MedtecLIVE Blog "Inside Industry"

Breaking Down Silos: How Interdisciplinary Collaboration Drives MedTech Success

The development of medical devices demands more than just engineering expertise. Learn from concrete examples how interdisciplinary collaboration across several areas drives innovation in healthcare technology.

MedtecLIVE

July 16, 2025

Streamlining Medical Device Innovation: A Flexible Framework for Faster Market Entry

Fast market entry and regulatory certainty - a flexible framework shows how both can be achieved. Technical and regulatory expertise interlock seamlessly and optimize the development of medical devices - read more about this successful approach.

MedtecLIVE

July 2, 2025

MedtecLIVE Healthtech Pavilion: Medical technology meets automation at automatica 2025

Munich, July 3, 2025: automatica 2025 was all about industrial automation and robotics.

MedtecLIVE

June 18, 2025

How Accumold is redifining micro molding for the next era of innvoation

Accumold’s 130k‑sq‑ft, EF5 Tornado resistant facility sets the standard when it comes to micro‑molding. With 150+ presses, in‑house tooling, metrology, and 24/7 operations, it scales ‘impossible’ parts for medical, electronics, optics & emerging tech - reshaping what precision manufacturing can do.

MedtecLIVE

June 13, 2025

Trendreport

With cobots and AI: laboratories defy the flood of samples

Laboratory diagnostics is the backbone of modern medicine. From blood tests to molecular biology - error-free and fast results are essential. As the volume of samples increases and skilled labour is scarce, traditional laboratory processes are reaching their limits. The industry is increasingly focu

MedtecLIVE

May 28, 2025

Systematic breathing: Breathment rethinks the care of COPD and asthma patients

Respiratory diseases such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and asthma are on the rise worldwide. In Germany, 15 million people are affected. The start-up Breathment combines artificial intelligence and physiotherapeutic support to create a novel care concept.

MedtecLIVE

May 15, 2025

From Burden to Breakthrough: How Quality Management Becomes Your Competitive Edge

Learn practical strategies for converting compliance requirements into business opportunities, from systematic customer needs analysis to AI-powered process optimization.

MedtecLIVE

May 8, 2025

Social and economic added value in purchasing - advantages of cooperation with workshops for people with disabilities

Win-win partnership: Learn how workshops for people with disabilities can save medical companies money and increase their social impact

MedtecLIVE

May 6, 2025

Medical laboratory instead of factory floor: how mechanical engineering can open up new markets

Andreas Traube from Fraunhofer IPA has been researching innovative technologies for laboratories for over 20 years - from precise robot systems to AI-supported diagnostics.

MedtecLIVE

April 29, 2025

MedtecLIVE Healthtech Pavilion: Shaping the Future of Medical Technology Manufacturing at automatica 2025

Nuremberg, 29.04.2025: From June 24 to 27, 2025, the MedtecLIVE Healthtech Pavilion will make its debut at automatica in Munich—the premier gathering for the automation industry. This joint pavilion serves as a vital bridge between medical technology and automation solutions, providing fresh impetus

MedtecLIVE

April 24, 2025

RPA and AI: The Dream Team Revolutionizing Modern Procurement

Learn how this "dream team" is delivering unprecedented efficiency, cost savings, and strategic value to modern procurement departments through practical applications like automated invoice processing, intelligent inventory management, and sophisticated supplier analysis.

MedtecLIVE

April 16, 2025

AI in Healthcare: Balancing Innovation with Safety Under New Regulations

The new EU AI Act will increase regulation of artificial intelligence in healthcare, presenting organizations with the complex challenge of balancing innovation with regulatory requirements.

MedtecLIVE

April 15, 2025

Trendreport

Operating theatre as digital control room: AI-supported robotics in surgery

Surgery is undergoing a transformation: tireless robots have already made themselves indispensable in many operating theatres. Now artificial intelligence is being added - adaptive, predictive and precise. In future, humans, machines and algorithms will work together as a team in the operating theat

MedtecLIVE

March 27, 2025

Bridging the Gap: How Industry-Clinic Platforms are Reshaping Medical Device Development

The medical device industry faces unprecedented challenges. Discover how innovative industry-clinic platforms are reshaping medical device development, enabling structured collaboration, and maintaining innovation momentum despite regulatory hurdles.

MedtecLIVE

March 26, 2025

‘We have created a functioning business model’ - Interview with Floy founder Benedikt Schneider

The start-up Floy develops AI-supported software solutions that can be used to detect abnormalities in MRI and CT images, including bone tumours or brain aneurysms - if the patient requests it. We spoke to founder Benedikt Schneider about the business model, among other things.

MedtecLIVE

March 24, 2025

At a glance: All MedtecLIVE offers for 2025 and 2026

Review: Exhibitors impressed by MedtecLIVE Innovation Expo in Nuremberg // Outlook: MedtecLIVE Healthtech Pavilion at automatica and Laser World of Photonics in Munich // Highlight: MedtecLIVE brings the medical technology industry together in Stuttgart in 2026

MedtecLIVE

March 6, 2025

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Common disease osteoporosis: AI from Munich recognises changes in bone density fully automatically

Every third woman and every fifth man is affected by an osteoporotic fracture in the course of their lives. But although osteoporosis is one of the most common diseases, it often goes unrecognised. The Munich-based start-up Bonescreen is fighting this ‘silent epidemic’ with artificial intelligence.

MedtecLIVE

February 11, 2025

Trendreport

AI in medical imaging: from research object to omnipresent helper

The practical use of artificial intelligence in medical imaging is progressing: what was previously mainly the subject of scientific research is now finding its way into daily routine - in hospitals, but also increasingly among practising radiologists. The demand is enormous.

MedtecLIVE

February 5, 2025

What's next for the MDR? New EU Commission hints at change of direction

The Medical Device Regulation has been criticised by the medtech industry for being too bureaucratic and hindering innovation. MedtecLIVE asked how the portfolio of the new Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi intends to deal with this. The answers from Brussels show where the journey could take us.

MedtecLIVE

January 10, 2025

MedtecLIVE Innovation Expo at MedtecSUMMIT 2025

MedtecLIVE Innovation Expo at MedtecSUMMIT, Nuremberg, 18 19.02.2025 // MedtecLIVE Healthtech Pavilion at automatica/LASER World of PHOTONICS, Munich, 24-27.06.2025 // MedtecLIVE: Stuttgart, 5-7.05.2026 // MedtecLIVE Community: 365 days a year

MedtecLIVE

December 20, 2024

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A portrait of Frank Ettwein

Frank Ettwein was once the kind of guy who made life difficult for opponents in sports arenas. Today, he works in medical technology sales—bringing the same passion that defined his handball career. But how does someone go from being a tough handball defender to becoming a trusted Medtec figure?

MedtecLIVE

November 25, 2024

Best practice

Start-up series: INCLUSYS

INCLUSYS wants to make life easier for people with cognitive impairments with a smart watch that does more than just tell the time. The “Zeitkompass” smartwatch brings structure to everyday life and helps to keep track of time - for more independence and less stress.

MedtecLIVE

November 5, 2024