The MEDICA TECH FORUM will take place for the 15th time this year from November 11 to 14, 2024 in hall 9.
It is again a mirror image of outstanding applications and exciting innovations from research and industry. Artificial intelligence is at the forefront: it affects all segments and enables manufacturers and users to lift products and processes to a new level. It is also important to take a look at other important technologies and regulatory frameworks. MEDICA TECH FORUM means benefiting from expert knowledge and gaining valuable insights for your own entrepreneurial future!
The program highlights include:
Top innovators: digital and AI patents
From design to production with AI and VR
AI in Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs
Update: China registration
Clinical evaluation under MDR – Lessons learned
Value-based healthcare
Responsible for the program are the industry associations SPECTARIS and MedicalMountains. The moderator, Tobias Wobbe from Euskirchen, will navigate through the four-day program and guide his audience expertly from lecture to lecture. The forum language is predominantly English.
Program overview
The forum language is partly German, but mostly English.
Please note: This is the preliminary program, which will be continuously updated until the start of the trade fair.
Use the arrows on the left and right or swipe (on mobile devices) to scroll through the program. Click on an event to see the detailed entry.
On the same day, Dr. Nina Müller and Niklas Schmidt from Gottschald Patentanwälte will give a presentation on “AI in MedTech - Uncovering hidden champions among MEDICA exhibitors by patent analysis” from 13:00 to 13:45. The presentation will analyze the patent portfolios of selected MEDICA exhibitors at the interface of AI and medical technology. In particular, the influence of ChatGPT on patent applications will be examined and current and future trends will be highlighted.
Are you an expert in your field and would like to contribute to the programme? Use the following link to let us know which subject area you would like to speak about.
Marcus Kuhlmann SPECTARIS association "Medical Technology"
SPECTARIS
SPECTARIS - German Hightech Industry Association
SPECTARIS is the German industry association for the high-tech medium-sized business sector and representative body in the areas of medical technology, optical technologies and analytical, biological, laboratory, and ophthalmic devices.
The MedicalMountains cluster organisation offers a versatile competence network for knowledge and technology transfer - solidly built with their shareholders and expanded in the TechnologyMountains e.V. technology association. The cooperation and cross-fertilisation with regional, national and international partners provides small and medium-sized enterprises in particular with an important knowledge and technology advantage in Germany as a medical technology hotspot.