Best Trade Shows for Medical Device & Health Tech Brands In 2026
- Borrowed Pen
- Dec 24, 2025
- 5 min read
We know your regulatory load is heavy, your R&D timelines are tight, and your buyers are cautious for good reason. So we built this 2026 medical device trade show calendar to help you focus your presence where clinical credibility, operational readiness, and compliance visibility intersect.

The best medical device trade shows and events are where industry leaders quietly validate vendors, preview category movement, and align on where the next wave of innovation will come from. For buyers, attendance is often more about observation than conversation.
A Strategic Guide to High-Impact MedTech Trade Show Marketing
For medtech and health tech brands, the strongest trade show strategies are built around three things:
Clinical relevance
Regulatory transparency
Operational proof-of-concept
Before you hit the show floor, make sure you’re ready to communicate not just what your device does, but how it works, why it matters, and where it fits in a clinical workflow.
Clinical-facing pitch decks that connect trial results to real-world usage scenarios and show awareness of implementation in varied care environments.
Regulatory collateral that clearly outlines 510(k) status, EU MDR compliance, or FDA approval timelines.
Booth visuals that balance form factor with clinical function. Don’t just show the product, show the outcome.
Case studies and pilot overviews that explain adoption timelines, usability data, and post-market feedback.
Follow-up kits with white papers, payer briefs, or clinical impact summaries to support procurement conversations.
If your team needs a partner who understands medical buyer behavior, compliance-heavy messaging, and how to present technically demanding work with clinical clarity, we’re ready when you are.
We help medical device and health tech brands craft trade show materials that feel like a peer-to-peer conversation, not just promotion.
From MD&M West to HLTH: Here Are The Best Trade Shows for Medical Device Brands in 2026
Dates | Event | Location | Description |
Jan 7–10, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Global tech event with a major digital health + medtech pavilion featuring wearables, AI health devices, and consumer-medical crossover hardware. | |
Jan 14–15, 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Conference combining pharma & medical device topics. | |
Jan 21–22, 2026 | Paris, France | Medical / pharmaceutical packaging, combination devices. | |
Jan 27–28, 2026 | Munich, Germany | Regulatory, clinical trials, outsourcing for medical device companies. | |
Feb 3–5, 2026 | Anaheim, CA | Flagship U.S. medtech expo. Includes Medical Battery Conference USA track focusing on battery, power, and energy solutions. | |
Feb 3, 2026 | Anaheim, CA | Focuses on battery technologies for medical devices, power & energy solutions | |
Feb 9–12, 2026 | Dubai, UAE | Major healthcare / medical device exhibition covering global markets. | |
Feb 22-25, 2026 | Los Angeles, CA | Focused on digital health, health tech, device + software intersection. | |
Feb 23-25, 2026 | Carlsbad, CA | Conference focusing on device service, support, maintenance strategies. | |
Feb 23–25, 2026 | San Diego, CA | Gathering of operations, quality, regulatory, and supply chain leadership. | |
Feb 26–28, 2026 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Medical equipment, diagnostics, devices for Himalayan / regional markets. | |
March 2-4 | Dallas, TX | Focused on home medical equipment, mobility, respiratory, rehab products, supplies. | |
March 9–12, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV (USA) | Major global healthcare technology & digital health event for device and IT intersections. | |
March 10–14, 2026 | San Diego, CA, USA | Major orthopedic surgery expo covering joint implants, robotics, imaging, and surgical innovation. | |
Mar 11–12, 2026 | Coventry, UK | Focuses on medical device design, manufacturing, R&D, supply chain in the UK. | |
Mar 23-25, 2026 | Carlsbad, CA | Focuses on medtech / health supply chain, device logistics, integration, operations. | |
Mar 24–26, 2026 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Covers pharmaceuticals & medical devices life cycle, regulatory, development. | |
Mar 27–28, 2026 | Munich, Germany | Regulatory, clinical, trial outsourcing in medtech space. | |
April 7-9, 2026 | Baltimore, MD | Medical equipment / device expo in Baltimore, U.S. | |
