Healthcare is changing faster than ever before. Artificial intelligence, digitalisation, new care models, regulatory requirements and rising cost pressures are presenting companies, hospitals and healthcare systems worldwide with new challenges.

MEDICA is evolving alongside these changes.

A new chapter begins with MEDICA 2026. The event is undergoing systematic development: with a new thematic structure, redesigned exhibition areas, innovative programme formats and expanded networking opportunities.

Our aim is clear: It is not size that matters, but relevance!

That is why MEDICA is placing even greater focus on the topics and stakeholders shaping the healthcare of tomorrow. Developers, manufacturers, suppliers, hospital managers, the medical profession, academia, investors and political decision-makers come together here to contextualise innovations, build partnerships and provide new impetus for practice.

New topics. New formats. New perspectives.

MEDICA’s evolution will be evident across many areas in 2026.

With anew hall and thematic structure, the event is more closely aligned with real-world clinical application scenarios and integrated care systems. Innovations are no longer presented in isolation, but are brought to life within the context of their application.

New formats provide further impetus. The Hospital of the Future will, for the first time, showcase the complete clinical patient journey within a networked care scenario. The new MEDICA MAIN STAGE will become the central meeting place for addressing the major future challenges facing the healthcare sector. With the Wearable Technologies Conference Europe and the 1st German Health Resilience Conference, two new international conferences will expand the programme to include highly topical issues.

There is also more scope for personal interaction. New networking formats, such as masterclasses, the Investment & Growth Lounge and political roundtables, bring together decision-makers from industry, healthcare, academia and politics in a targeted manner. This is complemented by a new ticketing structure, which provides tailored access to conferences and exclusive dialogue formats.