In the MEDICA halls with  the “Med Tech & Devices” and “Digital Health” worlds of experience, trade visitors will benefit from a thematically adapted hall allocation and a new location for the accompanying German Hospital Day. The leading event for the top management of German hospitals previously took place in the Congress Center Düsseldorf and is now moving to the center of the trade fair, in Hall 12. Companies exhibiting in the “Med Tech & Devices” world of experience with innovations for hospital equipment and operating  room will be grouped around the event area.

“Another world of experience that is relevant for our audience of decision-makers in the healthcare sector is “Digital Health”, which we have now placed just next door in Hall 13 including its themed stage program and the high-traffic special exhibitions”, stated Christian Grosser, Director Health & Medical Technologies at Messe Düsseldorf, highlighting the advantages of theme-based synergistic effects and easy access for an efficient trade fair visit. Hall 13 will feature the MEDICA ECON FORUM, organized by the Techniker Krankenkasse health insurance fund, which will address current themes in healthcare policy (particularly regarding the digitalization of healthcare), the MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM (with its popular start-up pitches) and the special exhibitions “Hospital of the Future” (innovations on the topics of “Digital hospital infrastructure” and “Data usage exemplified by intensive care medicine”), the Wearable Technologies show and the MEDICA START-UP PARK as a hub for networking with the digitally based start-up scene.

Comprehensive range of innovations in five worlds of experience

At MEDICA 2024, there will be five worlds of experience with a comprehensive range of innovations for outpatient and clinical use. In the past two years, the company and product database on the MEDICA website listed more than 12,000 innovations by exhibiting companies at the beginning of the trade fair. MEDICA’s worlds of experience are: Lab & Diagnostics (laboratory technology and diagnostics), Med Tech & Devices (medical technology and electromedicine), Disposables (consumer goods and consumables), Physio Tech (physiotherapy and orthopedic technology) and Digital Health (IT systems and IT solutions).

Held concurrently with MEDICA again will be COMPAMED. Since its launch in 1992, COMPAMED has been a success story for more than thirty years and has developed into an absolute hotspot for complex high-tech solutions. About 750 exhibiting companies will present special manufacturing and supplier expertise at COMPAMED 2024, also in five worlds of experience: Manufacturing & Devices (e.g., components, parts, manufacturing processes), Services & Advice (e.g., research, development, services), Materials (e.g., plastics, glass, ceramics, metals, composite materials, adhesives, packaging), Micro Tech (such as micro components, microfluidics) as well as IT in Tech (software development and maintenance for medical technology).

All “hot topics” of the year live on stage

Key market trends are currently resulting  in a huge demand for information and many of issues for discussion. MEDICA 2024 and COMPAMED 2024 will address them in their outstanding stage program and the accompanying forums and conferences.

The “hot topics” at this year’s MEDICA will include current application examples of AI  and  robotics and support systems in everyday medical practice. Another focus will be on the increasing networking in healthcare provision. This involves innovations for the “point of care”, i.e. (usually outpatient) diagnostics and treatment in close proximity to the patient. This also includes telemedicine applications in order to ensure optimal cross-sector collaboration between all those involved in the treatment process.

One of the top themes at this year’s MEDICA will also be the human factor. Almost all companies active in the healthcare industry are affected by the urgent shortage of skilled workers and are looking for solutions. These will be discussed in a target group-oriented manner in individual forums and conferences.

Examples include the MEDICA HEALTH IT FORUM (on IT topics such as big data, artificial intelligence and cyber security) and the new MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM. This forum will replace the former MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM. Because digital innovations are not limited to optimized connections between all healthcare players, the MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM will focus on the digital transformation of the healthcare industry in its entirety. The start-up competitions integrated into the forum program will highlight fresh ideas and product solutions by young developer teams on the first two days of the trade fair.

COMPAMED will also provide crucial information and open discussions. The agendas at the COMPAMED HIGH-TECH FORUM and COMPAMED SUPPLIERS FORUM will reflect the top issues of the supply sector such as AI, robotics and automation, microtechnology developments and material innovations. The program will be complemented by contributions and discussions about the best practices in international market development. Supply chain management, product approval issues and patent law will be some of the relevant aspects.

Trade Talk Today: daily trade fair updates & insights

The trade fair booths and stages are not the only places where innovations will be presented and highlighted. Messe Düsseldorf’s new video podcast “Trade Talk Today” (available on  www.medica-tradefair.com  and www.compamed-tradefair.com) will also broadcast important updates on innovations and event highlights daily at the start of the day. “Movers and shakers” will provide insights and classify the industry trends.

Last year, MEDICA and COMPAMED recorded a total of 83,000 visitors from more than 160 countries.

For further information on visiting or exhibiting at MEDICA and COMPAMED 2024, contact Messe Düsseldorf North America; Telephone: (312) 781-5180; E-mail: info@mdna.com; Visit www.medica-tradefair.com, www.compamed-tradefair.com and www.mdna.com. The dates for all of the international medical trade fairs organized by the Messe Düsseldorf Group worldwide are available  at https://www.medicalliance.global.

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