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Region's leading show on lab equipment opens at Dubai World Trade Centre on February 3

January 26, ?2003 The growing demand for advanced healthcare services is one of the factors that have raised the importance of Arab Lab & Instrumentation, the annual meeting place for the Middle East's laboratory and instrumentation industry, to be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 3 to 6 February, 2003.

Some of the world's leading manufacturers of equipment for healthcare, quality control, environmental solutions, educational technology and analytical techniques will be displaying a wide range of technologically advanced products at the annual show which last year attracted visitors from 46 countries.

"Arab Lab & Instrumentation 2003 has attracted a wider interest from lab equipment manufacturers from all over the world," said David Domoney, Managing Director, International Conferences and Exhibitions (IC&E). "The recent announcement that Dubai is building a world-class Dubai Healthcare City has attracted the attention of the world's medical society on Dubai, as such a project will create huge demand for healthcare equipment. The world's biggest players in the laboratory equipment will therefore be converging on Dubai to showcase their exhibits to the region's health sector in particular and industry in general."

"Both the Governments and the private sectors have been investing huge amounts of money in healthcare products in the Gulf in recent years and trends indicate that the demand is due to rise further in view of economic development taking place all around," added Domoney. "Further, technology has rendered much of the old equipment obsolete and it has become essential even for budget facilities to upgrade their systems in order to offer safe and accurate results to customers. Arab Lab & Instrumentation 2003 is a show that will cater to all these needs by bringing all the major players under one platform."

Participating companies are upbeat about the Arab Lab & Instrumentation show and have lined up an impressive list of advanced equipment for the benefit of visitors.

Maxmat S.A., which manufactures automated instruments in the field of In Vitro Diagnostics, will be showcasing the MAXMAT PL, the world's first open platform biomedical analyzer that allows the user to configure the instrument to his/her needs.

"We are expecting very positive results from our participation in Arab Lab & Instrumentation 2003," said Nikki Casey, International Sales Support, Maxmat S.A. "The event brings us in direct contact with distributors from the Gulf, Middle East, Africa and Asia. We will use the exhibition to locate distributors for our products in Iran, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in early 2003."

SGE International Pvt. Ltd, Australia, will highlight its two new products: the Arsenic Analyser and Pesticides Residue Extractor for fats samples. "Arab Lab enables us to establish ties with prospective clients because it attracts visitors from across the Middle East and beyond. We hope to strengthen our distribution channel through our participation in Arab Lab exhibition. Beside our two new products, we will display our range of Chromatography consumables and accessories," said Devraj Aiyar, SGE International Pvt. Ltd.

DGM Lab, part of the Bin Shabib Group of Industries, Dubai, will exhibit a range of novel instruments from their global principals, including lab chemicals, HPLC-GC solvents, microbiological media, Piotentiometric strip Analyzer, Rotary Evaporators, complete lab glassware, Biological reagent, Diagnostic kits and Coulometric Karl Fisher Tiltrators.

Motic Deutschland GmbH Germany will be showcasing miscroscopy and digital imaging products, including the inverted microscope, offering excellent optical performance and higher numerical apertures for contrast and resolution.

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