Registrations for MEDICA 2022
Exceed Previous Year's Level
The planning for the world's leading medical trade fair MEDICA 2022 (14 - 17 November) in Düsseldorf and the parallel No. 1 trade fair for the supplier sector of the medical technology industry, COMPAMED 2022, is gathering momentum. The current course of exhibitor registrations indicates that participation will be above the previous year's level, both in terms of booked space and the number of participations (MEDICA 2021: 3033 participations, COMPAMED 2021: 490).
The medical technology industry right now needs the MEDICA and COMPAMED as strong platforms for international exchange, joint ventures and business. Because the market is in flux. In certain areas, the pandemic is causing increases in demand, for example in point-of-care diagnostics. Apart from that, companies are seeing an increasing necessity to work jointly with their partners in supply and manufacturing to ensure delivery capacity during a time where prices increase dramatically and construction parts are becoming sparse.", says Christian Grosser, Director Health & Medical Technologies at Messe Düsseldorf, important reasons to participate in both leading business events. "International networking also helps to open new markets. You can broaden the base for your own business, while alleviating the effects of obstacles, insecurities or even sanctions that may apply to certain national markets.", Christian Grosser adds.
New Business Entrepreneurs Gain Easy Access
When it comes to reacting to challenges and seizing new opportunities that arise, start-ups from all countries have always been exceptionally quick to action. For years, they have been present in large numbers at the MEDICA and COMPAMED, both with their own booths and with joint booths. "Especially for first-time exhibitors, our MEDICA START-UP PARK offers an attractive opportunity for participation - optionally available with a speaking slot at the always well-attended MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM", Dr Claudio Bucchi points out, who as a senior project manager and trend scout at Messe Düsseldorf has already assisted many start-ups with their first time at MEDICA.
One of them is the young company dermanostic, which offers remote medical consultations with doctors for diseases of the skin through an app and by using patient-provided photographs of the affected areas. (Click here for a MEDICA video report on the start-up dermanostic.) Dr Patrick Lang, the founder of dermanostic, already participated in the MEDICA START-UP PARK in 2021, and is excited to look forward: "We were very pleased with the MEDICA START-UP PARK. We not only had the opportunity to exchange ideas with other start-ups, we also gained many international contacts, and received direct feedback from a professional audience that tried out our app. We are excited to find out what will develop from this until the MEDICA 2022."
Other than sharing a booth, this year start-ups and scale-ups (companies entering their next level of development) will again offer interesting insights into their current projects through a variety of pitch and presentation formats. Examples are the MEDICA DISRUPT sessions, the 11th MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION, or the 14th Healthcare Innovation World Cup, all highlights of the programme at the MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM. All in all, at least 120 speakers and more than 100 start-ups will be part of the action when it comes to digital innovations for the future's mobile, connective health care.
Images: R. Eberhard, messekompakt.com, EBERHARD print & medien agentur gmbh
Source: Messe Düsseldorf