MEDICA and COMPAMED 2025 in Düsseldorf brought together over 5,300 exhibitors from 70 nations, showcasing the latest in outpatient and inpatient care, including high-tech solutions and innovations across the medical industry.
By the time exhibitor registration for MEDICA 2026 and COMPAMED 2026 opens on January 20, the main topics will be restructured in line with current trends based on numerous interviews conducted during the trade fair.
The U.S. was strongly represented at both trade fairs: 308 U.S. exhibitors showcased their product at MEDICA 2025, with 120 participating in the two U.S. Pavilions, organized by Messe Düsseldorf North America. At COMPAMED 2025, 82 U.S. companies displayed their innovations, with 20 exhibitors participating in the U.S. Pavilion, also organized by Messe Düsseldorf North America.
Robotics applications such as those presented by MEDICA exhibitors and discussed in the stage program are also likely to be in high demand. Medical robotics is currently experiencing strong growth rates – up to 16% annually over the next five years. This is according to the study “Robotics in Healthcare,” which Messe Düsseldorf developed in cooperation with the industry association SPECTARIS and presented during the trade fair.
The winning team in the 14th MEDICA START-UP COMPETITION was Svan Technologies from Austria with a special injection device that can save lives. Within just 90 seconds, it gives medical staff access to bone marrow, e.g. from newborns. The winner of this year's ‘HEALTHCARE INNOVATION WORLD CUP’ was the Nanose Medical team from Israel with their compact device for real-time digital analysis of breath samples for the diagnosis of lung cancer or advanced liver disease.
With COMPAMED’s new motto, “Meet Health. Technology. Innovators.”, 750 exhibitors presented their latest high-tech solutions and innovations that are playing a decisive role in shaping medical progress: from microtechnology, sensor technology, and electronics - as required, for example, in the increasingly smart end products presented at MEDICA - to new materials, packaging solutions, and complete contract manufacturing. A stage program complemented the exhibits.
The next staging of MEDICA and COMPAMED will take place from November 16 – 19, 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
For impressions and highlights from MEDICA AND COMPAMED 2025: https://www.medica-tradefair.com/en/media-news/medica-live.
