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Forging tomorrow's innovations

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Due to the ongoing corona pandemic, MEDICA 2020 takes place online as virtual.MEDICA 2020. Unfortunately, this also means that we will not be able to welcome you in the extremely popular MEDICA START-UP PARK. But you will nevertheless get the chance to meet young companies from the medical industry and to experience exciting new ideas. Find out how and when on this page.

Why you should definitely participate virtually: This is new for you in 2020!

Conference Area
  • Four days of virtual knowledge transfer in exciting discussions and top-class lectures by renowned speakers.

  • NEW:  Everything will be transmitted via live video streams and will also be available on-demand after the event.

Exhibition Space
  • Exhibitors present their product highlights and innovations.

  •  NEW:  Now also with Exhibitor Video Arena and Exhibitor Web Sessions with live presentations and chat function.

Networking Plaza
  • Online trade visitors and virtual exhibitors make direct contacts via our matchmaking tool – supported by AI technology.

  • NEW:   Now also connect around the clock worldwide via personal video meetings with a maximum of three other people.

This is how we turn challenges into new opportunities with virtual.MEDICA
– use yours and join in!

Start-ups present their ideas at virtual.MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM!

Hotspot for digital innovations

The virtual.MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM is the innovation and networking forum for the healthcare industry and related disciplines, where international companies and start-ups present their latest insights, technologies and solutions for connected and mobile healthcare. More than 50speakers will show which digital topics will be on the future health agenda. About 40 selected start-ups and scale-ups present their solutions in the MEDICA DISRUPT sessions and pitches. They will revolutionize healthcare with their breakthrough solutions.

And the winner is ...

Christian Stammel, Founder and CEO of the WT Wearable Technologies Group, reveals more about MEDICA DISRUPT in our video clip.

12th HEALTHCARE INNOVATION WORLD CUP

Meet the world's TOP12 Internet of Medical Things Techpreneurs 2020!

Hundreds of start-ups, scale-ups and innovative SMES worldwide submitted their Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) solutions to the 12th Healthcare Innovation World Cup®, from smart wearable devices to intelligent integrated apps.

Here are the TOP12 Internet of Medical Things Techpreneurs 2020 (in alphabetical order):

BeFC, France: Bioenzymatic fuel cells - Sustainable paper-based energy source for medical devices

CRIAM, Portugal: CRIAM - 5G portable blood point of care diagnostic device

Horizen, Poland: Higo - Telemedical system for monitoring heart, lung, ear, temperature, skin and more

inContAlert, Germany: inContAlert - Wearable system for non-invasive measurement of the urinary bladder filling level

Innovosens, Sweden: SMASH - Sweat metabolite analysis for sports and health

MDCN Technologies, Inc., USA: NeoRhythm - A gesture-controlled headband to sleep better, de-stress and boost energy

Mindpax, Germany: Mindpax - Wrist-worn monitoring sensor for chronic diseases

OutSense, Israel: OutSense - Continuous, autonomous and touch-free monitoring of stool and urine

PKvitality, France: K'Watch - Continuous glucose monitoring smartwatch

RespMedical LLC, Poland: BreatherOne - Pulmonary rehabilitation system

ROWEBOTS / Home Health Systems, Canada: MySafetyPatch - Remote monitoring with alarms for people with chronic or acute illness

S-CASE, Poland: S-CASE - point of care diagnostic device for measurement of diabetes, temperature, blood pressure, oxidation of the blood and pulse

Who will take the trophy home and benefit from prizes worth over 500.000 USD? Stay tuned for the official pitch & award ceremony on Monday, 16 November, 14:00 – 16:00 CET, in the online Conference Area at virtual.MEDICA.

Registration is required and the livestream will be available free of charge.

Program overview of 12th IWC

Monday, 16 November 2020

14:00 – 14:10 h
Welcome and introduction

14:10 – 15:15 h
12th Healthcare Innovation World Cup Pitch
TOP12 Internet of Medical Things Techpreneurs 2020
(12 finalists' pitches)

15:15 – 15:45 h
Panel discussion: IoMT disruption – How corporates and start-ups can overcome the challenges together?

