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Attending the right conference can be a game-changer for those working in the medical device industry.
You may strike up a new business partnership, establish new network connections and, of course, acquire new knowledge about medical devices, quality, regulatory and other industry related news and trends that can help you further your career and add value to your company.
In this blog post, you will find a list of top medical device conferences, both virtual and in-person, taking place in 2024. This list includes some events we regularly participate in and others that come highly recommended by our trusted partner network.
It's time to pull out your calendar planner and decide which medical device conferences you will be attending in 2024.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Get a printable schedule of all 2024 conferences that you can save and reference at a later date (or share with a colleague) by clicking here.
1. TRUE QUALITY ROADSHOW 2024
MARCH - NOVEMBER, GLOBAL
The Greenlight Guru True Quality Roadshow provides an exclusive opportunity to connect with MedTech professionals in key hubs around the world. Each roadshow event brings together MedTech leaders in quality, regulatory, clinical data, and product development and will allow attendees to learn industry best practices and trends, meet their local MedTech community, and find inspiration to continue improving the quality of life.
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2. J.P. MORGAN HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE
JANUARY 8 - 11 (2024), SAN FRANCISCO, CA
The 42nd Annual Healthcare Conference will take place on January 8-11, 2024 in San Francisco, CA. This premier conference is the largest and most informative healthcare investment symposium in the industry which connects global industry leaders, emerging fast-growth companies, innovative technology creators and members of the investment community. Health Community features the leading innovators and latest innovations from around the world which are addressing today’s health and wellness challenges. Learn how the latest advances, leading research and best practices are being applied to grow and scale digital health solutions.
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3. MD&M WEST
FEBRUARY 6 - 8, ANAHEIM, CA
MD&M West is North America’s largest MedTech event. It's described as the place “where serious professionals find the technologies, education, and connections to stay ahead in the global medical manufacturing community.”
From 3D printing and biomaterials to robotics and digital health, MD&M West is the largest MedTech expo for suppliers and buyers to discover innovation, engineer new technology, and build life-changing medical devices.
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4. VIVE
FEBRUARY 25 - 28, LOS ANGELES, CA
ViVE merges the leadership of CHIME and the digital marketplace of HLTH to create a technology event focused on the business of transformation in healthcare. We’re bringing together C-suite executives, senior digital health leaders and buyers, health startups and investors, government and solution providers to advance healthcare.
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5. HIMSS24
MARCH 11 - 15, ORLANDO, FL
HIMSS24 is set to bring together a vibrant and diverse community of healthcare trailblazers from around the world. This gathering includes visionary CIOs and top-level executives, dedicated healthcare providers, knowledgeable informaticists, tech-savvy health IT professionals, forward-thinking government officials, innovative disruptors, strategic consultants, and dynamic market suppliers, among many, many other movers and shakers. Get ready for an exhilarating exchange of ideas and insights that will shape tomorrow’s healthcare!
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6. MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY UK
MARCH 13 - 14, COVENTRY, UK
There will be a comprehensive series of technical presentations taking place over the two days. Presented by experts in their field with thought-provoking guest speakers, all providing an insight and knowledge for medical device manufacturers, their engineering teams and senior executives, that can be taken and integrated into next generation and new medical devices.
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7. LSI EMERGING MEDTECH SUMMIT 2024
MARCH 18 - 22, DANA POINT, CA
This event has a single mission: to bring together the most innovative MedTech startups, active investors, and strategic buyers to deal-make, collaborate, and forecast the future of MedTech.
The event showcases pre-screened venture backed MedTech startups that are seeking exposure to major strategics, venture capital, and other investors. Attendees include Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbott, and GE Healthcare among others.
*Greenlight Guru is a proud founding sponsor of this event*
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8. MEDTRADE
MARCH 26 - 28, DALLAS, TX
MedTrade is the largest home medical equipment trade show and conference in the US. Originally launched as the National Home Healthcare Exhibition, Medtrade has been connecting the HME industry since 1979. Medtrade features a large expo floor filled with the leading home medical equipment manufacturers, HME technology, and personal health products. Thousands of HME providers come to Medtrade to find everything from the basics to the latest innovations in mobility, respiratory, sleep, rehab, and aids to daily living.
