MEDICA 2024

Update

MEDICA 2024 will occur as a live trade exhibition between the 11th and 14th of October 2024. The event will coincide with COMPAMED 2024. The two trade fairs will be held at Messe Düsseldorf.

Preface

MEDICA Düsseldorf is one of the medical industry’s leading trade fairs. It is among the central meeting locations for the sector. Furthermore, the fair is the industry's most pivotal procurement and learning platform. Also, MEDICA is one of the most prominent stages for showcasing the most recent advancements. The trade show occurs annually, with Messe Düsseldorf as its hosting location. MEDICA Düsseldorf attracts an impressive and diverse group of attendees. Such include GPs, laboratory managers, cost unit experts, manufacturers, OEMs, and service providers. Visitors additionally include medical institutes, care centres, physiotherapist practitioners, and research experts. MEDICA receives an impressive number of attendees during its annual editions. For instance, one iteration featured over 126 300 participants. More than 60 nations visit the event, including Brazil, Canada, China, the Netherlands, and Egypt.

About MEDICA in Düsseldorf

MEDICA features a detailed and extensive support programme, including an exhibition that features eight product categories. Also, it often features Joint Stands. There are around 150 international joint stands scattered in several halls. These are the showcase locations for exhibitors from the electromedical segment. MEDICA also presents s a comprehensive range of showstoppers, such as the Connected Healthcare Forum, MEDICA Disrupt, MEDICA Start-up Competition, and Healthcare Innovation World Cup. Additionally, they include the MEDICA Health IT Forum, the MEDICA LabMed Forum, the MEDICA ECON Forum, the MEDICA Tech Forum, DiMiMED, MEDICA Medicine+Sports Conference and German Hospital Day. Professionals can also take part in special shows such as the MEDICA Start-up Park, the Wearable Technologies Show, and the Matchmaking Lounges.

The event features many leading companies as exhibitors or speakers. Such include:

• Ackermann Instrumente;
• ACME;
• Bayern International GmbH;
• Bosch;
• Continental Medical;
• Emerson;
• Evonik Industries;
• Fujifilm;
• Hewlett Packard;
• Huawei Technologies;
• Solvay;
• Teledyne.

Among the sectors that attend MEDICA are medical & pharmaceutical, dental medicine, medicine technology, ophthalmology, and health.

MEDICA Düsseldorf Accommodation

Procure suitable accommodation for MEDICA in Messe Düsseldorf before all the good deals are taken with Travel 2 Fairs Ltd. All that is necessary is to inform us about the number of rooms you need, how much you wish to spend, and your desired location. Travel 2 Fairs Ltd manages the rest. Reserve lodgings adjacent to Messe Düsseldorf and gain valuable access to public transport. We can advise you on the best routes to take to the venue. Aside from affordable hotel accommodation for exhibitions, we also provide transport services. One way to travel to your hotel is to have a rent-a-car wait for you at the airport. Another is to schedule an airport transfer in both directions.

Event information might be outdated because of the coronavirus pandemic. More information is available from the organiser.

Past Iterations

MEDICA 2020

The 2020 edition of MEDICA took place between the 16th and 19th of November 2020 in digital format. The rendition featured 1500 exhibitor firms and 45 000 visitants. The exhibitors presented a total of 18 300 products during the event. One hundred and sixty-nine nations attended the iteration.

MEDICA 2021

COMPAMED 2021 and MEDICA 2021 occurred as hybrid events between November 15, 2021, and November 18, 2021. Messe Düsseldorf implemented strict coronavirus safeguards. The concurrent editions attracted over 46 000 visitants from 150 countries. Furthermore, the 2021 editions attracted over 3 500 exhibitor firms from 70 nations. Both editions had an impressive number of speakers: 610. 77 300 unique individuals were registered on the complementary digital platforms.

MEDICA 2022

Over 81 000 visitants (75% of them travelling from abroad) took part in MEDICA 2022 and COMPAMED 2022. The events held as live trade exhibitions between the 14th and 17th of November 2022 additionally featured more than 5 000 exhibitor firms. The venue, Messe Düsseldorf, did not feature coronavirus safeguards due to the removal of the domestic restrictions.

MEDICA 2023

More than 86 000 participants attended MEDICA 2023 and COMPAMED 2023. This included 83 000 visitants from 166 nations (75% travelling from abroad and 80% being executives) and over 6 000 exhibitants. The live trade expositions took place between the 13th and 16th of October 2023 in Messe Düsseldorf.