Current Background Reports

Rehabilitation is hard work – for the patient as well as for the therapist. Thousands of repetitions are necessary in order for previously known movement sequences to solidify again in the brain. This requires enormous physical effort and a lot of concentration. At MEDICA 2019 we will find out to what extent robotics can help here!

Hightech solutions for hygiene in the medical sector have been getting better and faster. There are not only machines that can disinfect everything by themselves, but there are portable and handy sterilisation solutions as well. At MEDICA 2019 you can find everything that is up-and-coming around medical hygiene.

Modern and innovative medical consumables of today - from bandages to surgical gloves. Sustainability and environmentally friendly recycling are also in the focus here. At MEDICA 2019, we will find out which innovative products the medical market currently offers!

Digitalization offers many opportunities for the hospital of the future. The Smart Hospital focuses on networking and short distances and stands for targeted and efficient care. At MEDICA 2019, we discover what technology can already provide today and where it is being used.

The MEDICA App COMPETITION is all about medical solutions for smartphones. The competition aims to advance the development of innovations and integrate them into the everyday lives of physicians, hospitals and patients. From more than 100 entries, an international jury selected 15 finalists to present their app-based solutions at MEDICA 2019.

A wearable that controls your posture, catheters with AI and home care with robot support – these are only some of the highlights than visitors can expect at MEDICA from 18 to 21 November in Düsseldorf. Our editorial team has already been able to have a look at Sunday.