Medica and Compamed by the Numbers

A statistical look at the world's largest medical product exhibition.

By: Michael Barbella

Managing Editor

Horst Giesen, project director of Medica 2011 World Forum for Medicine, recently told a television reporter there were “more innovations than ever before” at this year’s four-day event in Düsseldorf, Germany. Judging from the final data released by trade fair organizers, Giesen’s claim is not just media hype.

A statistical review of Medica and Compamed 2011, compliments of Messe Düsseldorf:

Total Medica visitors, 2011: 134,500
Total Medica visitors, 2010: 137,087

Total number of exhibition halls, Medica and Compamed, 2011: 19

Total Compamed visitors, 2011: 16,000 (approximately)
Total number of companies participating in Compamed, 2011: 627

Total number of Medica exhibitors, 2011: 4,571
Total number of Medica exhibitors, 2010: 4,447

Foreign exhibitors at Medica, 2011: 3,403
Foreign exhibitors at Medica, 2010: 3,237

German exhibitors at Medica, 2011: 1,195
German exhibitors at Medica, 2010: 1,210

Chinese exhibitors at Medica, 2011: 490
Chinese exhibitors at Medica, 2010: 437

American exhibitors at Medica, 2011: 403
American exhibitors at Medica, 2010: 374

Italian exhibitors at Medica, 2011: 335
Italian exhibitors at Medica, 2010: 339

French exhibitors at Medica, 2011: 225
French exhibitors at Medica, 2010: 234

South Korean exhibitors at Medica, 2011: 156
South Korean exhibitors at Medica, 2010: 140

Taiwanese exhibitors at Medica, 2011: 155
Taiwanese exhibitors at Medica, 2010: 146

Indian exhibitors at Medica, 2011: 106
Indian exhibitors at Medica, 2010: 92

Belgian exhibitors at Medica, 2011: 100
Belgian exhibitors at Medica, 2010: 89

Total number of Compamed exhibitors, 2011: 627
Total number of Compamed exhibitors, 2010: 579

Foreign exhibitors at Compamed, 2011: 409
Foreign exhibitors at Compamed, 2010: 392

German exhibitors at Compamed, 2011: 218
German exhibitors at Compamed, 2010: 187

American exhibitors at Compamed, 2011: 64
American exhibitors at Compamed, 2010: 54

Swiss exhibitors at Compamed, 2011: 50
Swiss exhibitors at Compamed, 2010: 41

Chinese exhibitors at Compamed, 2011: 41
Chinese exhibitors at Compamed, 2010: 58

French exhibitors at Compamed, 2011: 38
French exhibitors at Compamed, 2010: 40

Italian exhibitors at Compamed, 2011: 36
Italian exhibitors at Compamed, 2010: 34

Dutch exhibitors at Compamed, 2011: 25
Dutch exhibitors at Compamed, 2010: 22

Prominent visitors to Medica: EU Health Commissioner John Dalli, British State Ministor for Trade and Investment Lord Green, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Suresh Kumar.

Total number of forums, courses and workshops offered at Medica, 2011: 200

Total number of delegates attending the 34th German Hospital Day (topic was “Improving Care—Removing Barriers!”), 2011: 2,250




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