15:45 – 16:00 h
Award Ceremony - Announcement of the TOP3 IoMT Techpreneurs 2020
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Program overview of 9th MSC

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

14:00 – 14:10 h
Welcome and introduction

14:10 – 15:15 h
9th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION Pitch
Top12 Medical Start-ups 2020
(12 finalists' pitches in health apps, diagnostics, robotics, AI in healthcare)

15:15 – 15:45 h
Panel discussion: Strategies for scaling up and funding health start-ups

15:45 – 16:00 h
Award ceremony - Announcement of the TOP3 Medical Start-ups 2020

9th MEDICA Start-up Competition

Get to know the TOP12 Medical Start-ups 2020!

The 9th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION received more than 120 submissions from 33 nations. Healthcare start-ups entered their solutions in AI in healthcare, diagnostics, health apps and robotics.

Here are the TOP12 Medical Start-ups 2020 (in alphabetical order per category):

AI in healthcare

  • diafyt MedTech, Germany: diafyt Guide – AI-learning insulin demand and making suggestions for insulin dosage
  • Radiobotics, Denmark: RBknee™ - Decision supporting tool for automatic identification of osteoarthritis
  • Voiceitt, Israel: Voiceitt - AI-driven automatic speech recognition for individuals with dysarthria

Diagnostics

  • BeFC, France: BeFC - Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells - A sustainable paper-based energy source for low-power medical devices
  • inveox, Germany: inveox - Pathologie 4.0 - Digitization and automation to histopathology labs for cancer diagnostics
  • PKvitality, France: K'Watch - Continuous glucose monitoring smartwatch

Health apps

  • Be My Eyes, Denmark: Be My Eyes - Mobile app utilizing WebRTC video call technology for remote visual assistance
  • Dermanostic, Germany: Dermatologist via app
  • Mediktor, Spain: AI-based medical assistant for triage, prediagnosis and decision-making support

Robotics

  • ETH Zürich, Switzerland: MYLEG - Non-invasive sensory feedback to improve mobility and to promote cognitive prosthesis integration in people with leg amputation
    H Robotics, South Korea: Home rehabilitation device using robot technology and a smart home rehabilitation service platform
  • UniExo, Ukraine: UniExo - Rehab service with modular robotic exoskeleton

Who will be the winners of the 9th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION and benefit from cash prizes worth up to 3.500 Euro? Find out at the official pitch & award ceremony on Tuesday, 17 November, 14:00 – 16:00 CET, in the online Conference Area at virtual.MEDICA.

Registration is required and the livestream will be available free of charge.

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MEDICA DISRUPT - The melting pot of healthcare innovations!

Thursday, 19 November 2020

On Thursday, 19 November, 14:00 – 16:00 CET, the future health agenda will pack with emerging topics, such as:

  • Ing. Ulrich Jerichow, CEO, VitaScale (Germany): Wearable breath analysis - The next level of non-invasive diagnostic and digital health
  • Dr. Tomasz Wojdacz, Methyldetect (Denmark): Epigenetic biomarkers - Revolution in precision medicine
  • Prof. Dr. Alan McNeill, Chief Medical Officer, IntelliPalp Dx Ltd, Consultant Urological Surgeon, NHS Lothian (Scotland): Point of care prostate cancer diagnosis using dynamic instrumented palpation
  • Emeline Hahn, CEO & Founder, Fizimed (France):Innovative connected medical devices for women's health
  • Dr. Roland Amba, Machine Learning Researcher, Evercot AI (Germany): Early brain disease pattern recognition using AI

Do not miss your chance to join MEDICA DISRUPT –  7th MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM, from Monday to Thursday, 16-19 November, 14:00 – 16:00 CET, in the online Conference Area at virtual.MEDICA.

