Overview

The government considers it important to develop Japan's manufacturing technology into the medical device field, and is working especially to enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to identify issues in the medical field and develop technologies and products that will solve them.
The medical device manufacturing market is one of the industries that will continue to develop in the future due to the aging of the population and other factors, as well as the growing expectations for new entrants from small and medium-sized companies with such technological capabilities and from other industries. We invite companies that are considering entering the medical device industry as a new business field to exhibit and visit Medtec Japan, and we will also establish the Medtec Innovation Award to promote the medical device industry.

Eligible Products

Various finished parts/sensors/robotic technology/testing equipment/packaging materials/sterile garments/masks, etc./medical devices for procedures (injection devices, tubes and catheters, disposable products, surgical and orthopedic surgical materials)/surgical devices (orthopedic surgical instruments, cutting/cutting instruments, tweezers and forceps)/biofunctional assistance/surrogate devices (artificial joints, artificial respirators, artificial heart-lung machines, artificial kidney machines, anesthesia) Assistive and substitution devices (artificial joints, ventilators, artificial heart-lung machines, artificial kidney machines, anesthesia machines), biofunctional testing and measurement devices (electrocardiographs, electroencephalographs, blood pressure monitors, topography, endoscopes), hygiene materials and supplies (medical absorbent cotton, gauze, sterile clothing, supplies), hardware, software, wearables, AI and Deep Learning etc..

※Unapproved medical devices cannot be submitted.

Judges

Head of the Judging Committee Yoshiyuki Myonaka

Committee of Japans Technology for Life
Hiroshi Iseki, Social Medical Corporation Shijinkai Nursing care facility for the elderly

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Vice-Chairman of the Judging Committee Christopher Eve

Informa Markets Japan Co.,Ltd. CEO

Committee member Akikazu Kuho

The Japan Federation of Medical Devices Associations Executive Director
Tomiko Tawaraki, Japan Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment Technical Advisors
Kazuo Tanishita, Commons for Medical Manufacturing Technology Japan Chairman of board of director
Eizuko Kobayashi, Graduate School of Engineering Professor
Niko Kato, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Commerce and Service Group Medical and Welfare Equipment Industry Office Deputy Director
Yuichi Tamura, Cardio Intelligence Inc. CEO

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※List of Previous Grand Prize Awardees (in no particular order) (Titles not included)