MEDICA 2018 + COMPAMED 2018 with almost 6,000 exhibitors - digital transformation remains a hot topic

When top decision-makers in the healthcare business meet in Düsseldorf in the middle of November at the world's leading medical trade fair, MEDICA 2018, (date: 12 – 15/11/2018; Monday to Thursday), over 5,000 exhibitors from at least 70 countries will meet them once more, as consistent partners who are enthusiastic about innovation and offer tailored solutions for outpatient and clinical care. Digital transformation remains at the top of everyone’s list this year. It is shaping the health economy worldwide and changes both processes and business models alike.     

This prevailing trend will not only be represented by exhibitor innovations at the MEDICA, but is also reflected in the programmes of the accompanying conferences and forums.

These conferences and forums include the MEDICA HEALTH IT FORUM (on IT topics such as big data, artificial intelligence and cyber security), the MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM (hardware and software solutions for connected healthcare) and the MEDICA MEDICINE & SPORTS CONFERENCE, held entirely in English, which takes a look at the use of applications which are used in close proximity to the body and wearables for monitoring vital signs.

A significant strength of the MEDICA is that it not only presents solutions for individual medical specialist disciplines in one place over a few days, but also takes on the complete workflow of patient treatment. The individual focal points are clearly structured according to hall and include: Electromedicine / medical technology (approx. 2,500 exhibitors), laboratory technology / diagnostics, physiotherapy / orthopaedic technology, commodities and consumables, information and communication technology, medical furniture and specialist furnishings for hospitals and practices.

This year, the COMPAMED will be taking place for the 27th time, in parallel with MEDICA, with just under 800 exhibitors (in Halls 8a + 8b). A while ago, the items presented here would generally include simple parts, components and equipment for technical devices and medical products, but today, COMPAMED is a hotspot for complex high-tech solutions such as innovative materials, microtechnology and nanotechnology.  

Over the previous years, MEDICA and COMPAMED have regularly received between 120,000 and 130,000 visitors between them annually, with around 60% of these visitors coming from outside Germany. This year, Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn will also be among the visitors. On November 12, he will open MEDICA 2018 and the parallel 41st German Hospital Conference.

This globally unique combination means that both MEDICA and COMPAMED will reflect the entire process chain and present a comprehensive range of medical products, devices and instruments. Together, they occupy the entire space at Düsseldorf's exhibition centre.