MEDICA 2026

MEDICA is one of the largest B2B trade fairs for the medical industry, bringing together medicine, technology, industry and policymakers at the Messe Düsseldorf exhibition grounds. The 2026 edition opens what the organiser calls a new chapter, with a new thematic structure, redesigned exhibition areas, fresh programme formats and more networking. It runs in parallel with COMPAMED, the supplier fair for medical manufacturing.

What's new in 2026

Several formats debut or return in a new form this year.

• MEDICA Main Stage: the central stage for international keynotes and high-level discussions
• Hospital of the Future: an integrated hospital environment across the whole patient journey instead of individual stands
• 1st German Health Resilience Conference on crisis-resilient healthcare
• WT Conference Europe and pavilion on wearables, digital health and hospital at home

Hot topics

The 2026 programme and exhibition focus on the trends reshaping care delivery.

• Smart hospital
• AI in diagnostics and imaging
• Point-of-care and diagnostics
• Telemedicine and remote monitoring
• Resilient health systems

Exhibition segments

Exhibitors are grouped across the main product worlds of medical technology.

• Med tech and devices
• Digital health
• Lab and diagnostics
• Physio tech
• Disposables

Key figures (2025 edition)

The organiser reports about 78,000 visitors from 160 countries, 4,821 exhibitors from 70 countries and 130 speakers on four stages at MEDICA 2025.