MEDLAB Middle East is Dubai’s crucial event, providing the latest technological innovations and solutions across the medical laboratory industry. Dubai World Trade Centre will welcome hundreds of exhibitors from over 40 countries worldwide to showcase their premier products on-site, seal deals with potential customers and partners and network face-to-face. The 24th edition of MEDLAB Middle East will occur between 3 and 6 February.
MEDLAB Middle East 2025 expects more than 20,000 trade visitors and over 800 local and international suppliers to display an extensive product and service lines within the medical laboratory industry. The eight healthcare product categories that will be on focus will include disposables and consumer goods, healthcare and general services, emergency medicine, imaging and diagnostics, medical equipment and devices, infrastructure, pharma/nutrition, laboratory, and IT. In addition, the expo pavilions will present items from the medical laboratory product lines, such as laboratory devices, equipment and services, reagents and chemicals, diagnostic tests, and more.
MEDLAB Middle East 2025’s additional program will consist of 12 country pavilions, live demonstrations, product premieres, practical and educational workshops, more than 200 sessions, and 12 conferences. Over 150 world-leading speakers will lead the conferential part of the expo, designed to answer essential industry questions and challenges the sectors faces.
MEDLAB Middle East 2025 is a worth-visiting event for those in the dynamic medical laboratory industry. If you are willing to participate in the event and need accommodation in Dubai, the ExpoBeds team can assist you. Send us the details of your business travel and budget requirements, and we will prepare a quote for hotels near the Dubai World Trade Centre at preferential rates.
Information
MEDLAB Middle East is an acknowledged international health event focusing on laboratory innovation. The event is part of the Middle East Healthcare events - Arab Health, DigiHealth, and Global Health Exhibition, organised by Informa Markets Healthcare. With an extensive global reach in almost all continents, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, Informa Markets Healthcare has established itself as a premier provider of crucial healthcare exhibitions and conferences representing the essential economic sector worldwide.
Located in Dubai, MEDLAB Middle East features cutting-edge technologies, thus encouraging medical labs to develop better in the future and show sustainable growth. Besides empowering successful development, the expo provides opportunities for direct B2B connections and business collaborations, which allow for strengthening market positions and gaining new reach.
Who can you meet there
As one of the world’s leading medical laboratory exhibitions, MEDLAB Middle East welcomes over 800 exhibitors, more than 20,000 trade visitors, and over 4,000 official delegates. The main visiting countries are Argentina, Brazil, Finland, China, Spain, the UK, Turkey, the USA, and many more. The large international attendance makes the medical expo a suitable platform for exchanging know-how, experience, and potential market growth.
Global manufacturing leaders, key laboratory suppliers and dealers, medical practitioners, educational and government representatives, and other significant industry experts are among the attendees coming to interact, gain valuable insights and learn from the good practices of the best in business.
Some key players participating in the event are companies such as Biobase, HORIBA, PureLab, Seegene, and Sansure.
Past editions
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| Visitors | 19,610 |
What makes it special
Under the motto of Shaping the laboratory industry for a sustainable future, MEDLAB Middle East differentiates from other similar events in its commitment to sustainable practices organised in three main pillars:
- Social: promotes local initiatives and collaborations to support local communities, like free tickets for students, encouraging daily movement and activities of the expo’s visitors, and aiming for balancing in terms of gender and ethnicity during the conferential part of the trade fair;
- Economic: supports and partnerships with community entities and associations to encourage the local economy;
- Environmental: encourages attendees to use public transport, adopt more digital solutions and practices instead of paper, recycle, and use local ingredients for the F&B supply during the exhibition.
What is new for MEDLAB Middle East 2025
MEDLAB Middle East 2025 will present new and exciting events and activities to all attendees, giving them a better experience.
Lab automation conference will provide opportunities for exploring the latest industry advancements; GCC lab leaders’ breakfast forum will ensure options for fostering valuable business connections; and Global lab leaders breakfast forum will offer interactions with leading professionals and access to expert know-how and insights.
Other highlights during the expo and conference will be the following topics:
- Precision medicine: shows its advantages, advancements and application in targeted therapy and genetics;
- Women’s health: highlights critical moments from early detection and prevention of women-specific diseases, as well as laboratory diagnostics;
- Vaccines and emergency preparedness: features interactive discussions on vaccine development, various emergency response strategies and solutions.
Quick info
| Organiser: | Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions |
| Founded: | 2017 |
| Frequency: | every year |
| Next Edition: | MEDLAB Middle East 2026 |
| Sectors: | Medicine | Dental medicine | Medicine technology | Ophthalmic optics | Health | Pharmacy |
| Website: | MEDLAB Middle East official website |
| Visitors: | Tickets for MEDLAB Middle East |
| Exhibitors: | Exhibitor registration |
Important facts
MEDLAB Middle East at a glance:
- 800+ exhibitors
- 40+ exhibiting countries
- 180+ visiting countries
- 20,000 trade visitors
- 12 conferences
- 150+ speakers
- 200+ sessions
- 4,000 delegates
Next editions
MEDLAB Middle East 2026
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