Pioneers Investors – Today, leading local, regional and international medical and healthcare professionals from more than 150 countries will gather in Dubai for the opening of Arab Health and Medlab Middle East 2021, the two largest healthcare and laboratory exhibitions in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Arab Health 2021 will be launched under the slogan “By business we unite and push the industry forward”, as joint events will revitalize the healthcare sector after the difficulties and challenges caused by the outbreak of the pandemic, after both exhibitions achieved business and commercial deals worth more than 3.7 billion dirhams during the 2020 edition of exposed, with an annual increase of 3.7%.
On this occasion, Wouter Molman, Executive Vice President of Informa Markets, said: “Both Arab Health and Medlab Middle East have been instrumental in supporting the UAE’s ambitions to become a hub for healthcare, trade and business, and the opportunity to host a live event is testament to the successful vaccination strategy that The UAE government follows it, while also emphasizing the desire of healthcare workers to come together to network, discuss the future of the industry, do business and close deals.
More than 20,000 healthcare, laboratory and trade professionals are expected to attend the live version at both exhibitions, with many of them joining virtually online, and this year both exhibitions have included a two-month virtual version to provide the ability to match AI and industry-specific content to thousands of international participants. With visitors supported locally to schedule live and face-to-face meetings at attendee events for both exhibitions.
In its forty-sixth year, Arab Health will host more than 1,500 exhibiting companies from 62 countries and 20 specialized national pavilions for countries, including: Germany, South Korea, France, the United States of America and Italy. Innovation and technology will be a major theme for this edition of the exhibition, with a selection of companies The largest and leaders in the field, including Canon and Philips to showcase their latest and latest products from medical equipment and everything related to the healthcare sector.
Emphasizing Arab Health’s commitment to supporting innovators in the healthcare sector, the Healthcare Startup Competition has been established, which will include a group of regional and international companies displaying their latest innovations. This year, 13 local and international companies and 8 healthcare startups will be on display. Courtesy of the Italian Trade Agency.
Arab Health 2021 will witness the participation of more than 300 regional and international speakers through nine CME conferences, each of which allows participants to network and develop international best practices, and three non-accredited conferences, through which innovation in the healthcare sector will be highlighted, including: This includes pharmaceuticals, drug discovery, artificial intelligence in healthcare and digital health.
Medlab Middle East will be held in conjunction with Arab Health, which will be held under the theme “Reshaping the Future of Diagnostics,” highlighting the latest innovations from more than 250 exhibiting companies from around the world.
A special focus at the 20th edition of MEDLAB Middle East will be on the strategic plans for medical laboratories in 2022 and beyond, with key topics to be highlighted during the event: scientific developments, new technologies and the ongoing review of international quality standards and regulations. The main objective of MEDLAB Middle East is to provide education and solutions to develop laboratory skills and improve laboratory functionality for over 3,500 delegates at the conference in order to support healthcare developments in the region.