Dear friends and readers, I am pleased to bring for you another issue of your favorite magazine Microbioz India. It is a “Laboratory Events Special Edition” for the two Mega Events of Laboratory & Analytical Equipments namely ‘India Lab Expo’ & ‘Asia Labex’ going to be held in Mumbai & Chennai respectively this month. The issue is supported by a cover story titled ‘Analytical Industry’s contribution for Affordable Healthcare’ by Srushti Sanghavi-Shah, Manager Technical Sales and Support Nanghavi Chromatographic Solutions Pvt. Ltd. The article talks about the role of longer lasting and more-cost efficient equipments and consumables used in the manufacturing process of medicines so as to reduce the cost of healthcare and ensure that it is affordable to all.  A focus has been laid on the HPLC columns used by the pharmaceutical companies saying that if they last longer, it can hugely contribute to affordability of healthcare.