The Smart MedTech Forum at Semicon Europa will focus on innovation and the future of medtech at Messe München from 12-15 November.
The SMART MedTech Forum fosters collaboration across the semiconductor and medtech value chains, and gathers industry experts for insights into the latest developments and trends in medtech innovations driven by semiconductors.
The Forum will be located at the Inspiration Hub, an pavilion where attendees can connect with companies behind medtech innovations, experience leading products, and discover startups.
It features the following sessions focused on the critical role of semiconductors and medtech in enabling technology innovation and solutions to the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges.
Global healthcare solutions
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson will hold a presentation on global healthcare challenges and opportunities, followed by MedTech Europe, which will discuss trends in healthcare, the medtech industry and digital. imec and GE Research will focus on bridging the gap between semiconductors and medical technologies to solve global healthcare challenges.
Digitisation of preventive healthcare
The focus of more Smart medtech device companies on preventive medicine sets the stage for a presentation by OnePlanet Connected Health Solutions on opportunities in digital health for tracking mental stress using wearable data and machine learning. Maxim Integrated will explore the potential of sleep monitoring to prevent health problems and reduce healthcare costs, and how wearables can help prevent high blood pressure. ams AG will examine how sensors can enable consumer health applications for preventative healthcare.
Revolutionising healthcare with personalised medicine
Personalised medicine is on the rise in its aim to increase the efficiency and quality of care through customised patient management. Yole Developpement and Fraunhofer EMFT will introduce innovative solutions in precision medicine and drug delivery for personalised healthcare, while X-FAB will discuss how MEMS manufacturing is enabling breakthroughs in personalised medicine.
The digital patient: The future of artificial organs and human avatars
Digital patients promise to prevent and cure disease and transform healthcare through personalised treatment. Key figures from EPFL Lausanne, Philips, Robert Bosch, and Bart's Heart Centre will discuss quantum leaps in personalised treatment including the use of artificial organs, Organ-on-Chip, and human avatars as the next paradigm in healthcare.
Pioneering research in medical technologies
With fundamental research key to healthcare innovation, research and innovation centres imec and the KU Leuven will explore how CMOS-compatible technologies and systems can be applied to life sciences to enable platforms for personalised medicine.
Other SMART MedTech Forum highlights
The Medtech Startup Session will host startups including Sensome and its remote monitoring technology that can turn invasive vascular medical devices into connected healthcare devices. Onera Health and ChronoLife will introduce their diagnostic solutions, while PKvitality will present its health-monitoring smartwatches. IC’Alps will present its products and services for the design and supply of ASIC/SOC integrated circuits for medtech applications.
Also, figures from ChronoLife, the European Commission and Siemens Healthineers will gather for the panel Key Drivers Transforming Healthcare: AI, Big Data and Cybersecurity, three areas central to medtech advances.
