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The stage is set for ‘Future Health Tech’ – from smart wearables and AI-supported diagnostics to micro-medical robotics
03.06.2025
MEDICA, the leading international trade fair and platform for healthcare innovations, will once again confirm its position as a global hotspot for start-ups in the healthcare sector this year. In mid-November, the international start-up scene will gather in Düsseldorf to present their latest tech innovations to a global audience of experts.
Christian Grosser leaves Messe Düsseldorf
22.05.2025
After more than 17 successful years of professional activity, Christian Grosser, Director of MEDICA and COMPAMED, is leaving Messe Düsseldorf at his own request to take on new professional challenges. The position of `Director MEDICA and COMPAMED´ will be filled on an interim basis by Michael Degen, Executive Director Trade Fairs at Messe Düsseldorf.
MEDICA and COMPAMED kick off the new trade fair year with exciting programme updates for the medtech community
11.03.2025
MEDICA and COMPAMED, the leading international information and communication platforms for the entire value chain of the medical technology industry and its suppliers, are starting the new trade fair year with numerous programme updates.
MEDICA 2024 and COMPAMED 2024: medical technology industry uses global reach to compete for innovation leadership
14.11.2024
"Meet Health. Future. People." is MEDICA’s campaign motto for the future in the new trade fair year 2025. The aptness of the motto was confirmed by the success of MEDICA 2024 and its concurrently held number 1 supplier trade fair, COMPAMED 2024.
MEDICA and COMPAMED 2024: shining a light on healthcare trends with ample array of innovations, exciting formats and VIP guests
07.11.2024
Christian Grosser, Director Health & Medical Technologies, is looking forward to events getting under way: “From next Monday to Thursday, we will once again be welcoming visiting professionals from all fields of the international healthcare industry to MEDICA and COMPAMED 2024.
Start-ups will once again have a starring role at MEDICA 2024, with the finals of two competitions among the agenda highlights
31.10.2024
The finalists in the 16th Healthcare Innovation World Cup and the 13th MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION have advanced from around 550 candidates based in 62 countries from Armenia to China and America to Rwanda. From 3 p.m. on Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 November, they will be exhibiting their innovative solutions on the MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM stage as part of MEDICA 2024.
COMPAMED 2024: Enablers of progress in medical technology to exhibit
16.10.2024
In mid-November, from November 11 to 14, 2024, COMPAMED in Düsseldorf, the world's leading trade fair for suppliers to the medical technology industry, will once again demonstrate the entire spectrum of know-how, product solutions and services for medical technology production and development.
MEDICA HEALTH IT FORUM: Success in mastering healthcare challenges through digital innovations!
02.10.2024
How can innovations be used to master the major challenges and requirements facing healthcare across countries? The MEDICA HEALTH IT FORUM, an established part of the MEDICA program, will once again provide well-founded answers to this central question on all four days of the trade fair (11 - 14 November 2024).
MEDICA LABMED FORUM: four exciting topic days around hot issues, current trends and innovations in laboratory medicine
18.09.2024
The MEDICA LABMED FORUM has become one of the main attractions of the MEDICA supporting program with its in-depth short presentations and panel discussions. This year's focus (11 - 14 November) is on digitalization, the shortage of specialists, laboratory medicine impulses for cardiology and oncology as well as a look into the future of the specialist discipline.
MEDICARE ASIA unites seven healthcare trade shows under one roof
11.09.2024
Following the integration of Messe Düsseldorf's five Asian subsidiaries into the “Messe Düsseldorf for Asia” network, the company is now taking the next step and showcasing initial successes. The health fairs in Asia are being brought together under the umbrella of MEDICARE ASIA.