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Compact solutions for better networking of all participants in the healthcare sector, such as for data transfer between doctors and for communication between doctor and patient, are also on the advance. Numerous MEDICA exhibitors demonstrated what these “‘mHealth” (mobile health) applications are already accomplishing today. Many young companies participated in the MEDICA START-UP PARK, the “Disrupt” sessions at the MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM and the MEDICA App COMPETITION. The range of topics included medically certified wearables for monitoring various body parameters as well as virtual reality applications for use in rehabilitation.
The “SynPhNe” team (Singapore) won the 8th MEDICA App COMPETITION for the world’s best health app solution. They developed the first networked, portable solution that trains both the brain and the muscles in mobilization therapy. This will help increase the functional independence of people with disabilities, such as those who have suffered a stroke or multiple injuries.
Whether robotics or mobile health, these areas of technological application will not be able to advance without improvements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Therefore AI, deep learning and big data were also important topics at the expert forums, such as at the MEDICA LABMED FORUM. The practical use of AI in digital pathology, which promises particular benefits in the diagnosis of cancer, was a special focus.
The dominant topics of the healthcare industry and individual medical specialist areas were also reflected in lectures and discussions at the accompanying congresses and conferences, including the 42nd German Hospital Day, the MEDICA PHYSIO CONFERENCE and the MEDICA MEDICINE & SPORTS CONFERENCE.
At the concurrently held COMPAMED trade fair, almost 800 exhibitors from 41 nations set a new record for the leading international industry platform for suppliers to the medical technology industry. This area is currently benefiting above all from the demand for increasingly powerful components and digitalized solutions for mobile devices for diagnostics, therapy and laboratory equipment.
“Without miniaturized components and processes that enable ultra-precise manufacturing, portable and networked devices that transmit and evaluate vital parameters or medication would not be possible,” explains Dr. Thomas Dietrich, Executive Director of the IVAM Professional Association for Microtechnology.
