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From November 17 to 20, 2025, VDMA HealthTech will present itself together with 14 member companies at a joint stand. Location: Hall 8a, Stand N34/N35.
Media situation on key challenges and opportunities for the healthTech sector. From international trade conflicts and investments in digital infrastructure to reforms in the social and healthcare system.
KHVVG changes hospital financing: Service groups control investments. Opportunities for automation in pharmacies, laboratories, logistics, and operating rooms. Providers should align solutions with LG requirements and provide evidence of KPIs.
The study conducted by the WifOR Institute on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) looks at the impact of the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) on the industry and which technologies will revolutionize the sector in the future.
On May 6 and 7, 2025, experts in hospital logistics and process management met for networking and further training at the Congress Center Leipzig (CCL).
The role of automation today and in the future was discussed by hospital pharmacists from all over Germany at the ADKA annual congress in Berlin.
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published a recommendation for action for manufacturers of networked medical devices to reduce vulnerability to cyber attacks and the manipulation of medical data.
med.Logistica is the leading congress and trade fair for process optimization and logistics in hospitals. In May 2025, it will once again make Leipzig THE meeting place for decision-makers from logistics and healthcare.
For the first time, VDMA and the MedtecLIVE team will jointly organize a "MedtecLIVE Healthtech Pavilion" in 2025 as a group presentation at the leading trade fair duo automatica/LASER World of PHOTONICS in Munich.
New opportunities for mechanical and plant engineering thanks to the new federal government's expanded focus.
The amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1860 imposes new information obligations on manufacturers of medical devices in the event of an interruption or termination of supply. In some cases, this also affects upstream component and material suppliers.
Reference work for stakeholders in the medical technology supply chain to support the implementation of joint projects.
Where is the journey going? What hurdles need to be overcome? What opportunities lie in this market segment? This article provides suggestions and initial answers to these questions.
China's importance in the global medical technology market has continued to grow in recent years. The country is poised to overtake the USA as the most important market and production location in the near future.
Since 2023 there has been a German Pavilion organized by VDMA HealthTech at Medical Technology Ireland, which has always been fully booked in a short time. Here is a brief analysis of the medtech market in Ireland to explain the reasons for this great interest.
The ‘German Pavilions’ initiated by the VDMA at foreign trade fairs offer members the opportunity to present their own products and solutions at exciting markets without great expense.
We are once again the proud initiator of a large joint stand with our members at MedtecLIVE from June 18-20, 2024 in Stuttgart.
The healthcare sector relies on modern technologies and automated processes. The VDMA is therefore expanding its range of medical technology services with the HealthTech working group.
The VDMA's Working Group Medical Technology became a member of the German Medical Technology Association (BVMed) in July. "The BVMed-VDMA alliance is an expression of a close, strategic connection between manufacturers and suppliers in the medical technology industry. We want to jointly meet the increased regulatory requirements arising from the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and other challenges facing the medtech sector in a holistic approach," said Dr. Marc-Pierre Möll, managing director and board member of BVMed, and Niklas Kuczaty, managing director of the VDMA Working Group Medical Technology.
The member brochure of the VDMA Working Group Medical Technology contains an extensive manufacturer's directory as well as the complete member's directory and is available in German and English.