European lab industry registers strong presence

A range of innovative technology products will be showcased by companies from across Europe, as they look to target the promising Middle East market.

David Domoney, Managing Director of The Domus Group, the show's organisers stated, "We have received overwhelming response from European equipment manufacturers who intend to target the growing Middle East region with their latest technologies. European medical equipment has for long been considered among the best in the world, and ArabLab 2005 will be an ideal opportunity for all the participants to benefit from European technology. This year, the expo is expected to attract over 700 industry professionals from over 60 countries making it an excellent platform to present innovative products."

Germany will have a strong representation at ArabLab 2005 through the initiative of SPECTARIS, the German Industrial Association for Optical, Medical and Mechatronical Technologies Inc, supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour and AUMA (Association of the German Trade Fair Industry), bringing in more than 75 companies.

"There is a long tradition of close contacts between German manufacturers and Arabic buyers. 75 per cent of the European Union's export of analytical and laboratory equipment originates from Germany and these exports continue to increase every year. Comparing 2003 and 2004, export value grew nearly 20 per cent. Taking into account these figures, exhibitors are very optimistic and look forward to making new contacts and increasing business in the field of analytical and laboratory equipment," said Mr. Joachim Giesekus, Director Technology Consulting, SPECTARIS.

Independent German exhibitor SCHOTT DURAN, known worldwide for their consistent high quality, reliability, flexibility in storage, packaging and preparation applications. will for the first time be presenting the laboratory glass product range to end-users in the Middle East. The DURAN laboratory glass bottles are the global standard for the chemical, pharmaceutical and bioscience fields.

From Ireland, Audit Diagnostics is introducing a complete range of liquid ready-to- use reagents for use on all types of routine analysers from semi-automated to fully- automated systems. The company is also showcasing a new and exciting range of products for the Quantitative Point of Care market (POCT).

Finland based Biohit Plc, manufacturers and marketers of liquid handling products and accessories as well as diagnostic test systems for use in research, health care and industrial laboratories are showcasing electronic and mechanical pipettors and their disposable tips. Currently, Biohit's range of electronic and mechanical pipettors is the widest in the world.

Diagon Ltd., one of the leading companies in the Hungarian diagnostic market, and among the world¡¦s leading producers of haematology reagents and chemical solutions used in blood analysis is showcasing new reagents manufactured for automated flow cytometry urine sedimentation analyzers.

UK based, The Binding Site Limited is introducing the revolutionary 'Freelite' for monitoring multiple myeloma patients. These sensitive and automated serum free light chain assays have been shown to provide a more rapid indication of a patient's response to treatment.

Telstar Industrial, also from the U.K is introducing new models in its range of pilot laboratory freeze dryers LyoBeta, the LyoBeta 15 and LyoBeta 20.

Quantel from France is introducing a new Q-switched Nd:YAG laser aimed at the needs of scientific and industrial users.

Capp A/S from Denmark will be introducing CappAero Single Pipettes as well as the ergonomically designed CappAero Short version, CappAero Soft line and CappAero Multi, a multi-channel pipettes.

Nickel-Electro, the UK-based manufacturer of Clifton temperature control equipment, will be presenting a series of new water baths, the NE1-9 and NE2-9D at ArabLab 2005. The baths are ideal for heating small height samples such as micro tubes and trays as well as microcentrifuge tubes and for other molecular-biology procedures.

UK based Adam Equipment Co Ltd, manufacturers of balances and scales for the medical and laboratory markets is showcasing an innovative range of affordable products including the AFA Analytical, ACB Plus and AQT Compact balances as well as the QBW Weighing scales.

"ArabLab 2005 billed as 'The International show for tomorrow's technology', is a good opportunity for sourcing the most advanced manufacturing and instrumentation products. The wide range of high quality equipment that will be presented by leading European companies will benefit the entire Arab region. The expo is of immense interest to exhibitors and visitors who use the fair as a way of intensifying existing contacts or establishing new partnerships in Arabic countries. Besides, this will provide participants an opportunity to interact with suppliers, architects, consultants, existing and potential clients and competitors," concluded Domoney.