- The largest medical and hospital equipment exhibition in Korea to present a new medical paradigm in the new normal era!

Convergence medical devices and smart healthcare devices such as K-quarantine, smart hospital and clinic systems, AI, robotic medical devices, big data, skin beauty, and rehabilitation devices at a glance!

With the mission to improve public health,advance medical technology, and vitalize medical and hospital-relatedindustries, the 36th Korea International Medical & Hospital Equipment Show(KIMES 2021)  will be held inSamseong-dong COEX for four days from Mar 18-21.

Co-hosted by Korea E&EX, Kmdica, andKMDIA and sponsored by MOTIE, MOHW, MFDS, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety,KOTRA, KHIDI, Korean Medical Association, Korean Hospital Association, KMWA,Korean Nurses Association, Korea Medical Device Distribution Association, KoreaMedical Engineering Association, and Medical Newspaper Company, KIMES 2021 willbe held on 40,000㎡ space, combining Hall A, B, C, and Dand grand ballroom. About 1,200 Korean and foreign companies will exhibit andintroduce more than 30,000 items including high-tech medical devices, hospitalfacilities, medical information systems, healthcare and rehabilitation devices,and medical related products.

Global companies such as SamsungElectronics, DK Medical Systems, Listem, LG Electronics, SG Healthcare, DRGEM,DRTECH, GE Healthcare, and PHILIPS, along with healthcare companies like InBodyand Selvas Healthcare and medical information companies like BITCOMPUTER,Ubcare, and Eghis Healthcare, and other major medical companies like HanshinMedical (sterilizer), DS Maref (physical therapy), StraTek (physical therapy),Lutronic (laser treatment device), and Insung Medical (medical treatmentdevice) will be participating with new products that reflect the rapidlychanging medical environment. In this year’s show, K-Quarantine Special Hallwith mobile negative pressure room for the COVID-19 treatment rooms developedby KAIST will be unveiled.

Clean show that thoroughly protects against COVID-19!

In this year’s show, the optimalK-Quarantine system will be implemented to take the safety of the exhibitorsand visitors as the top priority to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Based onthe experience of safely hosting KIMES Busan 2020 at BEXCO last October, thisshow will be held by following the government's social distancing policy andflexible handling of the event according to how the circumstances change.

The entrance and exit of the exhibitionhall will be strictly controlled, and a thorough quarantine procedure will betaken. When a temperature of 37.5 degrees or higher is detected by a thermalimaging camera or a facial recognition heat sensor, the visitor will take asecond measurement with a non-contact thermometer, and the decision to enter ornot will be made there. When entering, a full body disinfectant gate and handsanitizer will be used, and all individuals will be required to wear disposablemasks. Security guards to check the wearing of masks and the safety of the showwill be placed in the exhibition hall.

Also, according to the quarantine system inthe exhibition hall, the path of exhibition will be strictly controlled andsocial distancing between the visitors will be kept to minimize the contact toprevent infection. The air conditioning facility will run every hour forventilation and the exhibition hall will be disinfected twice a day.

Various events and auxiliary events for a new business environment in the new normal era!

The exhibition will be divided intoTreatment and Medical Information Pavilion in Hall A, Healthcare &Rehabilitation Pavilion in Hall B/D and Grand Ballroom, Test and DiagnosisEquipment Pavilion in Hall C, and Diagnosis and Hospital Facility Pavilion inHall D.

As the field of medical devices expands toAI, deep learning, and robot science in addition to the existing medical deviceand the interest for the advanced parts and materials grows, MedicomteK 2021(Medical Device Parts & Materials Technology Exhibition) will be held atCOEX Hall D as a concurrent event, fully prepared to control COVID-19.

With the slogan “Global healthcare, whereyour days begin again,” Global Healthcare & Medical Tourism Conference(Medical Korea 2021) hosted by KHIDI will be held concurrently, along withconference, seminar & briefing, exhibition promotion pavilion, businessexport consultation will be held in both online and offline format at COEXGrand Ballroom.

Every year at KIMES, to improve the levelof international medical and hospital equipment exhibitions and promote themedical equipment industry, the show selects outstanding companies that havecontributed to the development and export of the medical equipment industry andawarded citations from the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee,MOTIE, MOHW, and MFDS. The award ceremony will be held this year as well on theopening day.

At the COEX Conference Center, various specialized medical information, including medical technology seminars, consulting seminars for opening hospitals, startup seminars, digital healthcare seminars, medical policy briefing sessions, and licensing-related seminars will be provided in response to the changing future medical environment. At Medical Korea 2021 Conference, online sessions with the topics “Global Healthcare,” “Specialized Medicine Academic Exchange,” and “Global Competitiveness of Korean Medicine” will be held, and during the exhibition, offline seminars such as foreign patient attraction project and medical overseas expansion project will be held in the Medical Korea 2021 booth.

Also, the Korean Radiological TechnologistsAssociation Seoul Metropolitan Council and the Korea Physical TherapyAssociation Seoul Metropolitan Council will hold international symposium thatgive completion (training) points at the conference center on the 3rd floor ofthe COEX exhibition hall during the exhibition period.

Overseas market development for Korean companies supported by non-face-to-face online/offline video export consultation

With the advent of a new normal era inwhich non-face-to-face digital conversion is accelerating in the COVID-19infection situation, KIMES will hold the “2021 Global Medical Equipment ExportConsultation (GMEP)” online and offline with KOTRA to open up new sales channelfor Korean companies. GMEP is a major convergence conference in the field ofmedical bio field organized by KOTRA, and export consultation will be conductedwith 220 Korean companies and 510 overseas buyers at the video consultationcenter on the first floor of the COEX Exhibition Hall for two days from Mar. 18during the KIMES exhibition period. In addition to the medical device onlineexport consultation, it will also hold a GP online briefing session and a GPonline export consultation for strategic alliances with global companies.

Opening hours are from 10 am to 6 pm, andit will be exhibited on Saturdays and Sundays for medical personnel workingoutside the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The admission fee is 10,000 won, and freeadmission tickets will be given out when registered on the KIMES website byMar. 17.

For more information, please use the KIMES2021 Secretariat of Korea E&EX (Telephone (02)551-0102) or the organizerwebsite (www.kimes.kr).