Event Details
Returning for a second year in 2026, the Innovation in MedTech and Diagnostics Conference will focus on the most recent developments in the rapidly evolving technology.
Hosted by CPI, this 2‑day event will bring together a diverse range of experts from medTech, pharma, academia, the investment community and governmental agencies.
Building on the success of our inaugural conference last year, this year’s event is designed to be practical, neutral and action‑focused. Each session is structured around a real healthcare need, technologies, short expert inputs and chaired panel discussions that concentrate on what it takes to bring emerging technologies into healthcare.
Across the two days we’ll explore:
- Precision and decentralised diagnostics.
- Chronic and continuous care models.
- FemTech devices, data and early detection.
- Future “big bets” including quantum, engineered biology and AI‑driven MedTech.
Agenda
Day 1 — Tuesday 6 October 2026
09:00 Registration and breakfast
09:25 Welcome and Keynotes
Session 1 — From Tissue to Treatment: AI-powered Molecular Pathology
Pathology and AI for therapy selection. Spatial biology, multi‑omics, and AI driving pharma’s next wave of targeted therapy development, from biomarker discovery to companion diagnostics for precision patient selection. Multiplex IHC, multi omics and AI turn slides into high dimensional data that guide therapy choice and trial design.
10:00 Clinic or market need presentation
10:20 Technologies and solutions presentation
11:00 Panel discussion
11:30 Break
Session 2 — From PCR to Platform: The Next Era of Decentralised Infectious Disease Diagnostics
Beyond PCR to decentralised care: next‑gen diagnostics moving beyond PCR and lateral flow to rugged, rapid, global point‑of‑care solutions. The next wave blends isothermal, CRISPR, digital immunoassays, host response signatures and portable sequencing for rugged, rapid answers anywhere.
12:10 Technologies and solutions presentation
12:40 Panel discussion
13:00 Lunch
Session 3 — Precision Neurology: Biomarkers, Multimodal Data and AI
The opportunity is earlier detection, patient stratification aligned to therapeutic mechanisms, and objective progression measures that improve trials and clinical decisions. Blood/CSF biomarkers, imaging and digital measures, fused by AI, enable earlier detection, sharper stratification and objective tracking.
13:50 Keynote
14:05 Clinic or market need presentation
14:20 Technologies and solutions presentation
14:40 Panel discussion
15:00 Break
Session 4 — Frontier IVD: Quantum Sensing, Programmable Biology and Edge Intelligence
The Next Frontier of IVD: quantum, engineered biology and edge computing. Quantum precision, programmable biology and edge AI are transforming IVDs into faster, smarter, ultra‑sensitive platforms. Discussions around the CPI IVD Technology Landscape for the future of In Vitro Diagnostics.
15:30 Key technologies, a presentation from CPI
15:50 Technology area 1 presentation
16:00 Technology area 2 presentation
16:10 Panel discussion
16:55 Closing remarks
17:00 Day 1 ends
Day 2 — Wednesday 7 October 2026
09:00 Registration and breakfast
09:25 Welcome and Keynotes
Session 1 — Future of Chronic Care: Integrated Monitoring and Therapy Delivery
Future of chronic care: integrated monitoring and therapy delivery re-shaping diabetes and cardiovascular care. Closed-loop systems pair sensing with therapy (such as insulin or cardiac) to reduce complications and admissions.
10:00 Clinic or market need presentation
10:20 Technologies and solutions presentation
11:00 Panel discussion
11:30 Break
Session 2 — Neuro Invasive Technologies: Implantable Interfaces, Neuromodulation & Next Generation NeuroTech
NeuroTech and Diagnostics. Advanced biomarkers, multimodal data and computational neuroscience transforming how we detect, stratify and track neurological disease. Implantable BCIs and neuromodulation systems are moving from feasibility to real-world use with better materials, power and signal processing.
11:50 Clinic or market need presentation
12:10 Technologies and solutions presentation
12:40 Panel discussion
13:00 Lunch
Session 3 — Closing the Women’s Health Data Gap: From Monitoring to Early Detection
Sensors, biomarkers and longitudinal AI shift women’s health from episodic to continuous, earlier detection care.
13:50 Keynote
14:05 Clinic or market need presentation
14:20 Technologies and solutions presentation
14:40 Panel discussion
15:00 Break
Session 4 — Frontier MedTech: Quantum, Living Devices & Agentic AI
Frontier MedTech: Quantum, Living Devices & Agentic AI. Quantum sensing, engineered biology and autonomous AI ushering in the next era of smart medical devices. Quantum sensing, bio-hybrid “living” devices and agentic AI? Discussions around CPI’s technology landscape for future of Medtech.
15:30 Keynote
15:50 Key technologies presentation from CPI
16:00 Panel discussion
16:40 Closing remarks
16:45 Conference end
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship opportunities available include branding, exhibition space, and networking with leading experts in medTech, pharma, academia and UK Government. Get involved and be part of the future of medTech and diagnostics innovation.