MEDICA INNOVATION FORUM 2025

11:00 - 12:00 h

WEARABLES AND HEALTH TECH – Updating on the newest trends

• Market update on medical wearables and smart health tech
• Wearable technologies integration in the clinical practice and telemedicine
• Augmentation of humans by intelligent health tech

12:00 - 13:30 h

GENOMICS AND PRECISION MEDICINE – Tailoring treatments down to the gene

• Panel: Personalized medicine – From precision diagnosis to targeted therapies
• AI-driven genomics accelerating personalized therapies
• Precision medicine for cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
• Ethical challenges, data security and accessibility in genomic medicine

13:30 - 15:00 h

DIGITAL TWINS – Engineering the future of the human body

• Panel: Bridging the gap – Integrating digital twins into practice
• Virtual patient models for diagnostics, treatment and drug testing
• Organoid engineering and human-on-a-chip
• XR for surgical planning, rehabilitation and immersive medical training

15:00 - 17:00 h

17TH HEALTHCARE INNOVATION WORLD CUP – Pitch and award ceremony

• Top12 Health Techpreneurs 2025 pitching their solutions
• Categories: smart MedTech devices, wearables, digital biomarkers, intelligent patches, smart implants
• Panel chat: Trends shaping the future of the internet of medical things
• Award ceremony – Announcement of the Top3 Health Techpreneurs 2025

[Version: 10 April 2025, subject to change]

11:00 - 13:00 h

AI AND BIG DATA – Unlocking the power of healthcare data

• Panel: AI as a healthcare companion - How AI can support human expertise and decision-making
• The future of human-machine interaction
• Quantum AI – Enabling a new era in personalized treatments
• AI challenges – Regulatory approval, Privacy concerns, Limiting beliefs and ethics

13:00 - 15:00 h

TIME FOR CHANGE – Closing the gender gap in healthcare

• Panel: Closing the gender gap in diagnostics and therapy
• Finding solutions for greater equality in healthcare
• The transformative impact of women in healthcare
• Closing gender gap in funding
• Female MedTech founders present their solutions

15:00 - 17:00 h

14th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION pitch and award ceremony

• Top 12 Medical Start-ups 2025 pitching their solutions
• Categories: AI in healthcare, health apps, lab diagnostics, robotics & others
• Panel chat: Which factors contribute to the success of healthcare startups?
• Award ceremony: Announcement of the Top3 Medical Start-ups 2025

17:30 h

Women in health X StartUp Night

[Version: 10 April 2025, subject to change]

11:00 - 13:00 h

ROBOTICS – Enhancing healthcare with intelligent automation

• Panel discussion: Human-robot interaction – Enhancing collaboration in healthcare
• Robotics breakthroughs in surgery, rehabilitation, and laboratory automation
• AI driven robotics improving precision and autonomy in surgery and rehabilitation
• Social robots – How can they support patients and caregivers

13:00 - 14:30 h

CONNECTED MEDICAL THINGS – Securing, integrating, and advancing smart MedTech

• Ensuring safety and efficacy of smart connected MedTech
• Trusted end-to-end security and data privacy in IoMT
• Interoperability challenges and solutions for connected medical devices

14:30 - 16:00 h

FUTURE HOSPITALS – Transforming clinical settings and processes

• Digital transformation of clinical workflows and processes
• Sustainable innovations in hospitals
• The rise of outpatient care and virtual hospitals

16:00 - 17:00 h

DIAGNOSTICS AND MONITORING – Advancing monitoring in prevention and chronic diseases

• Next-generation monitoring technologies for early disease detection
• Remote health tracking
• Advancements in lab diagnostics

[Version: 10 April 2025, subject to change]

11:00 - 12:30 h

MOBILE HEALTH – Transforming healthcare delivery with mobile solutions

• New approaches in mobile health monitoring
• Empowering patients with mobile tools for chronic disease management
• Leveraging mobile apps for remote care and self-management
• Alternative care delivery models through mobile health

12:30 - 14:00 h

FUTURE OF THERAPY - Revolutionizing healthcare with new treatments

• Personalizing therapy with new approaches
• Moving beyond a one-size-fits-all approach
• Empowering patients with mobile tools for cardiovascular disease management
• Advancing mental health

14:00 - 16:00 h

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH INNOVATION HUBS // Speaking Sessions ( 30min)

• Health hubs and their start-ups from all over the world
• Accelerator programs

[Version: 10 April 2025, subject to change]