Lab Awards open for entries

Enter yourself or your project and be recognised at the UK’s largest laboratory industry event.

Entries are open for the Lab Awards, with laboratory professionals, suppliers and organisations across the industry invited to submit their nominations before the June 30 deadline.

Organiser Lab Innovations celebrated a record attendance at their 2024 event, and this year presents a significant opportunity to celebrate excellence, innovation and dedication within the lab sector.

This year’s programme features 13 categories recognising excellence across the laboratory sector. Organisers are Lab Innovations, in partnership with Laboratory News.

Categories include: the Shimadzu Laboratory of the Year; Smart Lab of the Year; and Sustainable Lab of the Year.

For suppliers, the awards showcase achievements in areas such as: Supplier Excellence; Best Sustainable Innovation; Best Automation and Data Innovation; Best Consumables innovation; Best Collaborative Project; and Commitment to Skills and Training.

Three individual awards will also be presented: the Outstanding Achievement award; the Rising Star award; and the Scientific Laboratory Supplies Lab Technician of the Year Award.

This year, the theme of Lab Innovations is co-LAB-oration. By addressing current industry challenges such as laboratory space and skill shortages, as well as the rapid growth of AI, the scientific community is joining forces to shape a more forward-thinking and resilient science industry.

“These awards acknowledge the people and projects that truly drive science forward. In my career reporting on scientific developments, I’ve seen how much dedication and teamwork goes into every breakthrough,” said Tom Whipple, science editor at the Times.

After the submission deadline on June 30, a panel of industry experts from across the UK’s laboratory sector will come together to review the entries and create a prestigious shortlist, which will be revealed in early September. More details about the awards here.