Digital infrastructure (networks, IT, and AI)
Automation and robotics in healthcare: MedtecSUMMIT
From basics to specific application scenarios
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The two-day MedtecSUMMIT presents the enabling technology for automation and robotics in the healthcare sector—with an exciting mix of keynotes, panel discussions, and applications. In focus: logistics and clinical robotics. In dialog: medical experts, scientists, politicians, and industry representatives. Participation is included in the trade fair ticket.
Healthy business: healthtech for healthcare
Ensuring the quality of healthcare amid demographic change requires greater focus on robotics and automated processes in the healthcare system. Thus, we now put a spotlight on the vast industrial healthcare economy. The newly conceived Healthtech Pavilion presented in cooperation with the MedtecLIVE trade fair is just one of the pillars supporting our new focus. The two-day MedtecSUMMIT—presented by Bayern Innovativ on behalf of Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development, and Energy—is another one.
What are the technological foundations for automation and robotics in the healthcare sector, or, to be more precise: for logistics and clinical robotics? And what opportunities are they going to unlock? Medical experts, scientists, politicians, and industry representatives will discuss all of this on the SummitStage in Hall B4 on the second and third trade fair day.
The program is as exciting and diverse as the topic itself: Apart from special sessions on network architecture, security (e.g. 5G/6G and cyber security), and interoperability concepts for healthcare and logistics, keynotes will also shed light on clinical robotics—including medical expertise, clinical data, and visions of future surgical and rehabilitation robotics. The numerous use cases and examples include logistics robots, positioning systems, as well as drone and mobility concepts.
As a complement after the MedtecSUMMIT: ‘MedTech Automation Solutions’—a 90 min presentation session focusing on the production aspect, hosted by VDMA HealthTech (SummitStage, Hall B4, Thursday, the 26th of June 2025, 15:00–16:30).
Keynote speaker
| Speaker | Lecture |
|---|---|
Tobias Gotthardt, | "Welcome Note" |
Dr. Katharina von Knop, | "Trustworthy AI & Digital Trust in Health Care" |
Prof. Dr. Jochen Werner, | "Digital Hospital – Better Care" |
Jörn Vogel, | "Helping Hands: How robotics can assist individuals with physical disabilities" |
Dr. Jan Gerkens, | "Use Case: High-throughput laboratory – Focus on IT infrastructure in the Göttingen project" |
MedtecSUMMIT
Location: SummitStage, Hall B4
Dates: June 25 and 26, 10:00–15:00
Congress language: English
Organizer:
Bayern Innovativ on behalf of the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development, and Energy
Program coordination:
Prof. Dr. Steffen Hamm (OTH Amberg Weiden), Prof. Dr. Florian Wahl (TH Deggendorf/Graffenau), Peter Puehringer (Stäubli Robotics), Julia Ott (Bayern Innovativ), Niklas Kuczaty (VDMA), Wassim Saeidi (United Robotics)
MedtecSUMMIT—our topics
A steady increase in suitable fields of application for healthcare automation and robotics has been observed recently. What deployment scenarios are already being used and what preconditions are they associated with?
Sensors and mechatronics
Logistics for hospitals and healthcare facilities
Nursing and rehabilitation robotics
Lab automation
