The 12th Arab Lab and Instrumentation Show which closed yesterday at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre received more than 7,000 trade visitors and over 400 exhibitors from over 40 countries.

ARABLAB is the only trade show for the Analytical Industry that reaches buyers from the growth markets such as the Middle East & Africa and the Indian Sub-Continent, as well as China & Asia. ARABLAB connects people from all over the world and showcases the very latest laboratory and instrumentation equipment from all the leading manufacturers in the world.

Anselm Godinho, managing director, International Conferences and Exhibitions, the organisers of the Arab Lab and Instrumentation Show (IC&E), said : "The 12th edition of the Arab Lab and Instrumentation Show has broken new ground in terms of the visitor profile to the event. Participants have consistently reported business contacts made with visitors from across the MENA region. However, this year the visitor profile also included industry professionals from the Far-East, including countries such as Korea and Singapore that are looking to advance their scientific and technology base.

The show registered strong participation from Austria, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey , the UAE, the UK and the USA. The show also hosted the first-ever regional congregation of research and development specialists for lab industry at the Arab Lab and Conference.

Andrew Shepherd, managing director, Omega Diagnostics, a leading global technology provider for primary healthcare diagnostics, said: "The show is the leading lab industry trade fair from the Middle East and North Africa region, a fact that has brought us back to each one of the 12 events organise