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The UK’s only trade exhibition for the entire laboratory industry

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30 & 31 October 2024 | NEC, Birmingham

The UK’s only trade exhibition for the entire laboratory industry

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1 & 2 Nov
NEC,
Birmingham

Get ready for Lab Innovations 2024 where the entire UK laboratory community will unite

Whether you want to share your latest developments in laboratory equipment and processes, explore sustainable lab initiatives, or learn new ways to future-proof your lab – Lab Innovations is the perfect meeting place for all.

Supported by some of the UK’s top science institutions, it is a key event for powering the business of science. 

After a successful event in 2023, speak to our team about taking part in 2024.

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What you missed at Lab Innovations 2023:

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laboratory professionals
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laboratory suppliers & manufacturers
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cutting-edge technologies

Congratulations to the Lab Awards 2023 winners!

The Lab Awards 2023 was an unforgettable evening of celebration at The Vox, Birmingham, as the laboratory industry takes time to recognise important achievements and successes from the year!

Hosted 1 November 2023 (after the first day of Lab Innovations), the entire laboratory industry came together to celebrate!

2023 Lab Award winners
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Find out what's coming up at Lab Innovations 2024

Exhibitor list

Exhibitor list

Browse the list of suppliers you can connect with at Lab Innovations.
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Networking

Networking

Take a look at how you can connect with 4,213+ laboratory professionals across all laboratory business sectors.
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Sustainability & Innovation

Sustainability & Innovation

Lab Innovations is bursting with 1000s of the latest technologies, services and processes to prepare your lab for the future.
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Lab Awards

Lab Awards

The Lab Awards are the premier celebration for the laboratory industry, gathering the best and brightest together to acknowledge new achievements and discoveries.
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Advanced Engineering

Advanced Engineering

Our co-located sister event is held in Halls 3 & 3A, Advanced Engineering unites the engineering and manufacturing communities in the UK.
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Conference

Conference

50+ expert speakers present, discuss and demonstrate on the current trends, present challenges and future solutions in laboratories so you can take their knowledge home to your lab.
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Lab Innovations supports Taylor-Made Dreams

Taylor-Made Dreams enables children with life-limiting illnesses to achieve their dreams. Taylor-Made Dreams sources and financially supports therapeutic services for affected children and their families throughout their difficult journey. For more information on Taylor-Made Dreams and how to support them visit their website here.

Your 2023 keynote speakers

Lab Innovations keynote speakers for 2023 were Dr Rosa Vàsquez Espinoza and Maggie Philbin! For the full conference including all speakers from last year click the button below.

Full conference

Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza

Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza is a chemical biologist, conservationist, National Geographic Explorer, and award-winning artist. Rosa is magnifying the micro-world of the Amazonía and our planet through conservation, science and creative storytelling. Rosa works in keynote speaking, training in sustainability and consulting.

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Maggie Philbin OBE

Maggie Philbin OBE has worked in radio and television for over 30 years on a wide range of science, medical and technology programmes. Maggie has multiple awards including a honorary doctorate in Technology from De Montfort University. Maggie Philbin is a keynote speaker as well as founder and CEO of TeenTech 

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Industry Insights

Here you’ll find press releases relating to the event, new endeavours, interviews, blog posts and more!

A technician’s insight into the lab industry

On Team Science, every day is vital. Right now, life-saving research is going on in microbiology, oncology and immunology labs around the world, and the next generation of scientists are being tested and nurtured in university labs nationwide. However, the facilities they rely on do not run themselves and rely on technicians to keep facilities and experiments going.

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Tackling the Helium Shortage with Shimadzu UK

Join us in this insightful interview with Anna Cooper, Ph.D., UK Marketing Manager at Shimadzu UK Limited. Gain valuable insights into the impact of depleting helium reserves on labs, and the considerations for transitioning to alternative gases like hydrogen. Explore the reasons behind the helium shortage, Shimadzu’s innovative approach to conservation, and predictions for the future of gas consumption.

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News & MEDIA

Discover all that Lab Innovations has to offer

There’s more to Lab Innovations than the event in November 2023 saw the first-ever Lab Innovations South, the Lab Awards will return for a second year after day 1 of the show on 1 November at the NEC, and we also produce content all-year round! Find out more below.

