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MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM

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Explore the MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM in 2023

The 10th MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM connects health inventors, tech entrepreneurs, investors, and health experts catalyzing novel ideas, partnerships, startups and impactful health innovations. It is the global hotspot for the latest tech and innovations that drive digital health transformation offering an expansive view into what's state-of-the-art, what's emerging and what's coming in the decade ahead.

More than 120 speakers present and discuss breakthrough innovation and best practice growth journeys at the MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM in keynotes, tech talks, panel discussions and pitch sessions. Key topics of the 4-day program in 2023 are: Connected medical things; AI, big data and machine learning; robotics; alternative care models from hospital to home; sustainability; health metaverse, digital therapeutics, and more.

The Forum presents 100 selected promising startups and scale-ups in the pitch including the prestigious finals of the 12th MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION and the 15th HEALTHCARE INNOVATION WORLD CUP bringing the Top12 Medical Start-ups 2023 and the Top12 Health Techpreneurs 2023 on stage.

12th MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION and 15th HEALTHCARE INNOVATION WORLD CUP® – register now

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Take part in the 12th edition of the MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION and present your start-up at MEDICA 2023. The competition is looking for solutions in the follwoing categories: AI in healthcare, health apps, robotics, sustainability and "other".

The solutions must be available on the market by the end of Q2 2024 and must not have been launched before 2020. Conformity with the Medical Device Directive, the Medical Device Directive or an FDA Approval is not required. Besides the participation in the official finals at MEDICA, there are cash prizes and valuable business connections to be won.

The 15th HEALTHCARE INNOVATION WORLD CUP®, the globally established platform for health innovations, has been catalyzing and accelerating international health techpreneurs for more than 15 years. In the finals at MEDICA, the Top12 Health Techpreneurs present their solutions. The HEALTHCARE INNOVATION WORLD CUP® is looking for the next generation of smart health devices, medical wearables, digital biomarkers, electroceuticals, intelligent patches, and more. HealthTech and MedTech innovators worldwide are invited to take part.

Apply for the awards in 2023!
Participation in both competitions is free of charge.

Program of MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM 2023

The forum language is English.
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Monday, 13 November 2023

  • CONNECTED MEDICAL THINGS – Advancing future healthcare with IoT technologies
  • 15th Healthcare Innovation World Cup pitch and award ceremony
  • ALTERNATIVE CARE DELIVERY MODELS – Balancing at-home technology, outpatient and clinical healthcare
  • MOBILE HEALTH – Improving healthcare at home and at the point of care
11:00 – 13:00 h

CONNECTED MEDICAL THINGS – Advancing future healthcare with secure IoT technologies

moderated by WT | Wearable Technologies

  • Smart connected medical things – from wearables to medtech devices to implants
  • Interoperability in the Internet of medical things infrastructure
  • Connectivity options – 5G, low power connectivity and more
  • End-to-end IoT security and data privacy

 

13:00 – 15:00 h

15th HEALTHCARE INNOVATION WORLD CUP pitch and award ceremony

moderated by Navispace
  • Top12 Health Techpreneurs 2023 pitching their solutions
  • Categories: IoMT devices, wearables, digital biomarkers, smart patches, smart implants
  • The future of healthtech – What’s next?
  • Award ceremony – Announcement of the Top3 Health Techpreneurs 2023

 

15:00 – 16:00 h

ALTERNATIVE CARE DELIVERY MODELS – Balancing at-home technology, outpatient and clinical healthcare

moderated by WT | Wearable Technologies

  • Virtual hospital real life examples and initiatives
  • "Ambulantization" through remote and outpatient care
  • Remote care powered by at-home technologies

 

16:00 – 17:00 h

MOBILE HEALTH – Improving healthcare at home and at the point of care

moderated by WT | Wearable Technologies

  • Support of medical procedures and health care measures through mobile devices at home and care point
  • Health monitoring


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Tuesday, 14 November 2023

  • ROBOTICS – Advancing surgeries, rehabilitation and processes to the next level
  • HEALTHCARE ACCELERATORS – Scaling up future health innovations
  • 12th MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION pitch and award ceremony
  • AI, BIG DATA & MACHINE LEARNING – Thriving, surviving and discovery in the data age
11:00 – 12:00 h

ROBOTICS – Advancing surgeries, rehabilitation and processes to the next level

moderated by WT | Wearable Technologies

  • Autonomous robots
  • Robot-assisted surgery
  • Robotic solutions in hospitals and care centers

