street.

Nelson was thrilled to see hundreds of people turn out at the grand opening Friday evening.


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“This is so special to me, and I get asked, how do I feel about this? I’m most excited about the smiles, and the faces, and the glimmers in the eyes,” he said. “This is really about the community – the community taking ownership of this as their project; their building.”

Meanwhile, the great news keeps coming for Auburn Gresham. Auburn Gardens, a $40 million affordable housing development, is being built right across the street from the hub.

A $35 million Metra Electric Line station is also set to open down the street in 2024.


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Community leaders say these efforts will not only provide opportunities, but also help in violence prevention.