COMPAMED 2019 –
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Where product developers and suppliers from the entire medical sector meet

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Best of both worlds

120,116 trade visitors from 155 nations
784 exhibitors from 37 nations
5,286 MEDICA exhibitors as visitors
98% visitor satisfaction

COMPAMED is advancing from strength to strength. Rising visitor numbers are consolidating its position as a leading global event for suppliers to the medical industry. Many of the over 5,200 MEDICA exhibitors came looking for solutions at COMPAMED.

Our objective is clear: to make sure you get out of the blocks running, we want to improve the team play between suppliers and manufacturers even further in 2019.

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COMPAMED talks about...

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Quantum technology for industry

Understanding quantum physics is hard for non-physicists. Yet devices that rely on quantum technology increasingly find their way into industrial production, medicine, and consumer applications.

Read the interview with Dr. Arne Wickenbrock here

Special

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Packaging for medical technology

Packaging protects medical devices against a variety of environmental influences. How they are developed and what is important in an exact packaging, you will learn in the Special August 2019.

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Medical Packaging - from the idea to the finished product

Medical technology products need a secure protective cover to withstand transport and storage well and sometimes sterile. Thermoformed packaging plays a major role here. How individual packaging is created and what customers can expect can be seen in the video.

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Imaging: revolutionizing cancer surgery

Cancer treatment could be dramatically improved by an invention at the University of Waterloo to precisely locate the edges of tumors during surgery to remove them.

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Individualization of products in mass production

Six Fraunhofer Institutes have demonstrated the individualization of single products in mass production environments by the employment of digital printing and laser technologies. This substantial progress provides completely new opportunities for design and weight reduction by material savings.

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Biopsies: less invasive and more informative

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel technology that could sensitively and accurately detect and classify cancer cells, as well as determine the disease aggressiveness from the least invasive biopsies.

New wearable and implantable devices

Medical implants of the future may feature reconfigurable electronic platforms that can morph in shape and size dynamically as bodies change or transform to relocate from one area to monitor another within our bodies.

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Model of health

Lehigh University researchers have developed a novel approach to determine when patients with tibial fractures can bear weight.

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A swifter way towards 3D-printed organs

Sacrificial ink-writing technique allows 3D printing of large, vascularized human organ building blocks.

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Research: Remora-inspired suction disk

Remora fishes are famed hitchhikers of the marine world, possessing high-powered suction disks on the back of their head for attaching themselves in torpedo-like fashion to larger hosts that can provide food and safety -- from whales and sharks to boats and divers.

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Micro-robot to fight cancer

Professor Hongsoo Choi's research team in Department of Robotics Engineering & DGIST-ETH Microrobot Research Center (DEMRC) at DGIST (President Young Kuk) succeeded in developing a biodegradable microrobot that can perform hyperthermia treatment and control drug release.

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Prosthetic hand: electronic glove offers 'humanlike' features

Sensor-instrumented glove for prosthetic hand controls has ability to sense pressure, temperature, hydration using electronic chips sending sensory data through wristwatch.

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Psychosensory electronic skin

DGIST announced on Wednesday, August 21 that Professor Jae Eun Jang's team in the Department of Information and Communication Engineering developed electronic skin technology that can detect "prick" and "hot" pain sensations like humans.

Cybernet Releases 10 New Medical Monitors

Irvine, CA 7/15/2019 – Cybernet Manufacturing is excited to announce the release of 10 new medical grade monitors that will improve patient safety and streamline workflows. The...

High mix – low volume

In the pharmaceutical industry, we notice a growing need for high mix–low volume production (HMLV). HMVL means that medication and medical devices are presented to the patient more and more...

Lossless Video over IP solution in the OR of the Future

At Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Advantech has implemented a video-over-IP streaming solution, realized by co-working together with INTER Forward Solutions, a system...

greenTEG receives the Seal of Excellence from the EU Horizon 2020 program

We are thrilled to announce that greenTEG has been awarded the Horizon 2020 Seal of Excellence, issued by the Executive Commission for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, a body of the European...

Raumedic improves the sliding properties of thermoplastic products

Helmbrechts – With a new biocompatible additive, Raumedic is working to further enhance the sliding properties of medical plastic components. The mechanical and chemical characteristics of the base...

Viant Appoints Longtime Medical Device Leader to Chief Executive Officer

Alton Shader to Spearhead Global Services Provider’s Continued Expansion FOXBOROUGH, Mass., July 12, 2019 – Viant, a leading global services provider to the medical device industry, announced...

NEW EXTRA PROTECTIVE SOFT HELMET FOR KIDS

WE CREATE A BEAUTIFUL INDEPENDENCE | SOFT PROTECTIVE HELMETS WITH STYLE A REGISTERED MEDICAL DEVICE TRUSTED BY SEVERAL NEURO ASSOCIATIONS | CE 2017/745 Ribcap was formed over 10 years ago to...

Raumedic joins Medical Valley EMN e.V.

Helmbrechts/Erlangen – The medical technology company Raumedic has become a member of the northern Bavarian medical cluster Medical Valley EMN e.V. More than 200 key players in the Nuremberg...

NEW ACTIVE EFFECT KNEE-HIGHS - unisex

A new line of unique knee-highs in microfibre, cotton or wool for him and for her. Elegant, with soft band and comfortable toe that do not constrict. Manufactured with high quality yarns to ensure a...

Validated ID, awarded Top 10 Patient Engagement Solution Provider in Europe

Validated ID’s efforts to improve the doctor-patient relationship through the electronic signature service VIDsigner have been recognized with the award Top 10 Patient Engagement...

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At MEDICA we offer exclusive accommodation on a hotel ship in TOP SITUATION and at a TOP PRICE through our partner Düsseldorf Tourismus:

the MS Emerald Destiny, a 5-star luxury cruise liner, is available from EUR 329 per cabin / night (including breakfast and VAT, minimum stay: 4 nights) with mooring at the Schnellenburg (in planning). The exhibition grounds are just a short walk away from the landing stage.
the MS Rhein Symphonie, a 4-star comfort hotel ship, from EUR 229 per cabin / night (including breakfast and VAT, minimum stay) with mooring near the Rheinterrasse. The old town is within walking distance, the MEDICA is only about 3 km away. Parking is available, as well as a taxi stand / taxi buttler and/or public transport.

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COMPAMED 2019 – Melting pot for high-tech solutions