MEDICA 2019 –
Top in all medical areas

The world of medicine meets at MEDICA 2019. A must for anyone who wants to experience tomorrow’s healthcare market live.

Apply online as a MEDICA exhibitor 2019

MEDICA 2019 –
Top in all medical areas

The world of medicine meets at MEDICA 2019. Experience tomorrow’s healthcare market live.

Apply online as a MEDICA exhibitor 2019

Hotel ship special for exhibitors and trade fair guests of MEDICA 2019

For MEDICA 2019 we offer you exclusive accommodation on luxury and comfort Rhine ships at TOP PRICE and in TOP SITUATION via our partner Düsseldorf Tourismus.

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Hotelschiff Spezial für Aussteller und Messegäste der MEDICA 2019

Zur MEDICA 2019 bieten wir Ihnen über unseren Partner Düsseldorf Tourismus exklusive Übernachtungsmöglichkeiten auf Luxus- und Komfort-Rheinschiffen zum TOP PREIS und in TOP LAGE

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MEDICA 2019 – Pioneers of tomorrow's medicine

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Join the 8th MEDICA App COMPETITION

Submit your solution to the MEDICA App COMPETITION until September 18th. The 10 finalists will have the chance to present their solutions on stage at the MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM on Tuesday 19th of November. You can win worldwide visibility, valuable business contacts and cash prizes worth 3,500 EURO.

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Image: Two men in the zoo holding turtles in their hands; Copyright: Oliver Dietze

Diagnostics: Animal blood samples help predict human diseases

Penguins, Asian elephants and many other animal species live in the zoos of Saarbrücken and Neunkirchen. As they come from different continents, blood is regularly taken from the animals to check their health.

Image: Two men and a woman; Copyright: Fatemi Hossein

Robotic pancreas transplant for obese patients with Type 1 diabetes

For patients with Type 1 diabetes who do not respond well to insulin or have other serious medical complications caused by their disease, pancreas transplantation offers hope for a cure. But obese candidates who need a pancreas transplant often are denied the procedure because of poor outcomes.

Image: Arthroscopic knee surgery; Copyright: panthermedia.net/edwardolive

Surgery better than observation for older patients with meniscus tear

Patients over age 50 who underwent an all inside arthroscopic repair technique had lower rates of subsequent total knee surgery than a similar group that was only observed.

Image: A number of green gas bottles in a long row; Copyright: panthermedia.net/scanrail

Cancer tissue-freezing for lower income countries

A new reusable device created by the Johns Hopkins University can help women with breast cancer in lower income countries by using carbon dioxide, a widely available and affordable gas, to power a cancer tissue-freezing probe instead of industry-standard argon.

Image: man in the lab looks into a microscope; Copyright: panthermedia.net/alexraths

Laboratory medicine: engineers revolutionize molecular microscopy

Control Engineers of the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, in collaboration with colleagues from the Jülich Research Center, have developed a method for measuring the electrical potentials of molecules and molecular surfaces with previously unattainable precision and speed.

Image: A drawn image of the human spine with a hole in it; Copyright: panthermedia.net/lightsource

Nanotechnology: an 'EpiPen' for spinal cord injuries

An injection of nanoparticles can prevent the body's immune system from overreacting to trauma, potentially preventing some spinal cord injuries from resulting in paralysis. The approach was demonstrated in mice at the University of Michigan, with the nanoparticles enhancing healing by reprogramming the aggressive immune cells.

Image: man in front of a written chart; Copyright: University of Houston

Imaging: combination of super microscope and supercomputer to target new treatments

Badri Roysam, chair of the University of Houston Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is leading a $3.19 million project to create new technology that could provide an unprecedented look at the injured brain.

Image: someone points on MRI images of a knee with a pen; Copyright: panthermedia.net/Bernhard Lelle

Imaging: arthroscopy is more effective than MRI for chondral defects of the knee

Using arthroscopy to stage a lesion in the chondral area of the knee is more accurate than magnetic resonance imaging, according to researchers from the Rothman Institute, La Jolla, Calif. The findings were presented today at the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.

Image: stethoscope and smartphone with lungs on the display lying on a table; Copyright: panthermedia.net/belchonock

mHealth: your mobile phone can reveal if you are suffering from respiratory disease

Signal researchers have developed a mobile phone app that can measure impaired breathing. The results can lead you to determine whether you have a respiratory disease. In the future, this invention can also help people suffering from asthma or allergies with remote care and self-care. The mobile measurement tool is an easy, fast and cost-effective alternative to expensive hospital examinations.

Image: sensor; Copyright: Purdue University

Diagnostics: 3D mapping technology to monitor and track cells and tissues

Medical advancements can come at a physical cost. Often following diagnosis and treatment for cancer and other diseases, patients' organs and cells can remain healed but damaged from the medical condition. In fact, one of the fastest growing medical markets is healing and/or replacing organs and cells already treated, yet remain damaged by cancer, cardiovascular disease and other medical issues.