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Healthtech startup event Dubai: where innovation meets opportunity

WHX Tech

Put yourself at the centre of the healthtech ecosystem

5,000
Digital health profssionals
200+
Brands
200+
Speakers
30+
Countries represented

Why attend?

See what is emerging before it becomes established

The most useful innovation conversations happen when new ideas meet real healthcare needs.

WHX Tech brings startups, investors and healthcare organisations into the same environment, making it easier to understand which challenges are attracting attention and which technologies are beginning to gain traction.

  • <p id="isPasted">Discover emerging companies</p>

    Discover emerging companies

    Meet startups working across different areas of healthcare technology and see what they are building firsthand.

  • <p id="isPasted">Understand what buyers need</p>

    Understand what buyers need

    Hear directly from hospitals, health systems and technology leaders about the problems they are looking to solve.

  • <p id="isPasted">Follow where investment is moving</p>

    Follow where investment is moving

    Meet investors and venture teams exploring new opportunities across healthtech and digital healthcare.

  • <p id="isPasted">Build new partnerships</p>

    Build new partnerships

    Connect founders with healthcare organisations, accelerators, commercial partners and established technology companies.

Explore innovation across healthcare

See who is exhibiting at WHX Tech

Choose the experience that's right for you

Advantage Ticket

Get more from every day
Connect with 5,000+ healthtech leaders and investors, explore 200+ brands, and watch startups pitch live at Xcelerate. Plus your Advantage ticket to WHX (25–28 January): everything in the Standard ticket, plus daily early access, fast-track venue entry, access to the Healthspan Stage and the Visionary Stage, and entry to Partner and Product Showcases.

Platinum Ticket

Get the full experience
Connect with 5,000+ healthtech leaders and investors, explore 200+ brands, and watch startups pitch live at Xcelerate. Plus your Platinum ticket to WHX: every CME-accredited conference, the Visionary Stage, and your own space to relax and connect in the Platinum Lounge.

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Why exhibit?

Put your innovation in front of the healthcare market

WHX Tech gives emerging companies a platform to engage the people who can challenge an idea, evaluate a solution and help open new routes to growth.

  • <p id="isPasted">Meet healthcare buyers</p>

    Meet healthcare buyers

    Present your technology to hospitals, health systems and professionals looking for new solutions.

  • <p id="isPasted">Build investor visibility</p>

    Build investor visibility

    Put your company into an environment where investors and venture teams are actively following healthcare technology.

  • <p id="isPasted">Find strategic partners</p>

    Find strategic partners

    Connect with accelerators, established companies and commercial organisations with complementary capabilities.

  • <p id="isPasted">Get closer to market needs</p>

    Get closer to market needs

    Use direct conversations with healthcare professionals to better understand where your proposition fits and what adoption could require.

Tech in the Middle East

Download the 2027 Exhibitor Brochure

See how WHX Tech can help you reach hospital buyers, clinicians, digital leaders and other healthcare professionals evaluating new models of connected care.

Explore audience profiles, exhibiting opportunities and ways to build your presence within the WHX Tech ecosystem.

WHX Insights

Healthcare innovation is getting closer to the market

AI in healthcare: Navigate the path from promise to practice

Strategic framework for deployment, governance and ROI — essential insights for healthcare leaders driving digital health innovation from the Future Health Summit

From Innovation to Outcomes: Building Health Tech Startups That Scale

In conversation with Tom Finn, Co-founder of Strolll; Rahul Singh, Managing Director & Founder of Sciverse Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; and Prabhakar Annaswamy, CEO of Vyana Technologies, Inc.

Betting big on the future of digital health investments

From diagnostic platforms to AI-driven drug discovery, investors are heavily backing tech that can transform care delivery and research.

Learn more about WHX Tech

We’ll send you a short series of emails introducing WHX. After that, you’ll receive updates tailored around the event and opportunities most relevant to you.

Explore related WHX Tech sectors

  • AI in Healthcare

  • Digital Health

  • Telemedicine

  • Wearables

  • Healthcare IT & Software

  • Cybersecurity 

  • Startups

  • Smart Hospitals & Automation

  • Digital Diagnostics

  • Patient Experience

Frequently asked questions

Yes. WHX Tech is designed to connect emerging healthtech companies with healthcare buyers, investors, technology leaders and potential partners.

Startups can attend to understand the market, follow technology trends and build relationships across the wider healthcare ecosystem.

Yes. WHX Tech is relevant to venture capital teams, healthcare investors, corporate innovation leaders and other professionals following emerging healthcare technology opportunities.

Investors can meet startups while also hearing directly from the healthcare organisations influencing market demand and adoption.

WHX Tech brings hospital executives, CIOs, digital leaders, procurement teams and other healthcare decision-makers into the same technology-focused environment as startups and innovators.

This creates opportunities to understand buyer priorities and begin relevant commercial conversations.

Yes. Startups, investment and innovation form a major part of WHX Tech, taking place from 26–28 January 2027 at Dubai World Trade Centre.

The event combines emerging companies with the healthcare buyers, investors and technology leaders shaping the wider market.

Relevant startups span AI, digital health, healthcare software, remote care, diagnostics, smart hospitals, data, patient experience, connected care and other healthcare technologies.

Yes. Startups can explore participation opportunities designed to build visibility and engagement with buyers, investors and other stakeholders across the healthtech ecosystem.