Register now for Lab Innovations 2025
Secure your ticket to visit the biggest lab industry trade show in the UK
12 Aug 2025
Tightening sustainability regulations, fragmented collaboration across specialisms, and growing concerns over essential skills are some of the most pressing challenges facing the laboratory industry today. Lab Innovations 2025, the UK’s largest exhibition for the lab community, will tackle these issues head-on through Col-Lab-oration between leading industry and academic figures. Visitor registration is now open for the event, which takes place on October 29 and 30 at the NEC, Birmingham, where the lab community will come together to address these challenges.
In today’s research and diagnostic environments, pressure is mounting to reduce environmental impact. Laboratories are among the most resource-intensive spaces in any organisation, consuming up to ten times more energy than office spaces. Yet, access to guidance and practical sustainability implementation strategies remains patchy.
Another key issue facing the sector is the lack of integrated collaboration. Whether in life sciences, academia, pharma or food and drink, many lab professionals still operate in silos, missing out on innovations or methods that could be applied across disciplines. Even where new technologies are available, opportunities for peer-to-peer knowledge exchange are too often limited.
Finally, technicians and lab managers need more support in identifying the right tools to do their jobs more efficiently and safely. As instruments grow more complex and compliance standards more stringent, the need for direct access to experienced product specialists and regulatory guidance continues to grow.
Lab Innovations 2025 provides a solution-focused environment for the UK’s lab community to come together, share initiatives and take action. With over 200 exhibitors and thousands of attendees expected, the event is designed to deliver meaningful change for the sector.
This year’s theme, 'co-LAB-orate' ,shapes the event, with dedicated networking areas like the Lab Square, expert-led CPD-accredited talks, and interactive workshops tackling key themes such as sustainability, robotics and automation, biotech and quality accreditation.
Attendees will meet top suppliers such as AstraZeneca, Bronkhorst UK and Innovate UK, and gain hands-on exposure to the latest lab technologies. Returning favourites like the Sustainable Laboratory, hosted by Andy Evans of Green Light Laboratories, provide practical, guided tours showcasing real-world efficiency gains, waste reduction techniques and energy-saving case studies.
In direct response to 2024 visitor feedback, more technical specialists will be on hand to answer real-world, practical queries and help translate innovation into daily practice. The Sustainability Pitches on October 30 will spotlight cutting-edge, lower impact lab products, while the Lab Awards will celebrate outstanding contributions across the sector.