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9. MedCon Conference
APRIL, COLUMBUS, OH
Since 2009, MedCon has united regulators and healthcare products industry experts for unparalleled exchanges. For the first time since 2019, MedCon reunited in-person April 2024 for three days of purpose-driven discussions that harmonize different perspectives to inspire collaboration, lead innovation, and make a difference in patient care. The event was hosted by the AFDO/RAPS Healthcare Products Collaborative and co-sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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10. MEDTECH STRATEGIST INNOVATION SUMMIT 2024
APRIL 16-18, DUBLIN, IRELAND
MedTech Strategist’s annual Innovation Summit Dublin investment and networking medical device conference has been attended by over 3,000 medtech executives from around the globe. This conference dedicates three full days to exploring the needs, opportunities and challenges facing the global medical device industry.
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11. 10X THE MEDICAL DEVICE CONFERENCE
MAY 1 - MAY 2, SAN DIEGO, CA
10x Medical Device Conference is a cross-functional event where the entire medical device ecosystem convenes to grow their skills, network, and profit. It’s designed to foster strong professional relationships among medical device players eager to learn smarter ways to do things with industry-leading resources.
This medical device event is geared equally toward senior and junior level professionals in the medical device industry.
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12. DEVICE TALKS BOSTON
MAY 1 - 2, BOSTON, MA
DeviceTalks Boston will unite MedTech’s most innovative professionals find the quickest way to clear troublesome bottlenecks in critical stages such as innovation and funding, prototyping and product development, manufacturing and sourcing, regulatory, reimbursement and market development, and engineering tools and technology.
Co-located with the Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum and the Robotics Summit and Expo, DeviceTalks is an essential meeting for entrepreneurs, engineers, and other professionals developing the latest tools used to treat patients and cure disease.
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13. LSX WORLD CONGRESS 2024
MAY 3 - 4, LONDON, UK
The 9th LSX World Congress gathers the founders and CEOs of innovative start-ups, healthcare giants, and everyone in between. It represents the breadth and depth of the cutting-edge research and technology driving the advances in the industry right now and in the near future.
It is an industry-leading gathering with qualified 1:1 partnering at its core, connecting the biotech, healthtech and MedTech c-suites with the sector’s most active investors, pharma and health technology BD&L teams, R&D leaders, KOLs and top tier service companies who are driving the sector forward.
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14. RAPS EURO CONVERGENCE
MAY 6 - 8, BERLIN, GERMANY
RAPS Euro Convergence is the most comprehensive regulatory affairs conference in Europe, focusing on the latest developments in healthcare products in Europe and beyond—medical devices, IVDs, pharmaceuticals, and combination products.
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15. WORLD CONFERENCE ON QUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT
MAY 7 - 10, PHILADELPHIA, PA
This is ASQ’s flagship conference and attracts more than 2,500 attendees from 45+ countries. The aim is to gain knowledge, improvement methodologies, quality tools, best practices, and networking contacts. WCQI 2022 explores the symbiotic relationship between human and scientific aspects of quality management.
Sessions addressing soft skills, cultural consciousness and leadership are offered alongside practical presentations outlining leading-edge applications and technologies, helping to bridge the gap between emotional and scientific intelligence and advance the quality community’s global standing as a comprehensive resource for progress, innovation, and excellence.
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16. WORLD CONFERENCE ON QUALITY & IMPROVEMENT
MAY 12 - 15, SAN DIEGO, CA
When quality systems are successfully implemented and a culture of quality is fostered, the results are lasting solutions that benefit individuals, organizations, and society. Building on over 70 years as the quality community’s leading event, ASQ’s World Conference on Quality & Improvement connects quality professionals to the processes, technologies, and experts that can deliver curated results for their organization.
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17. BIOMED ISRAEL
MAY 16 - 18, TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
BIOMED is one of the most established life science conferences in the world. Heading into year 23 of the conference, BIOMED has positioned itself as a meeting place for Israeli and international biotech professionals. This year's conference will have 9 themes encompassing the aging population and AI technology.
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18. THE MEDTECH FORUM
MAY 22 - 24, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
The MedTech Forum is the largest health and medical technology industry conference in Europe and a key event since 2007. Join industry leaders, leading innovators, and investors to discuss the future opportunities in the medical technology sector.
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19. PROJECT MEDTECH'S STARTUP SYMPOSIUM | HOUSTON
MAY 2024, CHICAGO, IL
Early stage MedTech companies are expected to navigate the complex process of bringing an idea into reality, but very seldom do they have the expertise, experience, or resources to ensure success. If you are founder faced with this dilemma, this is for you.
Project MedTech and our Network of industry thought leaders have organized an interactive event to help founders build a successful medical technology company.