Lab Innovations South

Lab Innovations South launched this year! Watch the virtual conference below!
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Lab Awards

After launching in 2021, the Lab Awards are back for the 3rd year! Discover the 2023 categories you could enter, take a look at the sponsorship opportunities or view our past winners.
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Lab 365

Discover free-to-access content 365 days a year from industry leaders, covering key topics including collaboration, sustainability, new advancements and much more!
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Meet some of our fantastic supporters

We work with an extensive range of media partners and associations to reach the right audience and create an unmissable event.

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‘The communication and organization of Lab Innovations is amazing! As a sponsor of the Lab Awards, I found that the show ran very smoothly and have no complaints!’
Talal YousefRed CEO - Swan Partners
‘I’m delighted to be presenting today at the Insights and Innovations Theatre - I was invited to speak by My Green Lab and it’s a great opportunity to present our solutions to the Lab Innovations community’
Dr Inga IrleSenior Global Marketing and Product Manager - Sampe Technologies Business at QIAGEN
‘The show was nice and busy yesterday with lots of interest in our company and the quality of conversations was great! We’ve had some engineers come over from Advanced Engineering which has been interesting and I can really see the benefits of co-location!’
Adam MagnuskiManager - Pumps, Premier Control Technologies
‘Though exhibiting at Lab Innovations we’ve been able to speak to people in different sectors we would rarely get to interact with outside of this exhibition such as food technology and even engineering!’
Matthew CashmoreApplications and Sales Specialist Digital Pathology AI IHC - Epredia
“The show so far has been fantastic! My stand was set up beautifully and we’ve had a lot of interest in our company. I don’t know how EasyFairs does it!”
Vitaliy BudarinTechnical Engineer - Sairem
“I’ve very much enjoyed Lab Innovations this year. The awards were an attraction for people and lots of our members entered. I was thrilled to see we had five finalists and two winners. Lots of our members come to this event and they see it as one of the key events in the calendar year. We will definitely be here next year."
Jacqueline Balian Sector head for laboratory technology - GAMBICA
The event exceeded our high expectations! Our stand has been busy all day and the show has been really successful!
Bilal AliSales Manager UK & IE - Beckman Coulter
“We’ve partnered with Lab Innovations for ten years, since it began, and it’s been a great show as always. We’ve had lots of really interesting people here and it’s encouraging to see the mix that we get at Lab Innovations. We’ve had a lot of membership enquiries, which is one of the key things we come here for and also interest in the other things that the RSC covers, like our journal portfolio. We will definitely come back next year, we look forward to it every year.”
Harriet Gould Advertising executive - Royal Society of Chemistry
“The engagement, the size, the scale and the sense of celebration at Lab Innovations 2022 has been off the charts. Sometimes you forget the unique conversations you can have face-to-face and the show has been evidence of that..”
Jane Banks External relationships manager - Science Council
“Lab Innovations has been mad and busy! The volume of people we’ve seen has been unbelievable and even bigger than we imagined. We’ve met some people that we haven’t met before, which is unusual for a show, we usually know their companies or them personally. We’ve already booked for next year, we are committed to this!”
Simon Osborne President – Analytix
“Coming to lab Innovations enables me to see what is new in the industry and know more about companies that I didn’t even know existed. We are always very busy and it’s really useful to find everything you need in one day under one roof! It has been a good experience so far!”
Samantha WeaverHead of Immunology - Axiom veterinary laboratories
‘I’m doing my PhD at the moment and have had the best time today! The smart badge technology is so advanced and makes everything really convenient for me. The facilities here are great and all of the staff and exhibitors are so polite and helpful. I love it here!’
Julan WuPhD Researcher - University of Nottingham
‘I work in the engineering industry and found myself gravitating towards Lab Innovations because there’s so much room to innovate in healthcare! This is my first time attending and the show was recommended by my colleagues’
Mel AlfieriBusiness Development Manager - MPA
‘It’s my first time visiting Lab Innovations and it’s been amazing! I attended the Lab Awards ceremony and it was lovely to be a part of. The company I work for are thinking of exhibiting next year and I came to get a taster of events!’
Morsal AminiProduct Specialist - Clustermarket
'I've been coming to Lab Innovations for every edition that has ran so far, and am always so impressed each time I come. I really enjoy networking with my peers as well as seeing which companies are exhibiting and what equipment they bring to the table.'
David ArmitageSenior Visiting Research Fellow - De Montfort University

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Show Opening Times

  • Wednesday 30 October
  • 09:00 - 17:00
  • Thursday 31 October
  • 09:00 - 16:00

Venue

  • NEC Birmingham
  • Hall 2
  • United Kingdom
  • You must be 16+ to attend

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