On October 12, 2016, the eighth edition of analytica China closed successfully at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. A total of 24,582 (including CBB 2016 visitors) professional instrument users, scientists and researchers, a plus of 31 percent compared to the 2014 edition (2014: 18,775), visited the trade show, again profiling the leading position of analytica China in the laboratory technology, analysis, biotechnology and diagnostics industry.