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20. MEDTECH INNOVATION EXPO 2024
JUNE 5 - 6, BIRMINGHAM, UK
Med-Tech Innovation Expo is the UK and Ireland’s leading event for medical design and manufacturing technology. Experience live demonstrations of the latest machines, technology, products, and services while networking with 4,000+ designers, engineers, innovators, and manufacturers from across the medical and healthcare sector.
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21. MEDTECH SUMMIT
JUNE 10 - 14, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
The Medtech Summit is dedicated to accelerating the path to Medtech regulatory compliance. Attendees will benefit from Competent Authority, Notified Body and industry insights across 7 focused events: EU MDR, IVDR, EU Law, PMS, Clinical, Global Market Regulations, and Biocompatibility.
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22. MD&M East
JUNE 10 - 12, NYC, NY
MD&M East is the sourcing home for hundreds of different types of suppliers. From medical device components to medical packaging, it has everything, and more, under one roof. See new advanced manufacturing technology in action and learn from seasoned experts at this six-in-one expo. Join the community of innovators driving design, engineering and manufacturing forward. It’s all yours and it’s totally free.
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23. OMTEC
JUNE 11 - 13, CHICAGO, IL
The OMTEC experience is second to none. OMTEC’s unrivaled success is rooted in our mission to exceed your expectations, and it is the world’s only conference exclusively serving the global orthopedic manufacturing industry. Here are the three top reasons to attend. 160 orthopedic-focused suppliers and service providers will exhibit at OMTEC 2024. They possess upwards of 30 essential capabilities such as implant and instrument manufacturing, surface technologies, packaging, sterilization, regulatory affairs, additive manufacturing/3D printing, materials, testing and more.
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24. AAMI EXCHANGE
JUNE 14 - 17, PHOENIX, AZ
AAMI is one of the premier conferences for healthcare technology management. It is attended by more than 2,300 biomedical equipment technicians, clinical engineers, and others who manage or support medical devices for healthcare institutions.
Educational sessions focus on practical solutions for the challenges that attendees face in their work every day. The Expo provides an opportunity to see the latest technologies from many of the world's leading medical-equipment manufacturers and service providers.
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25. MedtechLIVE
JUNE 18 - 20, Stuttgart, Germany
MedtecLIVE with T4M is where product developers and purchasing managers from distributors and OEMs come together with the leading suppliers of medical technology in Europe. The event alternates between the two most important medical technology regions in Germany and covers the entire supply chain. The trade fair is accompanied by a comprehensive supporting programme organised in partnership with national and international associations and clusters that reflects the most important issues and trends in the sector. The event is complemented by precisely curated digital services for exhibitors and visitors.
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26. LSX WORLD CONGRESS USA
SEPTEMBER 11 - 12, BOSTON, MA
The annual, LSX USA Leaders Forums are high-caliber, senior executive, virtual forums providing the education, strategies, and solutions that life science executives need to enable more effective investment, planning and strategic growth within their businesses.
The biotech, MedTech and healthtech leaders forums are strictly for CEOs, Founders, Co-Founders, or Presidents of their respective businesses. The pharma leaders forums are for global/regional heads of appropriate BD or Digital functions.
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27. LSI EMERGING MEDTECH SUMMIT EUROPE 2024
SEPTEMBER 16-20, PORTUGAL
This event has a single mission: to bring together the most innovative MedTech startups, active investors, and strategic buyers to deal-make, collaborate, and forecast the future of MedTech.
The event showcases pre-screened venture backed MedTech startups that are seeking exposure to major strategics, venture capital and other investors. Attendees include major strategics like Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbott, GE Healthcare amongst others.
Greenlight Guru is a proud founding sponsor of this event.
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28. RAPS CONVERGENCE
SEPTEMBER 17 - 19, LONG BEACH, CA
RAPS Convergence is the largest and most well-recognized annual gathering of regulatory professionals, scientists, and innovators in the world. Convergence brings together representatives from industry, global regulatory bodies, and research, academic, and clinical organizations that are directly involved in managing the regulatory process and aligning science, regulation, and business strategy. As the largest annual regulatory-focused event, RAPS Convergence unites stakeholders and decision makers across all facets of the regulatory field for three days of professional development, discussion, and relationship building.
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29. BIOMEDEVICE BOSTON
SEPTEMBER 25 - 26, BOSTON, MA
BIOMEDevice Boston connects you with more than 4,500 engineers and executives — and more than 450 leading suppliers — across New England's thriving MedTech industry.
