Summit | Innovation

About the event

For the past 8 years, the MEDTEQ Innovation Summit has been a meeting point for more than 550 participants across Canada: start-ups, SMEs, colleges, universities, multinationals, research centres, health networks – all meeting at this annual event to advance medical technology innovation through collaboration. It is also an event where you can imagine and discover the innovations and technologies of the sector.

This year’s theme, “Disrupting Healthcare”, will showcase new value proposals, reinvented pathways and unique techniques to accelerate the innovation continuum in order to provide better patient care.

2020 Conference highlights

For its 8th edition, the MEDTEQ Innovation Summit established itself as an innovative and unifying Canadian and Quebec event, with over 700 participants between January 13 and January 16, 2020. This year’s theme, “Disrupting Healthcare”, stretched boundaries by exploring health applications in space.

With an increase of +57% of SMEs and +70% of large companies compared to last year, the industry mobilization of the network was strengthened. The second pan‑Canadian edition reached a total of 7 provinces.

Networking took a vital position in the event’s program, representing 1/3 of the total time of the conference. Participants were able to take advantage of these networking moments and venture through a larger exhibitor area, with thematic zones such as the Beachhead™ zone, the Canadian pavilions and the Members’ Minutes zone.