A hundred start-ups and more than 120 high-calibre professional speakers: These are just the “naked” facts which this year’s MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM will present as an established part of the programme at the world’s leading medical trade fair MEDICA 2023 in Düsseldorf from 13 to 16 November, which will feature more than 5.200 participating companies. The agenda at the Forum (in Hall 12), however, also offers multiple content highlights. Among these are, for example, the finals of two start-up competitions: At the 12th MEDICA Start-up COMPETITION on Tuesday afternoon (14 November from 3 p.m.), the focus is on the entire spectrum of innovations for the healthcare sector: from artificial intelligence (AI) to health apps, solutions for laboratory diagnostics and medical robotics. For the first time this year, “Sustainability” features as a novel category. The 15th “Healthcare Innovation Worldcup” on Monday afternoon (13 November from 1 p.m.), by contrast, focuses instead on intelligent “Internet of Medical Things” (IoMT) solutions like, for example, digital biomarkers, smart bandages and network-connectible wearables.