MEDICA and COMPAMED launch exhibitor registration for 2026 with new theme structure

Transformation process accompanied by comprehensive site optimization

The kick-off for exhibitor registration for MEDICA 2026 and COMPAMED 2026 in Düsseldorf has taken place (duration: 16–19 November), and the booking phase for the leading international trade fairs for the medical technology industry and its supplier sector has begun.

This is based on a completely revised thematic structure for the exhibition areas. The aim is to provide even clearer technical orientation and to cluster exhibitor offerings in line with demand and trends. The allocation of registered exhibitors and thematic exhibition areas to halls will take place at the start of the approval process at the end of June 2026.

The five new main exhibition areas at MEDICA are:

  • Clinical Diagnostics & Therapeutic Technologies (including imaging, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, laboratory technology, medical devices, clinical equipment, orthopaedics, traumatology).
  • Digital Medicine, Data & Artificial Intelligence (including hospital IT, wearables, telemedicine, AI, cybersecurity, data platforms).
  • Integrated Care, Rehabilitation & Homecare (including homecare, consumables, infection control).
  • Healthcare Infrastructure, Manufacturing & Quality (including healthcare infrastructure & construction, regulation, market access).
  • Healthcare Systems, Education & Global Health (including education, training/simulation, healthcare services).

COMPAMED: Focus on high-tech supplier expertise

COMPAMED continues to focus on the supplier sector of the medical technology industry and will remain in Halls 8a and 8b. Complemented by a coordinated stage programme, the main exhibition areas here include Manufacturing, lifecycle and obsolescence management; Components, modules & systems; Materials, chemicals & surface technologies; and Software/Cyber security.

Master plan for modern infrastructure

Regardless of the reorientation of content, extensive construction work is underway at the Düsseldorf exhibition centre. Hall 9 will be completely renovated and technically re-equipped in 2026 and 2027 as part of a master plan to optimise the exhibition grounds. During this period, it will not be available as an exhibition hall.

All online information, including online exhibitor registration, can be found here: www.medica-tradefair.com