Registration is required and the livestream will be available free of charge. The forum language is English!

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As part of the international online congress "Digital Health: NOW!" the "Digital Health Award" will be presented under the patronage of Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart. The award is aimed at innovative start-ups whose ideas and solutions can make a contribution to the sustainability of healthcare in Europe.

Under the competition motto "Digital transformation for a strong healthcare industry in Europe", interested start-ups can apply until the 6th November 2020.

All information is available here

We asked start-ups ...

... to shortly introduce themselves in their own words in advance to virtual.MEDICA 2020. Come take a look!

Hacarus Inc.

Adrian V. J. Sossna, Vice President Global Sales at Hacarus, talks about the AI platform "Salus" that can be used for many different tasks in medicine and life sciences.
More about Hacarus Inc. in the exhibitor database

Dushyantha Jayatilake, Co-Founder of PLIMES, explains how the wearable GOKURI can help older persons and patients after stroke to better swallow again.
More about PLIMES Inc. in the exhibitor database

PLIMES Inc.

CONFERENCE AREA


Also at virtual.MEDICA there will be exciting lectures, discussion rounds, live pitches and much more from our forum and conference area to experience.

We will put together an interesting program for you with live and also pre-produced highlight contributions. And this during the entire 4-day period in two video streams:

  • an English stream daily from 10:00 to 16:00 o'clock
    and
  • a German stream from 10 to 14 o'clock.

All contributions will be recorded and will be available on demand via MEDICA.de also after virtiual.MEDICA.
Learn more in the Conference Area at virtual.MEDICA
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Start-ups present their digital sports medicine solutions

virtual.MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE 2020

On November 18 and 19, 2020, the virtual.MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE 2020 will take place online. Digital innovations relating to all aspects of sports medicine are on the program in session 5 “Digital innovations in sports and healthcare”. Six exciting start-ups and scale-ups will present their new solutions for one hour.

Dr. Holger Hendrichs
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Ben McNamara
Image: Ben McNamara

Ali Kord
Foto: Ali Kord

The session starts with Dr. Holger Hendrichs, VP of greenTEG, who will give a lecture on the subject of !core body temperature! in competitive sports. Hendrichs presents the first findings of the data collected on the Tour de France 2020 and from professional triathlon competitions.

Afterwards, Ben McNamara, head of the research department at Theragun, turns to the subject of percussive therapy in performance and recovery.

Ali Kord is COO of AiQ Synertial and will then talk about the exact recording and analysis of movement data from professional surfers. This new approach can revolutionize training but also the jury evaluation in competitions.

Nico Kaartinen
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Harald Freitag
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Koen Vercauteren
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Nico Kaartinen, Managing Director of Kaasa Solution, is also an expert on the subject of motion analysis. He will talk about "synchronized mobile motion analysis with inertial measuring units". He will show examples from beach volleyball and figure skating.

Harald Freitag shows how sensor-based movement analysis can be combined with tailor-made training programs. He is the CEO / CTO of movX. The idea behind the movX technology is to record, analyze and optimize complex motion sequences with the help of a portable sensor system. The data and its 3D representation can not only help trainers and athletes, but also support physiotherapists and doctors in caring for their patients.

Koen Vercauteren, founder and head coach of ledsreact will show a new solution for agility and speed training in team sports in his concluding lecture. The "Ledsreact Pro" will fully automate the agility training or testing  and gives insights needed to improve the agility performance of the players. Without wearable, they can track data points on agility capabilities that have never been accessible before - such as acceleration, deceleration, speed, decision making time, etc. This data enables you to make better and more informed decisions, e.g. for return to play or training schedules.

Matchmaking for visitors and exhibitors

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That's what we offer you:

 individualized generation of personal contacts
 appointment and meeting planning before the start of the trade fair
 personalized suggestions according to your interests
 intelligent algorithm adapts to your interests
 NEW: Personal video meetings with your selected contact persons!