COMPAMED Innovations Forum 2022: High-Tech Medical Technology as Hope for Neurological Diseases

IVAM Product Market at COMPAMED (c: Constanze Tillmann)

According to estimates by the WHO, one billion people worldwide suffer from diseases affecting the brain or the entire central nervous system. These include, for example, depression, dementia, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, or consequences of a stroke.

The COMPAMED Innovation Forum therefore focuses this year on innovative high-tech therapeutic approaches for neurological applications. Innovative medical technology can help improve the quality of life for those affected. Unlike medications that help regulate the chemical system in the human body, neuro-implants target the electrical nerve pathways of the spinal cord and brain.

The international specialist forum will take place on June 2, 2022, as a digital event on the topic "Innovative Technologies for Neurological Applications".

Experts from research, industry, and medical practice present current innovations

This year's COMPAMED Innovation Forum features leading international experts from neurology presenting innovative technologies and therapeutic approaches such as modern brain-computer interfaces and neuro-implants, thought-controlled assistive systems, or novel systems for the detection and diagnosis of neurological disorders. Additionally, topics such as optimized material properties for the use of medical technology components in neurology will be discussed. After the presentations, there will be an opportunity to discuss the new developments, research results, and further needs.

The COMPAMED Innovation Forum addresses current medical technology challenges once a year. The dialogue between research, industry, and medical practice is always the focus. The presentations also provide an outlook on the trend topics of COMPAMED, which is the leading trade fair for the medical technology supply sector and takes place annually in autumn in Düsseldorf (in close parallel to the world-leading MEDICA medical trade fair). The IVAM Specialist Association for Microtechnology organizes the digital forum in cooperation with Messe Düsseldorf.