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From science to application: MEDICA brings together sports medicine and the latest MedTech innovations
09.09.2026
How can findings from sports medicine and science be translated more quickly into prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation? And what role do wearables, artificial intelligence, modern performance diagnostics and new approaches to personalised medicine play in this?
MEDICA and COMPAMED 2026 reinforce their status as high-calibre community platforms with a new ticketing structure
26.08.2026
With the launch of the online ticket shop for MEDICA and COMPAMED 2026 in Düsseldorf (16 to 19 November), the next phase of the transformation process has begun for both events.
Power cuts, cyberattacks, crisis response: these topics are at the heart of the 1st German Health Resilience Conference
23.07.2026
Pandemics, cyberattacks, extreme weather events, geopolitical conflicts or widespread power cuts: the number of potential stress scenarios for the healthcare system is on the rise.
Messe Düsseldorf brings Europe’s leading wearables conference to Düsseldorf
25.06.2026
Wearables are rapidly evolving from consumer products into clinically relevant key technologies. From digital biomarkers and smart patches to AI-supported remote monitoring, wearable systems are increasingly transforming diagnostics, prevention and therapy.
From smart patches to tele-robotics: COMPAMED Innovation Forum 2026 looks to the future of emergency medicine
09.06.2026
Overcrowded A&E departments, staff shortages, scarce resources and increasingly complex clinical pictures pose major challenges for intensive care and emergency medicine.
1st German Health Resilience Conference brings together decision-makers to build resilient healthcare systems
12.05.2026
With the 1st German Health Resilience Conference, MEDICA in Düsseldorf is expanding its programme to include a new format aimed at strengthening resilient healthcare systems.
MEDICA and COMPAMED 2026: From innovation to implementation – new topics, formats and networks for the healthcare of the future
15.04.2026
The healthcare industry is under growing pressure to translate innovation into care more quickly and consistently. This is precisely where MEDICA and COMPAMED 2026 come in: as platforms that not only reflect trends but also enable concrete implementation.
“We turn innovation into practical application” – Interview with Carmen Berger, Director of MEDICA and COMPAMED
14.04.2026
Since October 2025, Carmen Berger has been the person in charge at Messe Düsseldorf for MEDICA and COMPAMED, and, leading her team, is driving forward the strategy for both events and the practical planning for this year’s exhibition period. In an interview with MEDICA.de, she discusses the transformation process and new programme highlights.
MEDICA and COMPAMED launch exhibitor registration for 2026 with new theme structure
27.01.2026
The kick-off for exhibitor registrations for MEDICA 2026 and COMPAMED 2026 in Düsseldorf has taken place (duration: 16–19 November), and the booking phase for the leading international trade fairs for the medical technology industry and its supplier sector has begun. This is based on a completely revised thematic structure for the exhibition areas.
International decision-makers in the healthcare industry rely on MEDICA 2025 and COMPAMED 2025 in Düsseldorf
20.11.2025
With programmatic changes and the theme “Meet Health. Future. People.”, MEDICA 2025 marks the starting point of a process of change that addresses the transformation of the global healthcare industry. Trade fair managing director Marius Berlemann emphasizes the ambition to actively shape this change – with further innovations in 2026 as well.