The ACHEMA trade fair in Frankfurt is the world forum and leading international trade fair for the process industry. Around 3,800 national and international exhibitors present their latest products, processes and services in the fields of chemical engineering, process engineering and biotechnology at ACHEMA Messe Frankfurt. The range of products and services includes everything needed in the chemical industry, pharmaceutical and food production, from laboratory equipment, pumps and analytical instruments to packaging machines, boilers and stirrers, safety technology, materials and software. The accompanying congress program at ACHEMA Frankfurt also includes around 800 lectures from science and industry on results from application-oriented basic research to application-related research, PRAXISforums with solution-oriented industrial contributions from exhibitors and other company representatives presenting application-related research on product and process innovations to new services, interesting panel discussions and a large number of special and guest events reflecting the entire diversity of process technology and biotechnology.