April 14-17 | Washington, DC | Standards, regulatory science, device safety, quality, compliance conversations. | |
April 15–16, 2026 | Boston, MA, USA | Leading expo for device design, engineering, prototyping, robotics, sensors, and early-stage innovation. | |
Apr 20–22, 2026 | Minneapolis, MN | Technical conference focused on device design, prototyping, human factors, usability, and validation. | |
Apr 22–23, 2026 | Charlotte, NC | Regional medtech manufacturing show. Good for reaching Southeast OEMs, suppliers, contract manufacturers. | |
Apr 28–30, 2026 | Dublin, Ireland | Medtech partnering & investment, start-ups, strategic networks. | |
May 5–7, 2026 | Stuttgart, Germany | Leading European device design & manufacturing expo. | |
May 6–9, 2026 | Atlanta, GA, USA | Premier electrophysiology and cardiac device expo featuring monitoring, implantables, and arrhythmia technologies. | |
May 11–13, 2026 | Stockholm, Sweden | Europe’s largest medtech industry conference, covering innovation, regulation, market access. | |
May 15–17, 2026 | Kyoto, Japan | Intersection of medical devices and health informatics / digital health. | |
March 16-20, 2026 | Dana Point, CA | Summit for emerging medtech, start-ups, investment, innovation in devices. | |
May 17–20, 2026 | Washington, DC, USA | Global gathering for health economics, reimbursement, value-story development, and outcomes research. | |
May 21-22, 2026 | Minneapolis, MN | Deep dive on regulatory, quality, combination products, connected devices. | |
June 2026 (pending exact dates) | London, UK | Event combining medtech, digital health, AI, and hospital innovation with strong UK/EU industry presence. | |
June 2-3, 2026 | Carlsbad, CA | Conference focused on device clinical trials, regulatory, outsourcing strategies. | |
June 8–11, 2026 | Boston, MA, USA | Major partnering event for biotech, medical device crossovers, combination products, and global investment networks. | |
June 10, 2026 | Switzerland | Swiss medtech community event: innovation, regulation, networking. | |
June 15-18, 2026 | Berlin, Germany | Focus on EU MDR, IVDR, regulation, compliance, software & AI in devices. | |
June 16–18, 2026 | Detroit, MI, USA | Premier additive manufacturing event for implants, surgical tools, prototyping, and device production. | |
June 17–19, 2026 | Miami, FL | Healthcare / medical trade fair including devices, health tech, and distribution. | |
July 19–23, 2026 | Chicago, IL, USA | World’s largest diagnostics and lab-tech expo covering IVDs, analyzers, lab devices, and clinical chemistry. | |
June 24-25 | Coventry, UK | UK event focused on clinical engineers, medical equipment, maintenance. | |
Jul 2–4, 2026 | Osaka, Japan | Device + healthcare tech expo. | |
Jul 16–19, 2026 | Taipei, Taiwan | Medical device, wellness, medical & cosmetic device technologies. | |
Sep 9–11, 2026 | Singapore | Trade fair + conference for medtech manufacturing, components, processes. | |
Sep 9–11, 2026 | Singapore | Healthcare / hospital / diagnostic device expo, co-located with medtech manufacturing events. | |
Sep 17–19, 2026 | Mumbai, India | Broad medical / device / diagnostics / hospital equipment expo. | |
Sep 24 – 26, 2026 | Prague, Czech Republic | Healthcare trade fair (general med / health equipment). | |
September 26–29, 2026 | Washington, DC, USA | Leading global cardiovascular device meeting for catheter-based technologies, imaging, robotics, and implantables. | |
September 26–29, 2026 (estimated) | Miami, FL, USA | ENT surgery and device conference focused on robotics, diagnostics, audiology tech, and surgical systems. | |
October 2026 (pending) | Boston, MA | Digital health, remote monitoring, telehealth, and device-software integration for health systems and innovators. | |
Nov 16 – 19, 2026 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Leading global trade fair in medical technology, components, diagnostics, health IT. | |
December 2–3, 2026 | Santa Clara, CA, USA | West Coast R&D-focused expo covering microelectronics, start-ups, and next-gen medtech engineering. | |
Dec 8–9, 2026 | Houston, TX | Conference on digital health, AI in healthcare, transformation for health systems and device/tech crossover. | |
2026 Dates Pending | USA/EU (rotates) | Focuses on medical wearables, sensors, remote monitoring hardware, and IoT-enabled device technologies. |
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