With an attendance of 2200 visitors during 2 days, Forum Labo & Biotech Lyon - event of the CIFL - which was held in Lyon on March 30 and 31, has mobilized the key players of the Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes and PACA regions making this first edition a great success.
This success is justified in many respects: a 2-day format conducive to conviviality, constructive business meetings with 317 scheduled appointments, rich content combining scientific conferences and technical training courses, which were acclaimed by 823 attendees, and a showcase for innovation in the profession with 146 new products presented. Forum Labo & Biotech Lyon thus confirms its position as the leading event in the laboratory market!
A STRONG ATTENDANCE BEYOND THE AUVERGNE/RHONE-ALPES AND PACA REGIONS
This first edition echoed the dynamism of the laboratory market in the Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes and PACA regions, which represents approximately 20 % of this national market with more than 400 million euros.
Of course, the proportion of the Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes and PACA regions is important, since 68% of the 2200 visitors to the show came from these regions, but it is interesting to note that 32 % of the visitors came from the rest of France (mainly Ile de France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Burgundy and Pays de la Loire) and Switzerland.
This success is explained by a wide and diversified product offer for research, analysis and control, presented by 171 exhibitors (Consumables 33 %, Products/Reagents 29 %, Equipment 50 %, Instrumentation 49 %, Services 47 %).
A FRUITFUL BUSINESS CLIMATE SUPPORTED BY LAB'MEETINGS
The business meeting platform generated 317 targeted and qualified meetings between exhibitors and visitors. The optimized visit time allowed visitors registered for Lab'Meetings to make very fruitful contacts. The participants had short-term projects and 7 of them had an active role in the purchasing process.
POPULAR SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES AND TECHNICAL TRAININGS
The program of scientific conferences and training sessions met the expectations of visitors and their increased need for expertise, with 823 people attending.
11 high-level training courses, provided free of charge by several exhibitors (Analytik JenA France, Aspec, GE Healthcare, Honeywell, Messer France, Metrohm, Mettler Toledo, Pall Life Sciences, Perkinelmer, Promega France, Sigma-Aldrich, Thermo Scientific), offered 534 participants the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of specific scientific and technical subjects. They were entitled to a training certificate.
The conference "Chromatography of the forbidden" organized by the Club Lyonnais de Chromatographie of the AFSEP attracted 180 participants and the conference "Towards Biology 2.0: innovative tools for the management of accreditation in medical laboratories" (organized by Horizons Qualité) brought together 110 people.
THE REVEALER OF INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
Forum Labo & Biotech Lyon fully played its role as a vector for innovative multi-sector products and services with 146 new products presented, including 72 previews (38 % with a European and international focus).
With its success, the new edition in Lyon is certainly an experience to be repeated. For now, the next appointment with this show will be in Paris from March 29 to 31, 2017 at Paris expo Porte de Versailles.
