More than 1,000 exhibitors registered for virtual.MEDICA + virtual.COMPAMED

MEDICA and COMPAMED will take place as virtual events due to the pandemic. From 16 to 19 November, this digital format will continue to strengthen their roles as global leaders.

Since registration opened in mid-September, more than 1,000 exhibitors from 50 countries have already registered for virtual.MEDICA 2020 and virtual.COMPAMED 2020.

Wolfram Diener, CEO of Messe Düsseldorf, said: “This emphasises the trust the industry places in their leading events as well as the urgent need for platforms where companies can connect with customers and potential business partners.”

In the Conference Area, a four-hour stream will be run in German and a six-hour stream in English on all event days. The preliminary agenda is now available online and can be accessed via the event data base.In the Exhibition Space, the joint data base for virtual.MEDICA and virtual.COMPAMED is also now online and provides access to the virtual showrooms of the individual companies. One of these is KUKA. This specialist for robotics and automation plans to use its participation in virtual.MEDICA to select the winner of the KUKA Innovation Award 2020 from among the five finalists.

Meanwhile, CompuGroup Medical (CGM), one of the global leaders in the eHealth sector, will focus on solutions for everyday medical life.

Arne Westphal, Senior Vice President Physician Information Systems DACH at CGM Germany, said: “The current pandemic has proved how useful digital solutions can be in the healthcare sector. CLICKDOC, our virtual surgery solution, allows doctors to consult patients who are in quarantine as well as potentially infected patients on their further treatment, for example, without putting themselves or their teams in the practice at risk of infection.”

In the third key area of virtual.MEDICA and virtual.COMPAMED, targeted networking takes centre stage: the Networking Plaza is all about maintaining customer contacts, acquiring new customers and generating leads.