Events

The Alpha Laboratories team will be at the following Conferences and Exhibitions:

Upcoming events:

We'll be exhibiting at the following events. If you're planning to attend any listed, make sure you visit us when you're there, or contact us to arrange a face to face meeting.

Suppliers Fair 2025

Date: 26th March 2025

Location: The Bio-Quarter, Little France, Institute for Regeneration and Repair building

LUPC and SUPC Conference

Stand #3

Date: 27th March 2025

Location: Convene 133 Houndsditch, London

In support of the IRLA tender agreement we will be exhibiting at the LUPC and SUPC Conference in March 2025. Firmly established as the must attend event for Heads of Procurement, Category Managers and Buyers across the LUPC and SUPC membership, the LUPC and SUPC Conference provides a unique and unrivalled opportunity to build new relationships and cement existing ones at the largest HE Procurement Conference of 2025 in the UK.

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UK Platelet Society Meeting

Date: 23rd-25th April 2025

Location: Dalton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University

This meeting brings together senior and junior scientists in an informal atmosphere to discuss the latest research covering a broad range of topics in platelet and megakaryocyte biology, from basic science to recent advances in clinical studies.

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Scottish Microbiology Association Spring Scientific Meeting

Date: 25th & 26th April 2025

Location: Apex City Quay Hotel and Spa, Dundee

Please come along to find out how we can support you with your research.

40th Annual BSMT (British Society for Microbial Technology)

Date: 15th May 2025

Location: Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon

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UK NEQAS for Blood Coagulation Clinical and Laboratory Haemostasis Meeting

Stand #5

Date: 4th - 5th June 2025

Location: Sheffield Hallam University (SHU)

Presentations from internationally renowned speakers will cover the latest in the field of haemostasis from both a clinical and laboratory perspective.

Alpha Laboratories’ partners in haemostasis provide a range of high quality equipment, reagents and speciality products.

LabMedUK25

Date: 9th - 11th June 2025

Location: Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

LabMedUK25 will bring together two days of high quality science comprising four plenary sessions and ten parallel symposia across 10-11 June. A really exciting programme will challenge our thinking around AI and laboratory medicine’s impact on health inequalities, as well as cover new science and updates on key areas. This is preceded by a training day for Clinical Biochemistry and Microbiology trainees on 9 June, offering an important way for trainees to meet their peers as well as to learn.

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University of Exeter Technician Conference

Date: 19th June 2025

Location: The Forum, Streatham Campus

We're excited to be returning to the Technician Conference for another year. The theme of this year's conference is ‘Visibility’ a key pillar of the Technician Commitment which focuses on ensuring technical professionals are clearly identifiable within the institution, and that their vital contributions are visible and recognised. 

British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) LIVE '25

Stand #F13

Date: 23rd-26th June 2025

Location: SEC, Glasgow

With a long tradition in providing diagnostics for digestive health management, Alpha Laboratories invites BSG visitors to our stand to discuss the innovative products that are now available for this patient-pathway.

Introducing groundbreaking solutions like the IBDoc self-test, patients can now perform quantitative calprotectin tests at home, empowering them to manage their conditions with ease.

To streamline traditional laboratory testing, Alpha Labs offers the CALEX® Patient Pack for Home Sampling, eliminating the need for faecal collection pots and ensuring stabilised, ready-to-use samples reach the lab efficiently.

BSMM Conference 2025

Date: 7th - 9th September 2025

Location: The Assembly House, Norwich

We are attending the 59th British Society for Medical Mycology (BSMM) event. This event provides a unique opportunity to network with at least 100 delegates with an estimated 50/50 mix of academic researchers and clinicians/clinical-allied professionals. 

IBMS Biomedical Science Congress

Stand #126

Date: 22nd – 25th September 2025

Location: The ICC, Birmingham

With a robust programme featuring world-class speakers, interactive workshops and a dynamic exhibition, Congress 2025 promises to be an unmissable event for professionals and enthusiasts alike. As these plans take shape, it's clear that 2025 will be a milestone year for the IBMS.

Best Practice

Stand M40

Date: 8th-9th October

Location: NEC, Birmingham

The Best Practice Birmingham conference programme is 100% dedicated to the issues currently being faced within general practice and primary care across the country.

The programme is tailored to meet the CPD requirements of healthcare professionals with clinical content closely following the GP curriculum spearheaded by the Royal College of General Practitioners and your attendance can earn you up to 12 CPD points.

Drug Discovery

Date: 21st - 22nd October 2025

Location: ACC Exhibition Centre, King's Dock, Port of Liverpool

Europe’s largest conference for the drug discovery community returns to Liverpool, with scientific tracks featuring a range of industry and academic insights. And in the middle of all this science there is the exhibition hall, which is a great opportunity to meet over two hundred drug discovery suppliers and to learn about all the latest products and services you can use in your research.

Lab Innovations

Stand C62

Date: 29th - 30th October 2025

Location: NEC, Birmingham

We're excited to be back at Lab Innovations, the leading event dedicated to the laboratory industry, for another year - you'll find us on stand C62.

The team will be on hand to meet you to discuss our wide range of laboratory solutions including Fastrak® Tip Refill System, high quality Pastette® transfer pipettes, and ideas for improving sustainability in your laboratory, like our LaboraTree tree planting scheme.

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Past Events

HM-JACKarc FIT User Group Meeting

On 13th September 2022, Alpha Laboratories held a user group meeting in Birmingham.

This exclusive event brought together laboratory users to share a wealth of knowledge and experience. It provided the perfect opportunity for them to network with fellow users and to exchange views and ideas about their experience of using Faecal Immunochemical Testing in their clinics or laboratories.

ACB Focus

On 7th June at ACB Focus 2018, Alpha Laboratories sponsored a workshop: ‘FIT to Practice?’ which was chaired by Professor Callum Fraser and presented by Nigel D’Souza and Sally Benton. Nigel D’Souza presented preliminary data on the NICE FIT study, the largest multi-centre FIT trial in England, whilst Sally Benton discussed the technical capabilities and clinical outcomes from FIT Testing in the symptomatic.

Watch the presentations and the Q&A session: