Guests gathered in the domed ballroom of Hotel Esplanade during the Plexus Gala evening

Croatian biomedicine, connected to the world

Talent is everywhere. The right encounter changes everything.

Med&X is a Croatian biomedical non-profit that builds bridges in both directions: bringing the world's leading minds in medicine and science to Croatia, and opening the world's best institutions to Croatian talent.

Plexus · The Accelerator · Biomedical Forum · Building Bridges

Upcoming

Plexus Conference · Zagreb · 4–5 December 2026

Registration is open. Two days at Hrvatski državni arhiv, Zagreb: keynotes, panels and fireside chats with the leaders of the world’s top hospitals and universities. Free to attend.

Gala Evening · Zagreb · 5 December 2026

Registration is open. Black tie at Hotel Esplanade Zagreb, €175 per guest, with the leaders of Massachusetts General Hospital, Mass General Brigham, University Health Network and the University of Cambridge.

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01Who we are

A bridge between Croatian and global medicine, built to inspire what comes next

A full auditorium of guests at the Plexus conference

Talent is everywhere. The right encounter changes everything.

Med&X is a non-profit founded by Croatian physicians and scientists working at the frontier of their fields. We bring world-leading researchers, clinicians and innovators into direct contact with Croatia's biomedical community, and we open the world's best institutions to the next generation of Croatian talent.

The exchange is reciprocal by design. Global leaders gain a foothold in a fast-rising biomedical community. Croatian scientists and clinicians gain partners, platforms and the doors that turn a promising career into a lasting one.

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2,500+

Guests welcomed across Plexus editions

Nobel laureates who have taken the Plexus stage

Projects connecting Croatian and global biomedicine

30+

Countries represented at our events

50+

Speakers hosted on the Plexus stage

From our founder

I trained in Split and now work at Harvard. Med&X exists so our brilliant people can learn from the world’s best and bring that knowledge home to Croatia.

Alen Juginović, MDFounder & President, Med&X · the Split-to-Harvard story

As featured in

Four projects, one mission

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Med&X on your Mac and phone

Your tickets, your Plexus plan, applications and people in one app, on iPhone or Android. Free, and no app store needed.

The Med&X app on a Mac: a member's Plexus Conference registration and plan

Messages on iPhone: a member asks the Med&X team about the Gala Evening

Your Plexus on iPhone: the days, times and places of a member's plan

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A small country, a big impact on medicine

29 true stories on one map, from medieval Dubrovnik’s public doctors to azithromycin, invented in Zagreb.

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03What's next

Where to meet us next

Three ways to take part this year, whether you are a student, a working scientist or clinician, or a partner who wants to build with us.

Croatian and international peers at a Building Bridges gathering

December 2026 Free to attend

For Croatian biomedical professionals at home & abroad

Building Bridges, Zagreb

Zagreb, Croatia · during Plexus Week

After five editions abroad, most recently Boston in September, Building Bridges comes home. Croatian scientists and clinicians working abroad meet colleagues from Croatia’s hospitals and universities, in the week Plexus brings the network to Zagreb.

Speakers on stage during a panel at the Plexus conference

December 2026 Register

For young biomedical professionals, scientists & students

Plexus Conference

Zagreb, Croatia · 4–5 December

Two days of lectures, panels and fireside chats with global leaders in medicine and science, this year centered on AI in medicine and the real career paths behind the field. The conference is free. Some networking add-ons are paid.

Med and X Accelerator fellows from the 2025 cohort together

Opens 1 November 2026 Applications

For Croatian students

Accelerator applications

Internships at Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Northwestern and Mass General

Applications for summer internships abroad open on 1 November 2026 and close on 1 January 2027, with a two-phase review. You apply in the Med&X app, go, learn, and bring it home.

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What fuels the mission

Built by Croatians, for Croatian medicine and science

Med&X runs on the generosity of people and companies who believe in Croatia's place in world medicine. Sponsorships and donations fund every internship abroad, every speaker we bring home, and every young scientist we help take their first step.

Why support Med&X

For Croatians living abroad and Croatian companies, it is a way to invest in talent you can hire, partners you can build with, and a community that connects you back home, while opening the doors the next generation once wished were open.

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