MedTech - Medical Tuesday
What is Medical Tuesday?
Medical Tuesday is a free online format for professionals seeking practical, real-world insights into medical software development and regulation. Each 60-minute session brings together industry experts and practitioners to discuss current challenges, share hands-on experience, and foster open exchange through live discussion and Q&A.
Upcoming Medical Tuesday Sessions
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1. Interoperability with IEEE 11073 SDC: Getting Started With SDC
In the first session of the 3-part series, Nadine Schnabel and Marvin Gerhardt introduce us to ...
- Why SDC and interoperability matter to medical device manufacturers
- The SDC standards framework and how SDC complements standards such as HL7, FHIR and DICOM
- Core communication concepts, including discovery, device descriptions, state information, services and operations
- An operating-room example showing how devices from different manufacturers can contribute to coordinated workflows
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 (UTC+02:00) Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Regensburg
2. Interoperability with IEEE 11073 SDC: Introduction to the SDC Stack
Key topics include:
- Where SDC fits in a device architecture: compute layer, POSIX operating system and middleware
- Three integration approaches: native integration, an external gateway and an integrated gateway
- What the stack handles: protocol implementation, MDIB state management and transport security
- Your engineering responsibilities: model the device in the MDIB, connect it to product logic, and manage device-level risk and approval
Tuesday, December 01, 2026 (UTC+02:00) Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Regensburg
3. Interoperability with IEEE 11073 SDC: Testing of SDC Interoperability
Using an operating-room scenario, we’ll explore four complementary test areas:
- Conformance testing: does the device implement the standard correctly?
- Interoperability testing: can it communicate with independent implementations
- Performance and robustness testing: how does it behave under load or when the network has problems?
- System testing: does it behave as expected within an end-to-end clinical workflow?
Tuesday, December 08, 2026 (UTC+02:00) Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Regensburg
Get full access to previous Medical Tuesday sessions
May 2026: Swift Act: Developing Reliable Systems Within a Modern Test and Simulation Ecosystem
How can the development of a syringe pump be implemented efficiently, systematically, and in a regulatory-ready way? In this session, Swift Act used a practical reference project to show what modern medical device development can look like — from early prototyping to final system integration.
April/May 2026: Siemens Healthineers: Improving Test Efficiency by Hardware Abstraction in Lab Automation Systems
How do you reliably test highly complex lab automation systems when hardware is scarce, failures are rare, and reproducibility is critical?
Using a concrete subsystem example of the Atellica lab automation platform, experts from Siemens Healthineers and Vector show how system level virtualization and automated testing can dramatically reduce hardware dependency, accelerate development, and improve overall product quality.
March 2026: Mastering CANopen in MedTech: From Seamless Implementation to Full-System Simulation
Kai Jansen introduced CANopen and its role in modern medical device communication from CANopen nodes, to object dictionaries, EDS files structure device functionality, to network management concepts and relevant CiA specifications.
February 2026 Session: Strategies for Efficient Medical Device Development
Dr. Manuel Hüpfel presented how environment simulation, digital twins, and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing support efficient medical device development.
January 2026: Make Do and Mend! IEC 62304 and Legacy Code
Andreas Horn talked about practical strategies for managing legacy code in medical device software, considering IEC 62304 compliance, improving code quality, and accelerating development.
