
The celebration for the best and brightest is BACK - in a brand new venue
The Lab Awards 2023 will be an unforgettable evening of celebration at The Vox, Birmingham, as the laboratory industry takes time to recognise important achievements and successes from the past year!
Hosted 1 November 2023 (after the first day of Lab Innovations), be sure to dress to impress for the Awards as we party the night away together.
With the shortlist now announced our judges are hard at work deciding on the winners which will be announced at the Lab awards ceremony. Link to buy tickets below!

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What to expect at the Lab Awards
Upon arrival at the Vox, you will be greeted with drinks and entertainment
Once seated, we will all dine together in a three-course meal before an exclusive awards ceremony presented by Maggie Philbin.
After the awards ceremony, be ready to dance the night away at the after-party with the KISS FM DJ Justin Wilkes




Agenda:
Drinks: 7:30 pm
Seats: 8:15 pm
Dinner: 8:30 pm
Awards: 9:15 pm
After party: 10:15 pm – 1 am
Why enter?
The Lab Awards is the premier celebration for the best and brightest in the laboratory industry.
If you’d like your team to be recognised for a special achievement, or you’d like to connect with like-minded professionals, or you’d simply like a great night celebrating – the Lab Awards are for you.
Download the submission guide below to see what makes a great entry.
Winners' package
- A winner’s trophy
- Bespoke digital winner’s artwork
- Exclusive Lab awards video interview
- Highlight on Lab Innovations website
- Highlight on Laboratory News website
- Winners featured in Laboratory News
- Promotion across Lab News’ and Lab Innovations’ socials & newsletters
- Editorial coverage on labnews.co.uk
- 2 week Lab Innovations digital banner
- Feature in the 2024 Lab Awards and Lab Innovations promotional campaign
- Opportunity to join the Lab Innovations 2024 conference programme
FAQs
The submissions for the 2023 Lab awards has now closed!
The shortlist will be revealed soon so keep an eye out, for now register your interest to attend the Lab awards here
If you have any questions or queries, please email nicole.hawkins@easyfairs.com
You can submit as many entries as you would like for any number of categories.
Please note that entries are free, but you will be sent a link to purchase a ticket at Earlybird rates should you be shortlisted.
Yes – all entries are free, regardless of how many categories you’d like to submit for!
The awards ceremony itself will not be free however, and should you be shortlisted, you will be sent a link to purchase your ticket(s) at the Earlybird rate.
Should you not purchase at least 1 ticket prior to the ceremony, you will be removed from the shortlist.
The deadline to submit your entry was Friday 21 July 2023. The shortlist will be announced in September, with the winners being revealed at the ceremony on 1 November 2023.
The ceremony will be held from 7pm on Wednesday 1 November 2023 at The Vox in Birmingham. The Vox is situated in Resorts World on the NEC campus (around a 5-minute walk from Lab Innovations).
Address:
The Vox Conference Venue
Resorts World
Birmingham B40 1PU
You will be able to purchase single tickets or tables of 10. Tables give you a 10% discount, effectively making one ticket free! You can purchase your ticket(s) here.
The rates are as follows (all exclusive of VAT):
- Earlybird rate – single: £250.00
- Earlybird rate – table: £2,250.00
- Standard rate – single – £280.00
- Standard rate – table – £2,500.00
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