ILMAC is being held from 25 to 28 September 2007 in the Exhibition Center Basel. It is the most important Swiss exhibition for all the industries which make use of process engineering. It provides specialists from the pharmaceutical, chemical, food, drink and biotechnology industries with an overview of products and services in the fields of research, development and environmental and process technology. The Scientific Forum, a series of practice-based, scientific lectures, will cover the highly topical theme of "Energy and Raw Materials".

ILMAC opens on Tuesday 25 September 2007 in Hall 1 of the Exhibition Center Basel, bringing together all the industrial applications of process engineering in one place, from research and development, piloting and engineering to production and waste disposal. Around 570 exhibitors (an increase of 11 percent over ILMAC 2005) from 18 countries will be presenting their equipment, apparatus, plants and services over an area of 36,000 m2. Researchers, developers, production staff, environmental and quality managers and buyers will find that the exhibition covers every aspect of laboratory equipment, analysis, biotechnology, cryogenics and process and environmental engineering. ILMAC lasts for four days and comes to a close on Friday 28 September 2007.

ILMAC – at the center of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries
The industry exhibition is being held in Europe's most important center for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Basel is located in the third largest life sciences region in Europe and is home to more than 27,000 professionals from the pharmaceutical industry and the agricultural and medical technology industries. As a result, ILMAC is the ideal meeting place for the industries and biotech regions of Switzerland, Germany and France.

A variety of accompanying events
The program of accompanying events for ILMAC 2007 includes:
- The Scientific Forum, a series of practice-based, scientific lectures organized by the Swiss Chemical Society on the theme of "Energy and Raw Materials". Leading experts from Switzerland and beyond will be discussing chemistry's contribution to solving future energy supply problems.
- Special presentation on clean room technology by the SRRT (Swiss Society for Clean Room Technology) which is complemented by lectures on the wide range of products, equipment and processes available for clean rooms.
- Exhibitors' product presentations in the ILMAC Open Forum.
- Presentations and round tables covering the growing demands on pharmaceutical water and steam from the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries in the themed "Pharmaceutical and Industrial Water" pavilion.
- Paperless Lab Solutions, a special presentation from a specialist industry. The lecture series covers the expectations, benefits and practical implementation of the paperless lab using state-of-the-art technology.

Important note
As around 17,000 visitors are expected at ILMAC, we recommend traveling by public transport. With the RailAway ILMAC special offers, visitors will receive a discount on the train ticket, transfer and entry to the exhibition.