For its 15e edition, Forum Labo Paris confirmed its strength of appeal and its status as a major technical and scientific meeting place for research and innovation, bringing together 340 exhibitors (+15 % vs 2017) and 8,750 visitors (+2 % vs 2017) over three days.
"This 2019 edition took place in a buoyant business climate with a record number of business meetings. The high quality profile of our visitors matched our offering and the many innovations previewed. We're extremely proud that everyone who took part in Forum Labo Paris 2019 has once again contributed to making the show a must-attend event for the laboratory market", said Daniel Weizmann, President of Forum Labo.
The show, a veritable business meeting place for the laboratory profession, recorded a record number of over 1,000 targeted and qualified Lab'Meetings organized in the run-up to the show (vs. 700 in 2017).
The free platform that puts exhibitors and visitors in touch with each other is becoming increasingly popular with every edition. Simple and effective, it enables visitors to save time by following a well-established appointment schedule, initiating new collaborations and meeting the right contacts to bring their projects to fruition very quickly. The result is an even more professional show.
With 83 % of visitors claiming to play a decisive role in the purchasing process, decision-makers in the field of laboratory materials and equipment were out in force.
Once again, the CIFL event brought together the entire laboratory ecosystem: large, medium and small companies, startups, researchers, students, learned societies, as well as buyers and laboratory technicians from the public sector and the pharmaceutical, chemical, food, cosmetics and biotech industries... to think about and shape the laboratory of tomorrow.
Forum Labo Paris testifies to the dynamism and motivation of exhibitors to come together and showcase their expertise, with 184 new products on display, including 37 world-first %s and 17 European-first %s.
Innovation, more than ever, was one of the pillars of this year's event, with the presentation of the 2019 Innovation Trophies highlighting the efforts and technological and scientific creativity of the profession.
In addition to its scientific contribution, Forum Labo Paris is also dedicated to addressing major societal and forward-looking themes in its inaugural conference. This year, Etienne Klein's analysis of the notion of progress through the ages challenged the many conference participants to reflect on the notion of innovation.
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