BW-UK networking evening at MEDICA 2026

The traditional BW–UK networking evening at MEDICA on November 18, 2026 at the Baden-Württemberg joint booth (G24) in Hall 15 will bring together medical technology companies from Baden-Württemberg and the United Kingdom. The aim is to establish new contacts, exchange ideas and identify concrete avenues for collaboration. The evening will be rounded off with some casual networking in a pleasant atmosphere, featuring finger food and drinks, as well as a whisky tasting hosted by our Scottish partner - Scottish Development International.

As part of the preparatory program for the BW-UK networking evening, an online event: ‘Lunch & Learn ahead of MEDICA: Collaborative R&D funding for healthcare innovation in the UK and Germany’ will take place on November 4, 2026. There, participants from the Life Science-sector will gain insights into the healthcare-ecosystem in Baden-Württemberg and United Kingdom, the R&D funding programmes (such as Innovate UK, Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (ZIM) and Eureka-Eurostars) to initiate BW-UK projects and a best practice example by a Life Science company representative.

The event is organised in collaboration with the UK-partners of the BW-UK economic partnership initiative – Scottish Development International, BW-UK-Office of Baden-Württemberg International (BW-i), Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, Welsh Government – Invest Northern Ireland – as well as the British partner of MEDICA 2026, Medilink UK, and funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Crafts and Tourism Baden-Württemberg.
With kind support of our marketing partner NRW.Europa/ZENIT GmbH.

As part of the BW-UK economic partnership initiative, which was launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Crafts and Tourism Baden-Württemberg, the British Consulate-General and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) (today: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade), the aim is to strengthen networking and the development of cooperation between economic regions. BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg supports this initiative together with its UK partners in the health care industry in both regions.