The European trade show for the medical manufacturing industry, Medtec Europe 2011, will be held from 22 – 24 March 2011 in Stuttgart, Germany. According to the organiser Canon Communications LLC, the 2010 event has seen double-digit growth rates: 964 exhibiting companies (633 in 2009) from 32 countries have shown their products and services to about 13,000 visitors. This edition will take place with the co-located Southern German suppliers show Südtec, the contamination control and cleanroom products trade fair 3C Europe, the exhibition for rapid product development and manufacturing RapidWorld, as well as the medical electronics design conference and exhibition DesignMed Europe.