15th MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION

Discover the MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM

Overview MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM

WOMEN IN HEALTH

MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION

HEALTHCARE INNOVATION WORLD CUP

Digital future of healthcare

The MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION is aimed at startups with groundbreaking solutions in the field of digital health. The competition supports young companies in further developing their innovations, building international contacts, and gaining global attention. Solutions are invited in the fields of AI in medicine, robotics, laboratory diagnostics, resilience (including cybersecurity), as well as in the open category of other innovations.

Startups from around the world are invited to participate. The Top Medical Start-ups 2026 will present their concepts in the pitch finale at the MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM.

In addition to the pitch at the MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM, winners receive complimentary international marketing, visibility within the MEDICA ecosystem, cash prizes totaling €3,500, networking opportunities with potential investors and partners, and support from experts.

Registration is open until 10 September, 2026.

Winners of the 14th MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION 2025

SVAN Medical GmbH

1st place & winner public vote

Austria

Enables precise and safe surgery through smart drill technology

AcroCyte Therapeutics, Inc.

2nd place

Taiwan

Engineers a comprehensive 3D cell culture technology for patient-derived tumor models

Virtuosis AI

3rd place

Switzerland

Analyzes health insights from the voice

Gruppen von vielen Menschen auf einer Bühne - MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/Tillmann

Further finalists

AI in Healthcare

Aisthesis Medical

UK

Develops digital twins for early sepsis care

Prometheus MedTech.AI

Poland

Uses AI revolutionize the diagnosis of congenital heart defects

Robotics

Healthtech Innovations SL

Spain

Redefines surgical nursing through intelligent robotics

MicroSteer

Israel

Enables precise, joystick-guided movement of surgical tools on standard endoscopes

Rovex

US

Develops autonomous hospital robots that transport patients using existing stretchers

Health apps

Dr. Ferrer BioPharma

US

Develops an operational platform to enhance diagnosis and personalize care

Oska Health

Germany

Combines an app and personal counseling to create a hybrid care model

PINK! gegen Brustkrebs GmbH

Germany

Supports women with breast cancer from diagnosis through treatment and long-term after care via an app

Lab Diagnostics

ADmit Therapeutics S.L.

Spain

Forecasts progression to Alzheimer's disease in patients with early memory complaints

NADMED Ltd

Finland

Offers a test to measure NAD+ and NADH from blood

Others

Aghetto srl

Italy

Enables safe, one-handed needle and cap removal for syringes

GO-Pen ApS

Denmark

Allows patients to inject insulin with a reusable pen

Organization of the MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM

Navispace GmbH

Program management:
Dr. Sonja Sulzmaier
Managing Partner Navispace GmbH
Phone +49 8152 99886-23
Email: s.sulzmaier@navispace.de

Partner opportunities and program organization:
Hanna Sterzik
Project and Event Manager Techpreneurs GmbH
Phone +49 8152 99886-25
Email: h.sterzik@techprnrs.com