May 2010

MEDICA 2010 - a healthy number of registrations

Advance registrations for MEDICA 2010,(17^th - 20^th November), are a clear sign of optimism in the medical technology industry. The number of exhibitors at the world's largest medical trade fair has already seen a significant increase in comparison to last year, with over 4,000 exhibitors and about 115,000sq m of space already booked.

"Demand has been slow in the North American and European medical technology markets of late, but exports are bouncing back now, especially for German manufacturers, and many companies take advantage of MEDICA as an opportunity to intensify contacts," says Horst Giesen, a project leader at Messe Düsseldorf.

Following German exhibitors, the largest proportion of space at MEDICA 2010 is accounted for by exhibitors from Italy, China, the United Kingdom, the USA and France.

Key topics at MEDICA 2010 will include electromedicine/medical technology, laboratory technology/diagnostics, physiotherapy/orthopaedic technology, medical products (devices and consumables), information and communication technology, medical furniture and furnishings.

The trade fair will once again feature the established themed areas such as MEDICA MEDIA (telemedicine/medical IT), MEDICA VISION (the innovation forum for the research institutes) and the physiotherapy forum.

EuroShop shows good registration already

Nine months to the start of the event approximately 1,000 exhibitors from 46 countries have already registered for EuroShop, the retail trade fair held in Düsseldorf from 26^thnd March 2011.  In the 15 EuroShop exhibition halls over 70,000sq m space have been rented already. February to 2

Commenting on figures Wilhelm Niedergöker, Managing Director at Messe Düsseldorf, said: "The current level of reservations is almost identical with that of the previous event at the same point in time".  In 2008 EuroShop boasted 1,895 exhibitors from 48 countries.

Starting pistol fired for GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST 2011

June 2011 will see GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST kick off in Düsseldorf.  Under the slogan "The Bright World of Metals" the topics foundry technology, metallurgical technology, thermal process engineering and cast products will again be unveiled.  Companies that already exhibited at GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS or NEWCAST back in 2007 will benefit from a simplified registration procedure only having to enter their old password to access their already filled out online registration form.

The four international technology trade fairs GIFA (International Foundry Trade Fair), METEC (International Metallurgical Technology Trade Fair), THERMPROCESS (International Trade Fair for Thermo Process Technology) and NEWCAST (International Trade Fair for Precision Castings) are held from 28^th June to 2^nd July 2011 in Düsseldorf. They will be supported by a high-calibre programme of side events including numerous seminars, international congresses and lecture series. The focus of all four trade fairs and the accompanying events are energy and resource efficiency.

At its last staging in 2007 GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST attracted a total of 1,700 exhibitors from 34 countries and around 72,000 visitors from 84 nations. For 2011 the organisers expect a similarly high turn-out.