From 24 to 27 March 2026, analytica will once again be the meeting place of the international laboratory world at the Munich exhibition center. The world’s leading trade show for Laboratory Technology, Analysis and Biotechnology will provide a complete overview of the market for laboratories in industry and research. At the same time, it gives great importance to knowledge transfer and practical application. The focus will be on the digital, automated and sustainable laboratory.
analytica introduces innovations for the intelligent and digital laboratory.
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From laboratory design, laboratory equipment and instruments to related services, analytica covers the entire spectrum of the industry and brings together all the market leaders in Munich. As of mid-October, around 720 exhibitors have already registered, an increase of eight percent compared to the same period for the previous event. “What makes analytica so unique is that it showcases the latest solutions for the intelligent and sustainable laboratory, shares know-how and puts a strong emphasis on practical relevance. It brings together the international laboratory community, thus providing significant impetus for the smart laboratory of the future,” says Susanne Grödl, analytica Exhibition Director.
Expertise for daily laboratory work
As usual, sharing expert knowledge with experts will take up a lot of space in the analytica support program. analytica 2026 will again focus on the digital, automated and sustainable laboratory. Visitors to the Digital Transformation special show can learn what it’s like to work there by trying out five use cases right on site for themselves. In the Live Lab, experts will demonstrate and explain typical workflows on a fully equipped lab line. Best practice presentations and panel discussions in the four analytica forums will show trends and provide useful tips for day-to-day work in the lab. Particularly popular are the occupational safety presentations, which use live experiments, some of them explosive, to show how dangerous situations can be avoided in the laboratory. There will also be further education and training events, guided tours and the Study Information Day.
The theme of sustainability will once again play an important role at the trade show. Examples of best practice resource management and waste avoidance will be provided in discussion rounds and presentations in the Lab & Analysis forum and the Scientific Analysis conference. On the show floor, manufacturers will also present optimization models for ventilation systems and to make infrastructure climate-resistant.
Scientific conference
The analytica conference, the scientific component of analytica, will take place on the first three days of the trade show right next to the halls of ICM. In around 190 presentations, renowned international speakers will cover the entire spectrum of analysis, biochemistry and clinical diagnostics. Key topics will include food analysis and research, supported by artificial intelligence and digital innovations, ohmic trends and current trends in mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, chromatography and sustainability and research data management. More than 2,400 international participants are expected. A special moment will be the presentation of the Bunsen-Kirchhoff Prize on Wednesday, March 25, from 9:30 to 11:30. The award honors young scientists in the field of analytical spectroscopy. Anyone with a trade show ticket can attend the conference for free.
At the analytica conference, renowned speakers cover the entire spectrum of analysis, biochemistry and diagnostics.
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For a broader perspective, it’s worth visiting Ceramitec, which takes place at the same time as analytica. The leading international trade show for the ceramics industry will showcase innovations in, for example, technical and biocompatible ceramics used in laboratory equipment and components.
The next analytica will take place with the analytica conference from March 24 to 27, 2026.
