Released on: April 28, 2008, 7:06 am

Press Release Author: The Scott Partnership

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Press Release Summary: L.A.B.
The trade fair and conference for analysis, bio and laboratory equipment in
the UK
(27-29 October 2009, Birmingham)

Press Release Body: L.A.B.
The trade fair and conference for analysis, bio and laboratory equipment in
the UK
(27-29 October 2009, Birmingham)

Leipzig - 28 April 2008

Leipziger Messe Announces Date for Second L.A.B. Exhibition and Conference

Following the debut event in autumn 2007, Leipziger Messe announced that
L.A.B. - the trade fair and conference for analysis, bio and laboratory
equipment in the UK - will be held for the second time from 27-29 October
2009. Held every two years, L.A.B. is the only platform of its kind in the
UK for the European laboratory and analysis sector - and will take place in
2009 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. At the inaugural
2007 event at ExCeL London, the latest products and services were showcased
to the analysis, bio and laboratory equipment industries by 88 exhibitors,
including market leaders such as Eppendorf, LAUDA Dr R. Wobser, Buchi UK
Ltd, Sotax Horiba, Lancer, Sympatec, AES, Metrohm, Retsch and Erlab. In 2007
L.A.B. drew 1,300 trade visitors from 22 countries.

The L.A.B. exhibition is aimed at manufacturers and users of analysis
equipment from industry, R&D and public bodies. Analysis, bioscience and
laboratory equipment is used in a wide range of applications, including the
pharmaceutical and chemical industries, food and tobacco companies, as well
as in medicine and environmental engineering. The exhibition at L.A.B. is
accompanied by a conference featuring top-level speakers and presentations
on relevant industrial issues.

L.A.B. is organised by Leipziger Messe, with support from SPECTARIS, the
Berlin-based German Industry Association for Optical, Medical and
Mechatronical Technologies, and GAMBICA, the Association for
Instrumentation, Control, Automation & Laboratory Technology in the UK. In
preparation for the 2009 L.A.B. exhibition, Leipziger Messe will also work
with Fabrilabo, the French Association of Laboratory Equipment Manufacturers
and Traders.

\"GAMBICA and the British laboratory equipment industry are looking forward
to the second L.A.B.,\" comments Tim Collins, Director Laboratory Technology
Sector. GAMBICA. \"Its debut in 2007 was welcomed by the industry in the UK
with open arms, and there\'s no doubt in our minds that the coming event will
be a clear improvement. The NEC in Birmingham will make an outstanding venue
for L.A.B., and we shall continue to support organisers Leipziger Messe to
stage a first-class trade show and conference.\"

For more information on L.A.B. 2009, please email info@lab-uk.co.uk , call
+49 341 678 8195 or alternatively please visit www.lab-uk.co.uk.

-ENDS-

For further press information please contact Eleanor CallanMonk, The Scott
Partnership, 1 Whiteside, Station Road, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, CW4 8AA,
United Kingdom. Phone +44 1477 539539, Fax +44 1477 539540, Email
lab@scottpr.com

For further information about L.A.B., please contact Ruth Jursten, Leipziger
Messe, r.justen@leipziger-messe.de. Phone: +49 (0)341 678 8195
Notes to editors:

The European analysis, bio and laboratory equipment market

Although Germany and the UK are the biggest trading partners in Europe, only
a fraction of the British market is involved in key international
exhibitions in Germany. According to a study by SPECTARIS, in 2006 the
market volume of the European analysis, bio and laboratory equipment
industry grew by 11% to $27.8 billion, nearly 30% of which was accounted for
by Germany (22%) and Great Britain (7%). SPECTARIS also reports that the
total turnover of the German analysis, bio and laboratory equipment sector
rose in the same period by 8.2% to ?5.76 billion. Meanwhile growth in 2008
has been forecast at 7%, taking total domestic and foreign sales to ?6.13
billion. The market study goes on to report that last year, sales abroad
notched up by Germany reached ?3.12 billion (up by 11.4%) and are expected
to grow a further 8% to ?3.36 billion in 2008, taking the export quota from
54% to 55%.

Press photos from L.A.B. 2007 can be downloaded at www.lab-uk.de/foto

L.A.B. on the web:
http://www.lab-uk.de
http://www.lab-uk.co.uk
http://www.leipziger-messe.de


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Contact Details: For further press information please contact Eleanor CallanMonk,
The Scott
Partnership, 1 Whiteside, Station Road, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, CW4 8AA,
United Kingdom. Phone +44 1477 539539, Fax +44 1477 539540, Email
lab@scottpr.com

For further information about L.A.B., please contact Ruth Jursten, Leipziger
Messe, r.justen@leipziger-messe.de. Phone: +49 (0)341 678 8195
Notes to editors: