About the Event

MEDICA 2026 runs November 16 to 19 in Düsseldorf. It's an international trade fair for medical technology, imaging, health IT, hospital and surgery equipment, laboratory equipment, diagnostics, physiotherapy and medical consumables, and the organizers describe the 2026 edition as continuing to evolve with new product categories, formats such as the Healthcare Transformation Campus, and an expanded conference and stage programme.

Audience and Attendees

MEDICA runs concurrently with COMPAMED, the leading trade fair for the medical technology supplier sector, so the two events together cover the full value chain of the healthcare industry. Visitor opening hours run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Thursday closing day, across halls 1, 3 through 7.0, 7a, and 10 through 17.

Programme Structure

New formats for 2026 include the 1st German Health Resilience Conference and the Hospital of the Future initiative, alongside established programme fixtures such as the MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM, MEDICA HEALTH IT FORUM, MEDICA ECON FORUM, MEDICA TECH FORUM and MEDICA LABMED FORUM, plus the German Hospital Conference, the MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE, and the International Conference on Disaster and Military Medicine (DiMiMED). The MEDICA START-UP PARK showcases young companies working on the medical technology of the future.

Main Topics

The fair's areas include medical imaging, health IT, laboratory equipment and diagnostics, physiotherapy, and hospital and surgery equipment, with newer formats spotlighting healthcare transformation and hospital resilience.

Closing Session

The fair runs through its final day, November 19, 2026, in Düsseldorf, with shortened hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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