What’s on offer at Medtec Europe 2016 – the exhibition of innovation in medical device technology
According to its organisers, Medtec Europe, which takes place this week in Stuttgart, Germany, is the perfect venue for suppliers of medical devices. In 2016 the exhibition will provide a range of attractions, interactive shows and informative expositions. The event is designed to be the idea place to receive the latest products, see new innovations and hear experts talk on a variety of subjects regarding medical engineering. Medical devices manufacturers will be provided with news about current technologies and suppliers plus tips on how to grow their business. Medtec Europe will also feature an enhanced education programme including seminars, product demonstrations and panel discussions.
Furthermore, this year Medtec is offering interactive events, for a new visitor experience. Innovation Tours will showcase the very best innovations from over 500 medical device suppliers. Nine different tours are offered over the three days, each introducing a different sector.
Innovation tours
Day 1
Medical materials and components
Extrusion and tubing
Automation
Day 2
Medical materials and components
Medtec Europe start-up academy
Packaging, labelling and sterilisation
Day 3
Medical materials and components
Electronic components, motors and motion control
Additive manufacturing
The Start-up Academy will be returning to this year’s event, providing start-up companies with the opportunity to showcase innovative ideas, providing the audience with an insight into the products of the future. In addition to meeting potential business partners, start-up companies are judged by the Medtec Advisory Board, which is made up of leading industry experts. The winner will be presented with a trophy and a €2,000 award, receive extensive PR coverage and become enrolled into a mentoring program with advice from leading experts in a variety of fields to help them develop their idea.
Medtec Meetings enable you to organise and network with fellow attendees. The initiative allows all of our visitors and exhibitors to find and arrange meetings with key contacts prior to the event. Those meetings can be held at the different stands or private lounges organised. This intuitive, user-friendly portal allows the visitors to search for connections using a series of defining options.
Medtec Europe offers a free medical device manufacturing conference. The medical devices industry is moving fast, with new innovations and products so it’s important to keep on top of regulatory issues, device advances, the latest healthcare and medical needs, issues and problems.
One of the highlights is the new conference called “Cardio Unmet Needs – Clinical Meets Industry”. For the first time Medtec Europe brings R&D professionals together with clinicians to discuss the future of medical devices for cardiology. Clinical experts will openly discuss existing cardio medical devices, the issues that they have with them and the unmet needs that could be serviced by industry. Spaces are limited and are restricted to R&D professionals from medical device manufacturers working in the cardiology field and start-ups developing cardio solutions. The conference will be an interactive forum where the audience will get to share their views and questions with the clinicians – and therefore offers additional networking opportunities.
Another new feature for 2016 is the Innovation Lab. This lab provides visitors with the opportunity to look at some of the most exciting areas of technical development, not just in the field of medtech but in advanced manufacturing generally. This forum will give R&D professionals, design engineers and those with a technical background the chance to learn about the latest technologies in additive manufacturing, miniaturisation, personalized medical devices and molecular diagnostics and how to apply them to their projects. Sessions are designed to be interactive and more hands on than the technical presentations taking place in the conference.
Medtec Europe organisors say the event is a must for global medical device manufacturers to source technology from the experts, network with industry professionals and discover the latest innovation within the Medtech industry, all under the one roof.