Event Guides / Düsseldorf

MEDICA 2026

Event playbook 2026 edition · 8 chapters

Healthcare technology and operations

Build a healthcare equipment or service evaluation brief. Use a worked brief, comparison criteria and a downloadable worksheet.

Lensmor field notes2026 edition
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Düsseldorf

November 16–19, 2026

Messe Düsseldorf

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Medical technology trade fair

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Is it a fit?

Build a healthcare equipment or service evaluation brief.

MEDICA brings medical technology, digital systems and healthcare infrastructure into one research setting. Begin with a purchasing or partnership question, then distinguish manufacturers, distributors and service providers.

Aim to produce: An equipment, evidence and implementation comparison. The comparison below helps you decide what to investigate, which evidence to request and when to advance an option.

Research context

Explore the ecosystem, with context.

These figures describe the linked Lensmor event record. They are research coverage, not organizer registrations or a complete attendance total.

Available in LensmorData read Oct 16, 2026
4,135Exhibitor recordsEvent company relations
14,049Attendee research profilesEvent-related profiles · Synced Oct 16, 2026

Research coverage does not certify registration or future attendance.

Industry mix

50-record visible preview

Largest stored industry groups within this research scope.

Medical Equipment Manufacturing10
Medical Practices5
Manufacturing3
Computer Hardware Manufacturing2

Counts cover 50 visible records, not all 4135 event records. The preview is not a representative survey.

Companies to start with

Illustrative records

Meril Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd.

Medical PracticesVapi, Gujarat, India

W.L. Gore Inc.

Aviation and Aerospace Component ManufacturingNewark, USA

Cicor Group

Defense and Space ManufacturingBronschhofen, Switzerland

Selected across different returned industries; not a ranking, an official roster or proof of attendance.

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Programme resources

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Official planning resources

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Four ways to test the fit

Lensmor’s suggested research framework for healthcare technology and operations. These are evaluation lenses, not an organizer’s session list or confirmed exhibitor capabilities.

01

Workflow problem

Describe the user, care setting and operational handoff the technology should improve.

Evidence to requestA workflow walkthrough with a measurable baseline.

Leave withA care-workflow requirements brief.

02

Evidence and intended use

Separate operational features from claims about clinical outcomes.

Evidence to requestDocumentation for the exact use, configuration and population claimed.

Leave withA claim, evidence and open-question register.

03

Interoperability

Map data exchange, patient matching, access and exception handling.

Evidence to requestAn integration demonstration with representative synthetic data.

Leave withAn interoperability and responsibility map.

04

Adoption workload

Include training, governance, implementation and support beyond the demonstration.

Evidence to requestA bounded evaluation plan with named operational owners.

Leave withA pilot scope with evaluation and stop conditions.

Suggested research questions

Work through a concrete decision.

Illustrative exercise: A provider is comparing connected monitoring options for an existing operational workflow. This is a preparation framework, not a report of an actual purchase, experiment or meeting.

Define the hard constraint

Compatibility with the intended setting and the existing data and support workflow.

Next step Write the condition that would exclude an option before collecting alternatives. Keep desirable features separate from that condition.

Ask for the deciding evidence

Configuration-specific product documentation and an integration demonstration.

Next step Use the same brief and demonstration conditions for each option; record exactly what was tested.

Make the next step explicit

An equipment, evidence and implementation comparison.

Next step Assign an owner, request a scoped trial or proposal, and leave unverified options in a separate watchlist.
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Your research workflow

Leave with a comparison you can act on.

Keep the requirement, source material, evaluation and follow-up in one file. The worksheet below starts with this edition’s brief and leaves unverified findings blank.

Conceptual planning illustration: focus, connect and follow through
PrepareConnectFollow through
  1. 01

    Write the boundary

    Write your actual operating or research context. Separate a requirement that would exclude an option from a preference you could trade off.

  2. 02

    Build a capability shortlist

    Start with edition-labelled organizer resources and the scoped company records above. Identify a specific capability and the organization responsible for it.

  3. 03

    Resolve one evidence gap

    For the claim that would change your decision, save the original source, its edition, method or configuration, and the condition you still need to verify.

  4. 04

    Assign the follow-through

    Agree on a specific document, demonstration, reading task or trial. Save the responsible person and the review point so that the next discussion resolves an open question.

A comparison you can use after MEDICA 2026

Keep one row per organization and specific capability or piece of research. Reuse the same decision criteria when you compare alternatives.

Pass the boundary test

Condition to resolveWrite the context, required capability and the condition that would rule an option out.

Decision ruleKeep an unresolved hard constraint out of the qualified shortlist. Record what evidence could change that decision.

Separate claim from evidence

Material to recordSave the original URL, edition, author or organization, and the method or configuration behind the statement.

Decision ruleLabel each statement as source material, a demonstrated result or your own validated observation. Save its context and limitations.

Check the next handoff

Output to agreeName the document, trial, reading task or specialist discussion that will resolve the next open question.

Decision ruleAssign a person and a specific next artifact. An interesting conversation becomes actionable when that handoff is clear.

Take it into your workflow

MEDICA 2026 research worksheet

A CSV prefilled with this research brief and the four comparison lanes. Organization, evidence, fit and follow-up fields are blank for your own research. No signup required.

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Two follow-ups with a clear request

Replace the bracketed details and remove anything that does not match your context.

Request a comparable demonstration

We are comparing options in the context of MEDICA 2026. Our requirement is [specific use case], with this constraint: Compatibility with the intended setting and the existing data and support workflow. Could you share [the relevant specification or evidence] and show [one representative task] using our stated conditions?

Ask for a scoped next step

Our intended output is: An equipment, evidence and implementation comparison. Before arranging a broad meeting, could you confirm [capability, implementation boundary and responsible role], list [the relevant exclusions or dependencies], and suggest [a bounded trial or comparable proposal]?
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Frequently asked questions

When and where is MEDICA 2026?

Düsseldorf: November 16–19, 2026 at Messe Düsseldorf.

What should I ask before comparing organizations?

Configuration-specific product documentation and an integration demonstration. Keep the method, configuration and context attached to the answer.

What should I leave with after researching MEDICA 2026?

An equipment, evidence and implementation comparison. Record unresolved constraints separately from demonstrated capabilities.

Are the Lensmor figures official attendance counts?

These figures describe the linked Lensmor event record. They are research coverage, not organizer registrations or a complete attendance total. Research profiles do not certify a person’s registration, attendance or meeting availability.

Sources and further reading

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Independent Lensmor guide. Editorial advice is separate from organizer facts. Source dates describe saved reads, not a whole-page verification today.