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The healthcare business and the medical technology sector are moving forward with vigour, driven by ever new technical developments. Innovative, digital and connected – this is how the sector persists against challenging framework and market conditions. And keeping pace with the industry, MEDICA and COMPAMED are also holding their own as a combination of globally unique platforms for business and information serving the entire added value chain of medical-technical systems and products – including manufacture and development.

The preparations for MEDICA 2024 and COMPAMED 2024 in Düsseldorf have almost finished and a total of more than 6,000 companies from approximately 70 countries will fill the entire hall space on the trade fair premises.

Be a part of this magnificent opportunity to get a global overview on healthcare!

At MEDICA 2024, there are five spheres promising a comprehensive range of innovations for the treatment of outpatients and clinical use. The spheres of MEDICA are:

• Lab & Diagnostics
• Med Tech & Devices
• Disposables
• Physio Tech
• Digital Health.

We look forward to seeing you soon.
The MEDICA Team

Our Topics

MEDICA LABMED FORUM

International meeting place for laboratory medicine experts

Laboratory medicine, medical technology and life sciences provide the entire healthcare market with new impulses, which are presented every year at the LABMED FORUM at MEDICA. Whether physicians, people from health policy or health services, representatives of the press and, of course, all other interested visitors are invited to four exciting theme days with top-class short lectures and lively panel discussions.

This year, the focus is on laboratory management, advances in diagnostics, artificial intelligence and innovative developments in the life sciences.

Healthcare innovations of the future

The new MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM

The MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM is dedicated to drive innovation in healthcare and brings together innovators, techpreneurs, investors and healthcare experts to foster innovations, partnerships, and startups. With more than 8.500 attendees, the MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM is the global hotspot for the latest technologies and innovations and offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art, new developments and what's to come in the next decade.

The key topics of the MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM 2024 are amongst others Generative AI, AI and big data, XR and digital twins, mobile health, 3D printing, medical connected things.

Matchmaking

Networking for visitors and exhibitors

Make the most of the full potential of MEDICA and find the exhibitors that exactly match your interests!

Our matchmaking tool is available starting in October. The award-winning software, which matches you with the right contacts, offers you the following advantages:

• Contact suggestions based on your interests and product focus

• Personal exchange in chats, video meetings or live on site

• Efficient appointment planning and networking even before the fair

COMPAMED 2024

Hotspot for complex high-tech solutions

Held in parallel to MEDICA as always, COMPAMED can look back on more than thirty years of success and has become an absolute hotspot for complex high-tech solutions. About 750 exhibiting companies will present their specialised knowledge as manufacturers and suppliers in five spheres of COMPAMED:

• 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)

• IT in Tech
(software development and maintenance for medical technology)

Hot Topics 2024

The latest developments in the spotlight

The hot topics at MEDICA 2024 include the current examples of AI application and robots and assistive systems in day-to-day medical practice. Another focus is on the increasing connectivity in healthcare provision, specifically on innovations for the point of care, which means diagnostics and treatment in the immediate vicinity of patients. Also a top issue at this year’s MEDICA is the human factor. The urgent lack of skilled professionals affects almost all companies active in healthcare, leading them to search for solutions.

All these topics will be discussed in individual forums and at conferences which are appropriate to each target group.