World of Laboratory

Program 2026

New seminars on the latest technological innovations, practical workshops, and much more in the World of Laboratory

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World of Laboratory Program

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Einstein
Fleming
Pasteur
Stock exchange floor
Morning program
10:00 – 11:15 Seminar – A modern perspective on working safely in the lab
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10:00 – 12:00 Mini-symposium Designing and furnishing laboratories VCCN
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09:30 – 12:00 Xpeditions Sustainability, Safety, Sample Management
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09:30 – 12:00 LEGO lab gadget Build your own mini microscope or pipette from LEGO
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Afternoon program
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Expert session – Analysis of unknown substances
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Workshop – Smart Pipetting: Posture & Technique LED Techno
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12:00 – 17:00 Xpeditions Sustainability, Safety, Sample Management
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2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Round table career and education
12:00 – 17:00 LEGO lab gadget Build your own mini microscope or pipette from LEGO
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Times
Einstein
Fleming
Pasteur
Stock exchange floor
Morning program
10.00 – 11.00 Seminar – Personalized Medicine in practice: from data to decisions
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10:00 – 11:00 Workshop – What you don't (yet) know about safety! DENIOS
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09:30 – 12:00 Xpeditions Sustainability, Safety, Sample Management
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09:30 – 12:00 LEGO lab gadget Build your own mini microscope or pipette from LEGO
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11:30 – 12:30 Workshop – Aseptic Working in a Biosafety Cabinet
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11:00 – 12:00 Workshop – Matrix Interferences in ICP‑AES: Insight & Solutions Perkin Elmer
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Afternoon program
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Seminar – Fermentation in practice: from microorganism to end product
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Expert session – First aid for chromatography problems
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12:00 – 17:00 Xpeditions Sustainability, Safety, Sample Management
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2.30 – 3.30 pm Workshop – Aseptic Working in a Biosafety Cabinet
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14:00 – 15:30 Seminar – Bioprinting: From Research to Clinical and Industrial Translation Wageningen University & Research (WUR)
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12:00 – 17:00 LEGO lab gadget Build your own mini microscope or pipette from LEGO
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Times
Einstein
Fleming
Pasteur
Stock exchange floor
Morning program
10:00 – 11:00 Workshop – Sustainable Innovation in the Lab: Cleaning Pipette Tips
10:00 – 11:00 Workshop – What you don't (yet) know about safety! DENIOS
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9:30 – 12:00 Xpeditions Sustainability, Safety, Sample Management
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11:00 – 12:00 Keynote – Artificial Intelligence 2026 Jarno Duursma
9:30 – 12:00 LEGO lab gadget Build your own mini microscope or pipette from LEGO
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Afternoon program
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Seminar – AI in action: smart applications in the lab
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Expert session – Analysis of microplastics
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12:00 – 17:00 Xpeditions Sustainability, Safety, Sample Management
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2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Roundtable AI in the lab
2:00 – 3:00 PM Workshop Interfurn
12:00 – 17:00 LEGO lab gadget Build your own mini microscope or pipette from LEGO
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Times
Fleming
Stock exchange floor
Morning program
10.00 – 11.00 Sustainability workshop Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
9:30 – 12:00 Xpeditions Sustainability, Safety, Sample Management
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11:00 – 11:30 Roundtable Sustainability in the Lab
9:30 – 12:00 LEGO lab gadget Build your own mini microscope or pipette from LEGO
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Afternoon program
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Expert Session – Analysis of PFAS
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12:00 – 17:00 Xpeditions Sustainability, Safety, Sample Management
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12:00 – 17:00 LEGO lab gadget Build your own mini microscope or pipette from LEGO
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X-pedition safety

Everyone knows how important it is to work safely in the lab. But are you also aware of the latest developments and solutions to work more safely? The X-pedition is an interactive tour of the exhibition floor past six specialists. You will learn in a practical way about harmful noise in laboratories, the safe disposal of toxic and infectious waste and recognizing dangerous situations in the workplace. At each stand you will be asked a question. After completing the X-pedition you will receive a present and a certificate. The X-peditions can be followed every day of the fair week.

Round table sessions

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Career and education
During WoTS, FHI is organizing three round table sessions in collaboration with LabInsights. Experts will engage in discussions with each other and with visitors about current themes. Talent development is the key to success in getting young people excited about a lab career; how do you communicate and implement this? Do you focus on diploma requirements or do you provide training yourself, and how do you make your lab organization attractive in the process?

Tuesday, September 22, 14:00 – 14:30 (Fleming)
AI in the lab
During WoTS, FHI is organizing three round table sessions in collaboration with LabInsights. Experts will engage in discussions with each other and with visitors about current themes. The rise of AI is changing lab processes as well as the role of quality officers and lab managers. We will explore where to start with AI tools, what quick wins are available, how to set up an AI team, and when application is justified.

Thursday, September 24, 14:00 – 14:30 (Einstein)
Sustainability in the lab
During WoTS, FHI is organizing three round table sessions in collaboration with LabInsights. Experts will engage in dialogue with each other and with visitors about current themes. How do you make your lab more sustainable—and where do you start? In this session, we will share practical steps and 'low-hanging fruit', and discuss which investments are worthwhile, what they yield, and how to make impact measurable.

Friday, September 25, 11:00 – 11:30 (Fleming)
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Build your own lab gadget

What does technology look like when you build it yourself? Discover it during WoTS World of Laboratory.

Grab the building blocks and make your own mini microscope or pipette out of LEGO. A playful activity that shows where innovation begins: with curiosity, experimentation, and collaboration.

While you build, you meet professionals from the laboratory field, discover new technologies, and exchange ideas about the future of the lab.

Discover. Build. Experiment.

Come to WoTS 2026, help build, and take your creation home.

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X-pedition durability

More and more laboratories are committed to sustainability and there are numerous initiatives: from reusable pipette tips to saving energy. But to really make big steps you need the entire chain. That is why exhibitors from the World of Laboratory present the latest sustainable solutions for your laboratory. During the X-pedition sustainability you will take a tour of six participating companies and through interactive demos you will gain practical insight into the latest innovations and gain inspiration to get started yourself. The X-peditions can be followed every day of the fair week.

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