MedtecLIVE Blog "Inside Industry"

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

Market & Industry

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

Market & Industry

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

Market & Industry

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

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

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

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

Interview on PFAS substitutes: ‘None of the identified materials proved to be technically feasible.’

With the help of AI, the Thinktank Industrial Resource Strategies set out to find PFAS alternatives that are suitable for medical technology. Inside Industry interviewed Thinktank Managing Director Christian Kühne about the sobering results and possible consequences.

MedtecLIVE

October 23, 2024

Angiolutions fights the invisible

With a faint hum, the ultrasound reveals the incurable: a dangerous bulge in the aorta, an abdominal aortic aneurysm that is sneakily growing. Angiolutions, a dynamic medical technology start-up, wants to tackle this problem - before it is too late.

MedtecLIVE

October 9, 2024

Start-ups series: Well-trained early warning system for delirium and co. supports staff in hospitals

Hospitals collect countless health data every day. The example of Predicting Health shows that this data can be used for preventative work in hospitals beyond individual cases. With its Personalised Risk Tool, the Graz-based start-up aims to make the work of doctors and nurses easier.

MedtecLIVE

September 24, 2024

Heads of the industry: A portrait of Tobias Krick

Health scientist, healthcare influencer, founder, consultant, speaker. Dr Tobias Krick has made a name for himself with his tireless commitment to digitalization and greater networking in the healthcare sector.

MedtecLIVE

September 11, 2024

MedtecLIVE Brand Family: Ideal new formats for the medical technology sector

MedtecLIVE

September 4, 2024

Profit before growth: ‘Companies are seeking opportunities for digitalisation and automation of sales’

Medical technology companies around the world are shifting their strategy from growth to profit. This is according to the study ‘Future of Medtech 2024’ by Roland Berger. Inside Industry interviewed Janes Grotelüschen, one of the authors of the study, about the results.

MedtecLIVE

August 13, 2024

Interview on PFAS: "It is crucial that this issue is taken seriously by industry and policymakers"

Researchers at the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) have gained worrying insights into the spread of PFAS in the blood and possible health consequences as part of the "Rhineland Study". We spoke about this with study leader Monique M. B. Breteler.

MedtecLIVE

July 22, 2024

Toolcraft: A champion in medical technology

Thanks to its uncompromising quality standards, toolcraft AG impresses as a so-called “hidden champion” in medical technology. “Our strategy is to be one of the few,” says Christoph Hauck, the company's Chief Technology and Sales Officer.

MedtecLIVE

June 28, 2024