About
Get your ticket today and take part in a completely virtual event with highly renowned speakers and an awesome program
Shift Medical 2020 brings together pioneers in the field of medical XR from across the globe. Our event will facilitate an open and structured knowledge exchange between healthcare providers, businesses, governments and the general public in order to increase medical XR adoption rates.
Together we will shape ethical, regulatory, technological and data safety standards for medical XR across the world. Be part of Europe’s largest medical XR Congress and Expo.
Speakers
Leading minds in the medical industry discuss future trends and present their own innovations and visions.
Ryan Beams, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Jan Brönneke, Health Innovation Hub of the Federal Ministry of Health
Prof Grigore Burdea, Rutgers University
Thomas A. Furness, University of Washington
Dominik Fischer, Brainlab
Walter Greenleaf (PhD), Stanford University
Karthik Patanjali, The New York Times
Dr Susan Persky, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Prof Albert Rizzo, USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Brennan Spiegel (MD), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Dr Isabel Van De Keere, Immersive Rehab
Sponsors
We would like to thank our sponsors and partners for their confidence in our work
German Red Cross Kreisverband Herford-Stadt e.V.
Hexagon
Katholische Hospitalvereinigung
Weser-Egge
Leica Geosystems
Pfizer
Re’flekt
Program
Choose from unique sessions, presentations, and networking opportunities to get the most out of your Shift Medical experience
Photo by Alex Kotliarskyi
Parallel to the congress we will offer businesses and academic institutions the opportunity to exhibit their products and services at an accompanying virtual expo.
In addition, we offer many other programm items like a virtual opening event with special speakers and a multifaceted after congress party.
Venue
Shift Medical – a multi-dimensional event
We want to ensure a professional exchange and to network experts worldwide under one European roof. To make this possible, Shift Medical 2020 will take place completely virtual. Our goal is to make the exchange of information accessible to as many people as possible.
Facts and figures*
Congress and expo
Attendee profiles
Representation
Media Outreach
*All predictions based on in-house research
Patronage
We are thrilled to have two leading minds who will take the patronage of our virtual congress.
Theresia Bauer (MdL), State Minister for Science, Research and Arts
Prof Dr Matthias Weidemüller, Heidelberg University
Partners
Our goals can only be met in partnership with others. We work with a range of partners that help us achieve an open and structured knowledge exchange.
Heidelberg Technology Park
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg Startup Partners
Tricat
Institutions
We proudly present the institutions of our congress participants
Amazon Web Services
The Food and Drug Administration
Harvard Medical School
Health Innovation Hub of the Federal Ministry of Health
Heidelberg University Hospital
HTC Corporation
Johns Hopkins University
Microsoft
Roche
Siemens Healthineers
Stanford University
The New York Times
Moderators
Highly qualified experts lead through the days and make the sessions an outstanding learning experience
Kent Bye, Voices of VR
Petra Dahm, Extended Reality Bavaria e.V.
Jason McDowall, Ostendo & The AR Show Podcast
Denise Silber, VRforHealth
Become a sponsor
Why partner
with us?
Make an impact on the future of healthcare
Discover medical XR, identify possibilities for your strategic goals. Bring your experience into the discussion. Gain competitive advantage by being among the first to set foot in medical XR.
Boost your visibility
Invite your customers and key stakeholders to explore your innovative potential. Expand your brand awareness regarding the future of healthcare. Announce new products, engage in the conversation and leave an impression on your target group.
Advance your network and talent pool
Foster your existing business relationships and forge new strategic partnerships. Access a unique network and meet the world’s elite in the field of medical XR.
Be part of the first fully virtual congress in medical XR
Present yourself and your company in a technically innovative environment and benefit from many high quality contacts in the medical XR area.
Grow your business
Extend your scope, discover new markets, meet potential customers and partners. Get in touch with the key figures for your successful market entry.
Smart City
Shift Medical is produced in Heidelberg – home of innovation
Heidelberg was mentioned for the first time in 1196 and is well known for Germany’s oldest university, the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, founded in 1386. The city is also home for the world famous Heidelberg University Clinic, the German Cancer Research Centre, the National Center for Tumor Diseases, four Max Planck Institutes and the European Molecular Biology Laboratories (funded by 40 nations).
As one of the leading biotechnology hubs in Europe, Heidelberg is an extremely attractive location for businesses and technology providers. Known as a services and science centre, it has attracted those very people who really want to change things for decades since centuries. And it is one of the leading locations worldwide for the future-oriented biotechnology industries.
Have a bird’s eye view of the many faces of the city
FAQ
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Contact
Let’s connect
Lale Jakob
Event Organisation
lale.jakob@shiftmedical.eu
Dr. med. Lars Riedemann
Scientific Director
lars.riedemann@shiftmedical.eu
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