“You come for the word innovation and stay to explore it!”

“Lab Innovations is an unmissable event for us as we are able to meet a wide variety of lab professionals from a multitude of sectors. Both SLS and our suppliers are able to make hundreds of new business connections and showcase products to thousands of people across two days, which would otherwise take months to do. Every year the event grows and the quality of visitors this year has been second to none.”

“I've had a look at a couple of pieces of fantastic equipment, as well as finding a range of suppliers you wouldn't normally come across”

“This is a really important event. Just looking around and seeing what bits of kit are out there. What new things there are. I’ve always found something which triggered an idea, leads to deeper and greater understanding is something you really see in action here, at a trade fair like this”

“Its been a fantastic opportunity to chat to different people and see the cutting edge and new stuff that is going on in the laboratory innovations field”

“We’ve been coming for 5 years and each year it just gets bigger and bigger. There is a wide variety of customers in cosmetics, in pharmaceuticals, in chemistry, in life sciences."

“You get to meet people who are not only producing equipment but using it and get to share ideas. But also meet people who are looking to implement sustainable practices”.

“We’ve had fantastic conversations. Its been a really very busy morning”

“Lots to see, lots to do, lots of contacts to make. There is a great diversity."

The Science Council is thrilled to see the return of Lab Innovations for 2021. The opportunity to support scientists and science technicians after such a challenging 18 months is one we relish – we can’t wait to meet all the delegates at this year’s event!

The return the of Lab Innovations in live format in November is a welcome development, after the recent travails of COVID. The live show is an unprecedented opportunity to interact with multiple medical science vendors, practicing scientists and experience a full menu of scientific presentations in addition to demonstrations of medical technology platforms, in real time. Virtual offerings capture some of the hubris of the live show, but not its diversity, atmosphere and crucially the opportunities and capacity for networking, which in a tradeshow of this size are almost unrivalled. Moreover, as a speaker in a virtual context for Lab innovations but also previously at the live show, nothing quite makes up for presenting to “real people” live and questions tend to come in thick and fast when the captive audience are in the same room as you. Lab innovations live is a unique blend of technology, company personnel, scientists and kit, all within the context of a large, atmospheric and lively venue and its return is long overdue.