MEDICA LABMED FORUM: Trends, topics and innovations in laboratory medicine
Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Stefan Holdenrieder, German Heart Centre (Technical University of Munich), the MEDICA LABMED FORUM will once again offer a varied agenda on all days of MEDICA 2025 (November 17 – 20) in the middle of the exhibition area for laboratory equipment and diagnostics in Hall 1.
Due to the central role that blood tests and other laboratory medical procedures play in medicine, the high-caliber stage program will provide in-depth knowledge transfer and discussions and thus impulses relevant to almost all specialist disciplines.
While the COVID pandemic and its virological, diagnostic and clinical aspects were the focus in 2021 and 2022, the focus has shifted towards digitalization, artificial intelligence and automation since 2023. Large language models and artificially intelligent robots not only fascinate visionaries and techies – they also solve very specific everyday problems that arise from a shortage of skilled workers and increasing demands on medical laboratories. In this context, there are regular reports on current legal challenges for clinics and industry – for example, through the In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR).
Regardless of current trends, the MEDICA LABMED FORUM has always paid particular attention to cardiological and oncological diseases as the leading causes of death in the Western world, flanked since 2024 by the latest findings from research into ageing and longevity.
Key topics & highlights 2025:
- Monday, November 17: Skilled labor shortage & IVDR led by Prof. Dr Thomas Streichert (University of Cologne)
- Tuesday, November 18: Cardiogenetics & oncology led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Holdenrieder (Technical University of Munich)
- Wednesday, November 19: Young scientists, AI & tele-lab care led by PD Dr. Verena Haselmann (University of Mannheim)
- Thursday, November 20: Healthy ageing and longevity led by Dr Kai Prager and Dr Peter Quick (VDGH Berlin)
