Press Release for Medtec Japan Exhibition
Informa Markets Japan Co., Ltd.

March 22th, 2024

■Informa Markets Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: ChristopherEve) is pleased to announce that Medtec Japan, the only specialized exhibition and seminarin Japan dedicated to the manufacturing and design of medical devices, will be held fromApril 17 to 19, 2024, at Tokyo Big Sight, East Halls 2 & 3.

■Every year, many local governments that support local companies aiming to enter themedical industry and public organizations aiming to further develop the medical device
field participate in the exhibition. 14 local governments and public organizations from allover Japan have already decided to participate this year. Here we introduce some of thenotable exhibiting companies and organizations.
Iwate Industry Promotion Center
FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY PROMOTION AGENCYTokyo Metropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center
Itabashi Industrial Promotion Public Corporation
Nagano Industrial and Commercial Encouragement Organization
Shizuoka Industrial Promotion Foundation
Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Higashiosaka City Medical-Engineering Research Society
KOBE Biomedical Innovation Cluster
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyNational Cancer Center■ Medtec Japan, now in its 15th year, is an event where suppliers in the medical device
industry and researchers and developers from medical device manufacturers both in Japanand abroad come together. It has become a valuable place for gathering information andbusiness discussions for companies and organizations planning to enter the medical field.
Last year, the exhibition was attended by 441 companies and organizations, attracting over
14,500 visitors primarily from the industry.

With growing expectations for next-generation healthcare, such as medical electronics
technology, care robots, and medical ICT, as part of the country's growth strategy, we haveonce again received endorsement from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Additionally, this year we will introduce new areas of focus: "Medical Security" and "Medical
Device Development DX".

■ Main Program:Information Classification: General- Seminars offering the latest information on the challenges of an aging society and business
opportunities in the medical device industry, the latest trends in domestic and international
regulations for the medical device industry, and medical DX - considering reforms in how
doctors work.
- Exhibitions simultaneously held in four specialized fields: "Medical Electronics," "MedicalICT & Home Medical Care," "Medical City & Disaster Medical Care & Safety," and "Test Kit
Complete Products & Development."- Announcement of the "Medtec Innovation Award."*Please note that the event requires all attendees to pre-register online. We kindly ask those planning to attend
to complete their pre-registration before arriving and to bring their printed admission badge.

■ Medtec Japan Exhibition Areas & Categories:- Medical Plastics Area
- Medical Metals & Tools Area
- Medical Measurement & Testing Area
- Robot & Mechatronics Area
- Medical Packaging, Sterilization, Disposables Area
- Medical Simulation/CAD/CAM/RP Area
- Certification & Consulting Area
- Measurement / Inspection Area
- AI & VR & Wearable Area
- Medical Design Area
- Medical OEM・ODM Area
- 【NEW】: Medical Security Area
- 【NEW】: Medical Device Development DX Area

■ Co-Located Exhibition:- ElectroMED Japan: A specialized exhibition gathering all products and technologies fordesigning and manufacturing medical electronic devices.
- Smart Health Japan: A specialized exhibition focusing on telemedicine and homehealthcare using communication services.
- Test Kit Japan: A specialized exhibition showcasing manufacturing and development
technologies for blood tests, allergy test kits, reagents, etc.
- MedTechCity: Expanding from medical device design and manufacturing to createtechnologies for regional medical care, disaster medical care, and disaster prevention
medical care.

■ The exhibition aims to drive the expansion of the MedTech market by leveraging theknow-how accumulated through Medtec Japan and broadening the perspective frommedical device design and manufacturing to the development of technologies for regional
medical care, disaster medical care, and disaster prevention medical care.

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For further details and pre-registration, please visit our official website:[Medtec Japan Official Website]( https://medtecjapan.com/en/).

We look forward to welcoming you to Medtec Japan.
Best regards,■ Medtec Japan Organizer Overview
Informa Markets is the world's largest organizer of B2B events. With a staff of over 5,000 in
40 countries, it plans and operates more than 450 international B2B events, providing aplatform for supplier and buyer matching and industry revitalization.

Informa Markets Japan is the Japanese branch of Informa Markets, which has a globalnetwork. Our company supports businesses operating domestically and abroad through thisnetwork, provides access to the Japanese market for foreign companies entering Japan, andalso supports Japanese companies expanding into overseas markets.
We offer a venue for matchmaking between suppliers and buyers
worldwide through our portfolio of events, conferences, seminars,publications, and online media. We organize major events insectors such as food, jewelry, healthcare & pharmaceuticals,
medical, beauty, fashion & apparel, and the maritime industry,
while actively disseminating content and information through our
specialized newspapers and magazines. Furthermore, we continue
to approach new fields and industries, developing new businessventures.

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