Medical technology in focus: Quantum sensors for the medicine of the future at Quantum Effects 2025

How can we detect even the weakest magnetic fields in the human body – contactless and under everyday conditions – and turn them into precise commands for protheses or into vital data? Answers to this and man other questions will be given at Quantum Effects in Stuttgart on 7th and 8th Oct 2025.

At the joint Medical Technology stand in Hall C2, leading research institutions will present their current projects in applying quantum technology to medical diagnostics, imaging and therapy. One of the highlights: the latest developments in prosthetics by the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA. The goal is to make a hand prosthesis that can be controlled as intuitively as you would a healthy hand. To achieve it, sensors based on NV centres in diamonds are used to detect magnetic fields that are a million times weaker than the earth’s magnetic field.

New horizons also open up for diagnostics: The state project VitalQ at the Fraunhofer IPA institute focusses on contactless procedures to measure the heart rhythm. Visitors can get first-hand information and meet experts in the field at the stand.

In addition to the exhibition, an exciting stage programme highlights current trends and future perspectives for medical technology based on quantum technologies. Lectures, talks and live demonstrations illustrate how close quantum physics and health care will be connected in future.

The Quantum Effects exhibition will be accompanied by a comprehensive programme: While the Female FutureTech Summit provides input for diversity and innovation, the B2B match making will focus on connecting research and economy. Further networking formats also provide ample opportunity to make new contacts and kick-off cooperations.