Statement by Joachim Schäfer, Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf on COMPAMED 2015 – High-tech solutions for medical technology, (November 16 – 19, 2015 in Düsseldorf, Germany).

Since its première in 1992, every year, COMPAMED has taken place in Düsseldorf in the middle of November concurrently with the world's largest medical trade fair, MEDICA, and since its start, it has been a success. Always scoring top results in reference to the number of exhibitors and visitors on a yearly basis, COMPAMED has long since developed into the leading international marketing communication platform for suppliers of the medical technology industry. Last year - for the first time - more than 700 exhibitors from 37 nations took part in COMPAMED. Also the quality of the product range changed through the years and has continuously improved at the same rate as changes in the medical technology market. Where, at one time, primarily simple parts, components and equipment for technical devices and medical products have been presented, today, COMPAMED is a hotspot for complex high-tech solutions.

This is because, nowadays, suppliers and medical technology providers are cooperatively driving the development of new systems and processes in close coordination. In the process, the development competence of the suppliers, in part, is often the point of origin for groundbreaking innovations with regard to efficient and effective medical care.
The success of COMPAMED can also be explained by this close integration of development processes on behalf of the suppliers as well as their customers. Taking place with MEDICA creates the ideal conditions for exhibitors. Thereby, COMPAMED is the ideal place for suppliers to exchange information with medical technology providers and system partners. The approximately 4800 exhibitors of MEDICA alone are also potential visitors of COMPAMED.

A significant change concerning the running time of COMPAMED and MEDICA will open up more opportunities to establish an intensive level of contact, do business, or even coordinate joint projects. For the first time, both trade fairs will be held on the same days (November 16 – 19. 2015). Up until now, COMPAMED has always ended a day earlier than MEDICA. Also new this year will be the show days: on the weekdays only, from Monday to Thursday.

The additional time for conversation should accommodate the exhibitors of COMPAMED and their customers. This is because the market for medical technology and medical products is very dynamic. The innovation cycle is considerably shorter than is the case in other industries. The German medical technology manufacturers make about a third of their sales with products that haven't even been introduced on the market for more than three years. In accordance with this, it is necessary for every specialist who deals with product development in the medical field to continually keep up-to-date.

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