The 5th India Lab Expo 2013 will be hosted at the Hitex Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad, India from November 21-23, 2013. The exhibition will showcase laboratory, analytical, biotechnology, life science, material testing, and laboratory consumable products and instruments.
The expo organisers are expecting more than 50 foreign companies to participate directly and 400+ foreign principals through their channel partners in India. The foreign companies are likely to come from Germany, the US, the UK, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, China, South Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Sweden, Neatherlands etc. 300+ exhibitors and 10000+ visitors representing diverse industries are expected to participate in the expo.
The focus of the exhibition will be on the latest trends and technologies in the areas of laboratory and analytical instrumentation, chromatography and spectroscopy, biotechnology and life sciences, process control and reactors, medical and clinical diagnostics, clean room and sterilisation, quality control and environmental, educational labs, measurement and testing, liquid handling and filtration, laboratory consumables and allied products, laboratory furniture and construction.
The expo will comprise an exhibition and conference that will seek to bring suppliers and buyers of focal industries and institutions face-to-face for three days. Manufacturers and distributors from across the world will showcase their latest products and technology to buyers and users at a common platform in India. The exhibition will also provide an opportunity to the participants to connect with the global leaders, learn about cutting-edge technology, hear about vital research and appreciate the changes that the industry is going to witness in near future.
The exhibiting companies will not only be able to present their innovations, products and services but also to meet key decision makers as well as find leads and confirmed orders. The organisers predicts that the attendees will have an unique opportunity to have the entire spectrum of the laboratory industry in one place, at one time, providing them total solutions as well as an ideal platform to learn industry insights, connect with peers and grow professionally.
India Lab Expo has become a big platform within a short span of time and is continuously growing at the rate of 25 per cent annually in terms of number of exhibitors and visitors. The purpose of shifting the exhibition venue from Delhi to Hyderabad providing better access to life science, pharma and biotechnology industries, research institutions and the educational sector which has witnessed 19 per cent growth in 2013 and is clustered and concentrated in Andhra Pradesh and nearby states.
Andhra Pradesh is a pharma hub and produces one third of India’s total bulk drugs, rank second in producing value added food and beverages, premier technical and research institutions, large number of hospitals and diagnostic labs, etc. It has a vibrant ecosystem for chemical, life science and pharma industry consisting of large number of companies, institutions, support agencies and services along with a very strong community of professionals serving these industries. This generates regular sourcing of laboratory, analytical and biotechnology equipment and consumables by these labs and creation and dissemination of knowledge and skills specific to the industry.
The organisers are also launching Pharma Mac Pac Expo – Focused Exhibition on Pharmaceutical & Packaging Machineries concurrently with India Lab Expo 2013 at same venue.
EP News Bureau – Mumbai