Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West has announced two new show features – MD&M Innovation Lab and Medtech Wall – will debut at the conference’s 35th edition.
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Attendees will be able to interact with past and present technologies and advancements from the medical design and manufacturing industry.
MD&M Innovation Lab
Showcasing the latest end-product technologies across the medical device industry, the MD&M Innovation Lab will provide attendees an environment to engage with some of medtech’s most cutting-edge technologies right on the show floor. Participating companies include AddiFab, which will be demoing its 3D printer, as well as A & W Engineering Works, bio-T, De Oro Devices, Ethicon, and HiPic. A number of previous Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEAs) winning companies will also be displaying products including 3B Medical, AstraZeneca, Elvie, Suture Ease, and United Orthopedic Corporation.
Medtech Wall
Within the MD&M Innovation Lab, attendees will have the opportunity to take a walk down memory lane via the Medtech Wall, displaying “40 years of medtech innovation” in the spirit of MD&M West’s 35th anniversary and Medical Device + Diagnostic Industry’s (MD+DI) 40th.
Hayley Haggarty, general manager, MD&M West said: “The introduction of technology into healthcare welcomed massive advancements for the medical device community. As we enter a new decade, we felt it was important to reflect upon the past and commemorate major medtech milestones including engineering-related developments, game-changing medical devices, regulatory milestones, mega-mergers, and more that were instrumental to the industry’s ongoing advancement.”
MD&M West has been a staple of the medical community for almost 35 years, providing a platform for professionals to network with one another, exchange ideas, draw inspiration, overcome challenges, and source the latest products.
Matt Logan, executive vice president, Advanced Manufacturing Group, Informa Markets, said: “With astonishing innovations coming to medicine and healthcare nearly every single day, we’re excited to bring these new features to this year’s MD&M West. Attendees have the opportunity to interact and view our industry from both a historical and forward-looking lens. While the evolution of our industry is ongoing and constantly giving us new technologies and products, we are also pleased to welcome back 40 MD&M West exhibitors that will be returning for the 35th consecutive year. Their loyalty reinforces the high degree of value our show provides our exhibiting customers and ultimately the lives of patients their products go on to change.”
MD&M West takes place at Anaheim Convention Center, California from 11-13 February.