 


12:00 – 13:00 h

HEALTHCARE ACCELERATORS – Scaling up future health innovations

moderated by Navispace

  • Corporate programs and platforms
  • Health investors and innovation-driven companies

 


13:00 – 15:00 h

12th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION pitch and award ceremony

moderated by Navispace

  • Top12 Medical Start-ups 2023 pitching their solutions
  • Categories: AI in healthcare, health apps, sustainability, robotics & others
  • Panel discussion: Why do healthcare startups fail or succeed?
  • Award ceremony: Announcement of the Top3 Medical Start-ups 2023

 


15:00 – 17:00 h

AI, BIG DATA & MACHINE LEARNING – Thriving, surviving and discovery in the data age

moderated by Navispace

  • AI in disease diagnose
  • AI in personalized telemedicine
  • Deep-learning platforms
  • Personalization of treatment with AI



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Wednesday, 15 November 2023

  • SUSTAINABILITY IN HEALTHCARE – Creating green healthcare initiatives for a positive impact on the environment
  • FUTURE HOSPITALS AND CARE CENTERS – Advancing outpatient and clinical processes and experiences
  • HEALTH METAVERSE – Creating the future of immersive healthcare through AR/VR, digital twins and more
  • FUTURE OF THERAPY – Managing diseases with therapeuticals and new treatment approaches
11:00 – 13:00h

SUSTAINABILITY IN HEALTHCARE – Creating green healthcare initiatives for a positive impact on the environment

moderated by Navispace

  • Circular economy in healthcare
  • Green hospitals reducing the carbon footprint in healthcare
  • Waste and energy management

13:00 – 14:00 h

FUTURE HOSPITALS AND CARE CENTERS – Advancing outpatient and clinical processes and experiences

moderated by Navispace

  • New tech for hospitals and care centers
  • Digital transformation of clinical processes

14:00 – 15:30 h

HEALTH METAVERSE – Creating the future of immersive healthcare through AR/VR, digital twins and more

moderated by Navispace

  • Immersive environments for educational, assistive and therapeutic purposes
  • AR/VR/Mixed reality
  • Digital twins for new insights into health decision making

15:30 – 17:00 h

FUTURE OF THERAPY – Managing diseases with therapeuticals and new treatment approaches

moderated by WT | Wearable Technologies

  • Therapeuticals and new treatment approaches
  • Chronic disease treatment
  • Tech to watch


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Thursday, 16 November 2023

  • DIAGNOSTICS AND HEALTH MONITORING – Pushing the frontiers of diagnostics
  • BRAIN, MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCE – Understanding the brain and mental health
  • HEALTH START-UP INNOVATION HUBS I
  • HEALTH START-UP INNOVATION HUBS II
11:00 – 12:00 h

DIAGNOSTICS AND HEALTH MONITORING – Pushing the frontiers of diagnostics

moderated by Navispace

  • New approaches in diagnostics and monitoring
  • Mobile health
  • Diagnostic technologies and tools

12.00 – 13:00 h

BRAIN, MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCE – Understanding the brain and mental health

moderated by Navispace

  • Cognitive and mental health
  • BrainTech

13:00 – 14:30 h

HEALTH START-UP INNOVATION HUBS I

moderated by Navispace

  • European health hubs and their start-ups

14.30 – 16:00 h

HEALTH START-UP INNOVATION HUBS II

moderated by Navispace

  • Asian health hubs and their start-ups
  • US health hubs and their start-ups



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Partner and Exhibition Options

Companies can become partners of the MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM. The following partnering options are available:
  • Gold Partner MCHF
  • Partner MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION
  • Speaking MCHF
  • Branded Exhibition Counter MCHF
  • Counter MEDICA START-UP PARK (with / without speaking)

For more information, please see the MCHF brochure and application form.

MCHF brochure 2023

MCHF application form 2023

Organization of the MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM

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Navispace GmbH

Program management:
Dr. Sonja Sulzmaier
Managing Partner Navispace GmbH
Phone +49 8152 99886-23
Email: s.sulzmaier@navispace.de
Program organization:
Daniela Taranu
Project & Event Manager
Email: d.taranu@navispace.de
Exhibition and partner packages:
Marcos Toribio McGauley
Project & Event Manager
Email: m.toribio@navispace.de
 

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