18 Wonju medical device companies participate in Germany Medica… Targeting the European market
Quick Look
- 18 medical device companies from Wonju, Gangwon-do will participate in the MEDICA 2026 exhibition held in Dusseldorf, Germany and seek to enter the European market.
- Wonju City operates a joint facility with Gangwon-do and the Wonju Medical Device Industry Promotion Agency and dispatches an export support team to build a network with organizations such as KOTRA.
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Why It Matters
Wonju City has been supporting local companies' entry into the European market since 2010, and MEDICA is an international medical device exhibition that started in 1969 and celebrates its 58th anniversary this year.
The city announced on the 13th that 18 medical device companies in Wonju will participate in 'MEDICA 2026', an international medical device exhibition held in Dusseldorf, Germany from the 16th to the 19th.
Medica, which started in 1969 and is celebrating its 58th anniversary this year, is a representative international exhibition attended by medical device industry officials from around the world, and is considered a major business platform for entering the European market.
The city has been supporting local companies' entry into the European market since 2010.
This year's exhibition will showcase local companies' flagship products, including wearable electrocardiogram patches, X-rays, continuous blood glucose monitors, and patient monitoring devices.
To this end, we operate a joint Gangwon pavilion within the exhibition hall together with Gangwon-do and the Wonju Medical Device Industry Promotion Agency.
A 12-member export support team led by Wonju Vice Mayor Kim Jong-nam and Provincial Economic Bureau Director Kim Moon-ki as co-heads will also be dispatched.
The export support team plans to visit KOTRA's Frankfurt Trade Center, Bio Technology Innovation Center, Düsseldorf Economic Development Agency, TUV NORD, Dresden Fraunhofer IKTS, and BioSaxony Healthcare Cluster.
We will discuss technological cooperation and corporate exchanges with these organizations and begin building a network for certification and research cooperation in the medical device field and expansion of exports.
Vice Mayor Kim Jeong-nam said, "We hope that Wonju's medical device companies' entry into the European market will gain further momentum through this participation in Medica," adding, "We will connect the voices of companies in the field with practical support measures and support Wonju to further solidify its status as the center of Korea's medical device industry."
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Wonju medical device companies’ exports to Europe will expand.
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What are the specific contract signing plans of the 18 participating companies?
- What is the export support team dispatch period and specific visit schedule?
- How will follow-up support measures be prepared after the exhibition?
