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On May 6 and 7, 2025, experts in hospital logistics and process management met for networking and further training at the Congress Center Leipzig (CCL).

The role of automation today and in the future was discussed by hospital pharmacists from all over Germany at the ADKA annual congress in Berlin.

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published a recommendation for action for manufacturers of networked medical devices to reduce vulnerability to cyber attacks and the manipulation of medical data.

Over two days, the HealthTech working group within the VDMA invited its members to this year's annual conference in Frankfurt.

med.Logistica is the leading congress and trade fair for process optimization and logistics in hospitals. In May 2025, it will once again make Leipzig THE meeting place for decision-makers from logistics and healthcare.

For the first time, VDMA and the MedtecLIVE team will jointly organize a "MedtecLIVE Healthtech Pavilion" in 2025 as a group presentation at the leading trade fair duo automatica/LASER World of PHOTONICS in Munich.

New opportunities for mechanical and plant engineering thanks to the new federal government's expanded focus.

The amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1860 imposes new information obligations on manufacturers of medical devices in the event of an interruption or termination of supply. In some cases, this also affects upstream component and material suppliers.

Reference work for stakeholders in the medical technology supply chain to support the implementation of joint projects.

A little light, a lot of shadow - Compamed and the leading trade fair for medical device manufacturers MEDICA as a showcase for a global industry

The HealthTech working group will be represented in Düsseldorf from November 11 to 14, 2024 with a joint stand (Hall 8a, Stand N34/N35) together with a total of 15 member companies.

VDMA HealthTech provides information on research topics in medical technology and the entire industrial healthcare sector, as well as on current guidelines for funding projects and the general framework conditions.

The supply of medical technology and a good supply is an important concern in the vast majority of countries worldwide. But this article sheds light on which markets are particularly interesting from the suppliers' point of view.

Where is the journey going? What hurdles need to be overcome? What opportunities lie in this market segment? This article provides suggestions and initial answers to these questions.

China's importance in the global medical technology market has continued to grow in recent years. The country is poised to overtake the USA as the most important market and production location in the near future.

Since 2023 there has been a German Pavilion organized by VDMA HealthTech at Medical Technology Ireland, which has always been fully booked in a short time. Here is a brief analysis of the medtech market in Ireland to explain the reasons for this great interest.

Which trade fairs are of particular importance for medical technology and health tech in Germany? And at which events is the VDMA active?

The ‘German Pavilions’ initiated by the VDMA at foreign trade fairs offer members the opportunity to present their own products and solutions at exciting markets without great expense.

The healthcare sector relies on modern technologies and automated processes. The VDMA is therefore expanding its range of medical technology services with the HealthTech working group.

At Compamed from 13th to 16th of November 2023 in Dusseldorf, the VDMA Working Groupe Medical Technology will be present with a joint stand (Hall 8a, Stand N34/N35), together with ten member companies.

The VDMA HealthTech position paper addresses the question of whether and how the quality management system of EN ISO 13485:2016 for medical devices is applicable to mechanical and plant engineering.

The VDMA's Working Group Medical Technology became a member of the German Medical Technology Association (BVMed) in July. "The BVMed-VDMA alliance is an expression of a close, strategic connection between manufacturers and suppliers in the medical technology industry. We want to jointly meet the increased regulatory requirements arising from the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and other challenges facing the medtech sector in a holistic approach," said Dr. Marc-Pierre Möll, managing director and board member of BVMed, and Niklas Kuczaty, managing director of the VDMA Working Group Medical Technology.

Machine manufacturers are often confronted with fuzzy or not explicitly expressed sterilization requirements when supplying to industries with increased hygienic requirements.