The COMPAMED in Düsseldorf, the leading international trade fair for suppliers of medical technology took place from 16 to 19 November 2015, for the first time over a period of four days (Monday to Thursday) and was therefore completely parallel to the world's largest medical trade fair, MEDICA. Already prior to the kick-off, 779 exhibitors from 37 countries already provided for a new booking record in halls 8a and 8b. “Where simple parts, components and equipment for technical devices and medical products had primarily been presented previously, COMPAMED today is a hotspot for complex high-tech solutions. That also requires more time for the intensive informational exchange among customers from the medical technology industry,” said Joachim Schäfer, managing director of Messe Düsseldorf, explaining why the COMPAMED exhibitors profit from extending the running time by one day. In addition, the positive response of the international specialist visitors remains at a high level. From a total of 130,000 specialist visitors to the MEDICA and COMPAMED, this year, 18,800 showed special interest for the range of topics at the COMPAMED, ranging from components to materials, micro- and nanotechnology all the way to contract manufacturing, packaging and services.

Once again, the following was shown: The developments of the suppliers can be of tremendous importance for improved out-patient and clinical care. According to indications made by the German Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), around one million people infect themselves with germs in hospitals in Germany. Against this background, Bio Clean Care presented, at the COMPAMED 2015, new solutions to fight germs. Using micro-encapsulated hydrogen peroxide in concentrations under three percent, the company manages to disinfect ambient air and surfaces on a continual basis. "The development has taken place over the course of 20 years; now, we were able to present a world innovation at the COMPAMED,” rejoiced Klaus Klein, responsible for technology and development at Bio Clean Care.

Mobile units the size of air dehumidifiers are sufficient for spaces of up to 80 square metres. Functional tests that have been carried out by the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH) show a high level of effectiveness: After three days, disinfection is over 95 percent, after 28 days, disinfection of over 99.9 percent is achieved. Thereby, the required amount of hydrogen peroxide is around a factor of 10 to 100 under the permitted limit values. The costs for the procedure, which fulfils all international standards, are €800 per year for up to 500 m² of space, the required investment being €4,000. "According to the same active principle, we've also developed a unit for hand disinfection that reliably sterilises dry hands within 30 seconds by means of air,” explained Oliver Mücke, Sales Manager of Bio Clean Care.

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