On October 8–9, the doors will open for the 3rd Vector Medical Engineering Event. Join us for two days filled with outstanding speakers and leading experts from management and engineering. This year’s event will focus on achieving cycle-time reduction through optimized software development processes and strategic platform approaches. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, collaborate, and innovate — register now to secure your spot!
Day 1: Oct. 8, 2025 | 12:00 to 18:00
Day 2: Oct. 9, 2025 | 09:00 to 15:00
Vector Karlsruhe
Day 1
Oct. 8, 2025
12:00 - 18:00
18:30 - 22:00
Day 2
Oct. 9, 2025
09:00 - 15:00
From Cars to Care: Ensuring Regulatory Compliance Using Automotive Tools in Medical Device Development – a Show Case
The advantages of automotive development tools can be leveraged for the development of medical devices — provided they meet regulatory requirements such as IEC 62304, ISO 13485, MDR, and FDA 21CFR.In this presentation, you will gain insights from a practical example demonstrating how automotive-certified development tools (e.g., code generators, test and configuration tools) can be applied in medical device development in a traceable, auditable, and compliant manner. The target audience includes medical device manufacturers seeking to adopt proven automotive tools with full regulatory assurance, as well as manufacturers from the automotive sector looking to enter the MedTech market. Participants will learn how to systematically apply regulatory requirements to development tools, what typical challenges may arise, and how a practical toolkit for demonstrating compliance can be structured.
Urs Müller
Consultant
Johner Institut Schweiz
Tackling R&D Challenges in the Development of interoperable “Medical Things”
The future of acute care relies on interoperable medical devices within an Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). This transformation faces challenges in standardization, regulatory compliance, and development processes. This talk provides an overview of key obstacles in IoMT development and offers practical strategies to overcome them.
Dr.-Ing. Stefan Schlichting
System Architect Dräger ONE and Sr. Manager Applications Engineering for Patient Monitors
Dräger
Compliance by Design: Booster for the Development and Approval of Medical Devices
Innovative strength is the strongest growth driver in the medical technology industry. With increasing price and competitive pressure, the innovative strength and time-to-market of the R&D/RA/CA teams determine the effectiveness of the marketing and sales teams.
Bernd Schleimer
Leitung Kundenbetreuung & Vertrieb | IVD- & Medizintechnik Industrie TÜV Rheinland
Testing of Complex Lab Automation Solutions at Siemens Healthineers
The Atellica Solution integrates immunoassay and clinical chemistry analysis, processing hundreds of samples per hour. Its modular architecture requires a test system, which must reflect the current state of development, ensure backward compatibility and replicate the physical behavior of mechanical components. The talk shares insights on how CANoe can be used to realize such a test system.
Juanes Paz
Product Engineer
Siemens Healthineers
Dr. Manuel Hüpfel
Strategic Customer Consultant
Vector Informatik
Enhancing Medical Device Software Quality Through Coding Standards and Static Analysis
Discover how consistent coding standards and static analysis can significantly improve software quality in medical device development. This talk explores practical strategies to meet IEC 62304 requirements, reduce defects early, and ensure maintainable, compliant code — using tools like MISRA, CWE, and static analysis.
Mohamad Ballouk
Vector Informatik
Accelerating SDC Integration: Simulation and Testing for Rapid Development
Service-oriented Device Connectivity (SDC) offers a powerful framework for interoperable medical device networks, but its complexity often poses a barrier to rapid prototyping and testing. This talk presents a practical approach to overcoming these challenges through simulation, traffic analysis, and automated testing using CANoe — a toolset that supports embedded device development in both Software-in-the-Loop (SiL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) scenarios.
Nico Holtwerth
Product Owner CANoe SDC-Option
Vector Informatik
Nadine Schnabel
Product Manager SDC-Stack
Vector Informatik
Trust That Counts: 100 Million Systems for Your Health
Many manufacturers of safety-critical systems rely on the tools and embedded software developed by Vector. Over the last 30 years, both have proven themselves in over 100 million systems through the stability and trust of our existing customers. It is precisely these virtues, together with a simple and developer-friendly development tool and configuration management, that we now want to make available to other markets such as medical device development.
Dr. Lars Braun
Business Development
Vector
Efficient Grey-Box Penetration Testing for Medical Devices
The rapidly rising number of cyberattacks in the medical sector demonstrates the obvious demand for cyber resilience in the development of medical devices. Regulatory requirements, e.g., FDA, thus demand cybersecurity engineering methods like security by design and cybersecurity testing. In this presentation, we will show how an extended Grey Box Penetration Test (GBPT) effectively and efficiently identifies vulnerabilities and produces fewer false positives. Practical examples from critical industries round off the presentation.
Florian Kanis
Manager Consulting
Vector Consulting Services GmbH
Combining SDC and DDS for Smart OR Interoperability
Modern ORs demand seamless interoperability between medical devices and robotics. Experience in this hands-on workshop, how IEEE 11073 SDC-based device orchestration integrates with DDS-driven robotic control to enable synchronized workflows. Participants will integrate these technologies and explore use cases like coordinated surgical tool control in connected ORs.
Pascal Burek
Business Development Manager
Vector Informatik
Developing AI for Medical Use?
Curious how to turn regulations into actionable tests? Wondering how to build explainable, robust models and generate audit-ready documentation—simultaneously? In this hands-on workshop, we’ll use the Vector AI Validation Tool Suite and a heart rate detection example to bridge the gap between standards and practice.
Dr. Khanlian Chung
Product Theme Manager
Vector Informatik
The Vector Medical Engineering Symposium is designed for experts, specialists, and innovators working on software and embedded systems in medical applications.
The continuously increasing regulatory requirements, efficiency and time pressure in development and the absolute goal of error-free systems require well-functioning and coordinated development and test processes.
Whether it is software-in-the-loop, HIL system testing, device-spanning communication based on SDC or software quality right from the start – you can look forward to the contributions of our speakers. We are excited to welcoming you for the first time at the Vector Campus in Karlsruhe in October for two days of learning, networking and exchange. Mark October 8th and 9th in your calendar and register now!
Additionally, you are most welcome to attend the evening event on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Enjoy some good food, inspiring entertainment and networking opportunities.
Have questions about the event? Your event manager Verena Benz is happy to help!
E-Mail meThe 2nd Vector Medical Engineering Day, the predecessor of this year's 2-day symposium, took place on October 9th, 2024 in Stuttgart. To give you an idea of what to expect from the event, take a look at our review.
