ARABLAB LIVE 2026

ARABLAB LIVE is the region's longest-running trade event for the laboratory and analytical industry, now in its 44th year. It pairs a large multi-brand exhibition of lab equipment and analytical technology with a free three-day conference, bringing together lab managers, scientists, procurement teams and quality control professionals from every process industry that relies on testing. The 2026 edition grows the International Hall and adds new focus areas for life sciences, digital labs and industrial testing.

Exhibition

The show floor gathers more than 1,000 organisations presenting lab instruments, consumables, software and services. Named 2026 exhibitors include several of the best-known analytical brands.

• Expanded International Hall with national pavilions
• ArabLife: life sciences, environment, food safety and medical labs
• Digital Lab: data integration, LIMS and workflow automation
• Industrial Lab: applied testing, calibration and QC
• Lab Innovations seminar theatre for product launches
• Poster zone and start-up showcase

Conference programme

Five free-to-attend conference tracks run across the three days, with hundreds of expert speakers from labs, regulators, hospitals, universities and industry.

• ARABLAB Keynote: R&D excellence, lab planning and analytics
• Digital Lab: automation, smart facilities, sustainable labs, forensics
• ArabChem: petrochemicals, speciality chemicals, regulation, pharma and cosmetics testing
• Envirotech: water quality, air monitoring, soil analysis
• Laboratory Medicine: lab management, microbiology, biochemistry
• Training Theatre: standards in practice

Who attends

ARABLAB LIVE is a business-to-business event for laboratory, science and industry professionals. It is not open to the general public, and under-18s are admitted only in pre-approved student groups. The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) is the 2026 Accreditation Partner.

Key figures

The organiser expects around 15,000 attendees and more than 1,000 exhibiting organisations at the 2026 edition, with an event app for scheduling one-to-one meetings.

Tickets & passes

• Visitor registration — Free: Free exhibition and conference access; online registration required
• Premium Networking Pass — USD 3,000: Full price (a 50% early offer ran until 18 September); lounges, attendee list, unlimited 1-to-1 meetings, networking party