In partnership with the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC), BIOMEDevice Boston is a powerful end-to-end industry showcase covering today's emerging biomedical trends and innovations.
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30. MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IRELAND
SEPTEMBER 25 - 26, GALWAY, IRELAND
Ireland's premier Medical Device Design and Manufacturing Conference
The two-day Conference features presentations by leading international medical device experts with thought-provoking guest speakers, all providing an insight on cutting-edge topics for medical device manufacturers, R&D, and design engineers in the rapidly evolving Irish and global device marketplace.
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31. AMERICAN MEDICAL DEVICE (AMD) SUMMIT
SEPTEMBER 30- OCTOBER 1, CHICAGO, IL
Join the discussion with over 250 of your industry peers as we explore the challenges and opportunities in medical device innovation, regulatory harmonization, compliance, digital transformation and more. Hear first-hand case studies presented by our executive speaker faculty with extensive experience driving development and process strategy excellence.
Walk away with strategic insights for industry, hospital networks, and regulatory bodies to collaborate together to streamline processes, optimize development, design, decrease risk, improve speed to market, reduce costs, and remain compliant in a rapidly evolving landscape.
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32. MEDDEV DAY
OCTOBER 7 - 8, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
The MedDev Day, organized by LS Academy will once again serve as a central meeting place for the medical technology industry, bringing together lecture forums, interviews, workshops and networking opportunities. The event will be 360-degree overview of the evolving context of medical devices, in-vitro-diagnostics, and software.
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33. THE MEDTECH CONFERENCE POWERED BY ADVAMED
OCTOBER 15 - 17, TORONTO, CANADA
Medical devices, diagnostics and digital technologies are making a significant impact on the lives of people around the globe. These advances are being made by scientists, entrepreneurs, academics, investors, and an entire community of medtech leaders and innovators. The MedTech Conference brings the community together and facilitates collaboration through panel sessions and inclusive networking events, providing the perfect setting for critical conversations. Join us October 15-17, 2024 in Toronto.
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34. OCTANE'S MEDTECH INNOVATION FORUM
OCTOBER 16 - 17, IRVINE, CA
OMIF 2024 provides a unique opportunity to learn from industry experts, connect with other professionals, and gain valuable insights into the future of the medical industry. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or healthcare professional, this forum is a must-attend event.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from keynote speakers, attend panel discussions, and learn about new technologies and business models. You’ll also have the chance to see company pitches and meet with potential partners, customers, and investors.
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35. MD&M Minneapolis
OCTOBER 16 - 17, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
The Midwest’s Largest Annual End-to-End Design and Manufacturing Event. MD&M Minneapolis, brings together Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M), Automation Technology Expo (ATX), Design & Manufacturing (D&M), MinnPack, and Plastec offering the latest insights and solutions spanning medtech, packaging, automation, plastics, and design.
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36. HLTH
OCTOBER 20 - 23, LAS VEGAS, NV
HLTH 2024 is all about personalized experiences that focus on your goals. Whether it's meeting people and organizations who can accelerate your business outcomes, staying ahead of emerging trends, connecting with your industry colleagues, advancing your career, or all of the above— HLTH 2024 will deliver a curated experience that is tailored just for you. Join the 10,000+ anticipated attendees (including 2,500+ CEOs), 300+ speakers, and 800+ sponsors, all convening at HLTH 2024 to be part of healthcare's preeminent all-inclusive event experience.
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37. MEDICA
NOVEMBER 11 - 14, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY
With over 5,300 exhibitors from almost 70 countries and 83,000 visitors MEDICA in Düsseldorf is one of the largest medical B2B trade fairs in the world. A wide range of innovative products and services from the fields of medical imaging, laboratory technology, diagnostics, health IT, mobile health as well as physiotherapy/orthopaedic technology and medical consumables are presented here. The extensive programme of first-class forums, conferences and special shows provides opportunities for interesting presentations and discussions with experts and politicians and also includes pitches of new products and award ceremonies.
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38. BIOMEDevice
NOVEMBER 20 - 21, SANTA CLARA, CA
BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley returns this November bringing together the brightest minds in the industry to demonstrate and discuss emerging trends, innovation, and disruptive tech changing the future of the medical device industry. From education to networking events and more, BIOMEDevice bringing it all and more. Join the BIOMEDevice Community today.
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FREE DOWNLOAD: Get a printable schedule of all 2024 conferences that you can save and reference at a later date (or share with a colleague) by clicking here.
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