ADLM · McCormick Place · July

ADLM Trade Show Booth Rentals

700+ diagnostics companies on one floor. Clinical chemists don’t get impressed — they get convinced.

Fixed-price ADLM exhibits — design, fabrication, graphics, freight, installation and dismantle in one number that doesn’t move. Pre-built, lit and photo-approved before it ships, so the booth that has to hold up to lab directors and clinical chemists has already passed its own inspection.

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July 25-29, 2027Show dates · auto-updated
McCormick PlaceVenue
ChicagoCity
Advance orders close ~May 30, 2027
700+Exhibitors on the floor
Clinical LabExpo — the industry’s flagship
24 hrConcepts and a fixed quote back
1Project manager, end to end
Know the floor before you plan the booth

ADLM isn’t one show. It’s a whole discipline, in one hall.

ADLM’s Clinical Lab Expo puts instrument manufacturers, reagent and assay companies, and diagnostics-industry suppliers on one McCormick Place floor in front of the people who actually run the lab. That changes what a booth needs to do — this floor doesn’t reward spectacle, it rewards proof. The most expensive ADLM mistake isn’t a bad booth; it’s a booth built to impress instead of to demonstrate.

McCormick Place

Largest convention center in North America

A campus, not a single hall — Lakeside, North, South and West buildings connected by pedestrian bridges and shuttle buses, each with its own dock schedule and targeted move-in windows. Freight that misses its window waits, and waiting at McCormick Place is billed by the hour. We plan the booth and the freight to the building’s schedule, not the other way around.

A floor that wants evidence

Clinical chemists & lab directors, not casual browsers

Attendees here are evaluating instruments and assays they may run for a decade — they slow down, ask technical questions, and expect a working demo to actually work. The booths that win give them somewhere to stand still and look closely: proper lighting on the instrument, a demo station that performs every time, and staff space that doesn’t feel like a sales pitch.

The July bottleneck

Summer is the industry’s busiest overlapping season

ADLM lands in the thick of summer’s life-sciences and healthcare show season, when fabrication calendars across the industry fill up first-come, first-served. The real constraint here isn’t a holiday — it’s capacity. Book late and you’re not choosing from every build slot, you’re choosing from what’s left.

What we handle at ADLM
  • Floor-specific design — sightlines planned for your actual placement
  • Layout submission and show approval, filed early
  • Electrical, rigging and material handling at advance rates
  • Union labour coordination and on-site supervision
  • COI, EAC and exhibitor-manual deadlines mapped to our calendar
  • Dock target times across McCormick Place’s buildings, dismantle, pack and outbound freight
Billed by the show, not by us

Booth space, electrical, drayage, rigging and cleaning are billed to every exhibitor directly by the show — no exhibit house can absorb them and none should claim to. What we do is calculate them for your exact booth before you commit, and file every order at advance rather than floor rates.

  • Booth space
  • Electrical drops and floor distribution
  • Material handling (drayage)
  • Rigging, if you’re hanging a sign
  • Daily cleaning · internet
Why a fixed price matters most here

The budget you present in March should survive July

Trade show invoices grow the same way everywhere: labour hours over estimate, revisions rebilled as change orders, graphics reprints, supervision time nobody flagged. Our model is the opposite — the number you approve is the number you pay, contractually. Design revisions are unlimited until you approve. The quote and the final invoice are the same document.

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One number, and it holds

Design, fabrication, graphics, furniture, lighting, freight, installation, dismantle and project management in a single fixed price.

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Proven before it ships

Your booth stands fully assembled and lit at our 65,000 sq ft facility, and you approve photographs of the actual build — not a render.

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Show costs, known up front

Space, electrical, drayage and rigging calculated for your exact booth before you commit — so the total is a number, not a range.

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The paperwork is ours

COI, EAC, electrical, rigging, freight windows — filed at advance rates, mapped to every exhibitor-manual deadline. Nothing lands on your desk three days before it’s due.

We quote higher and cost less. That’s the whole argument, and it’s why every booth below is published with its price rather than hidden behind a “request a quote” form.

Available for ADLM

ADLM-ready booths, with real prices

Every booth below is priced for Chicago and available as a custom build for your brand — rented, not bought. Use the finder at the top of the page to narrow by size and budget.

Or jump straight to your footprint

One click — the catalog opens already filtered to your size and Chicago pricing.

Working backwards from July

Your real deadline is in late spring

The advance-order cutoff lands roughly eight weeks before the show — the exact date is in the facts strip at the top of this page, and it updates automatically each edition. For a July show that cutoff sits in late spring, right as fabrication shops across the industry fill up with summer-season work. Book your slot before the calendar does.

JAN–MARBrief, concepts and the fixed price locked. Full design freedom.
APRILLayout submitted for show approval — placement confirmed.
MAYGraphics finalised and sent to production.
LATE MAYDesign locked. Advance electrical, rigging and drayage filed. After this, summer capacity is what’s left, not what’s best.
JUNEFreight window and dock target time booked for your building at McCormick Place.
EARLY JULBooth built, lit and photographed for your approval — before the truck leaves.
SHOW WEEKCrew installs in your move-in slot. You walk in at handover.
Take this to every vendor

Five questions to ask anyone quoting your ADLM booth

Put these to every exhibit house you’re comparing — including us. They separate the vendors that stand behind a number from the ones whose estimate is an opening position. Our answers are printed here so you can hold us to them.

1 Will you put the total price in writing before I sign — and hold it? Ours: yes. Every booth on this page is published with its price. The quote and the final invoice are the same number, contractually. Printed above · hold us to it
2 Do design revisions become change orders? Ours: never. Revisions are unlimited until you approve, and the price is locked before design starts — a better idea in June costs nothing.
3 Will I see my actual booth before it ships — or a render? Ours: the actual booth, fully assembled and lit at our facility, photographed for your sign-off before it ships. Renders are promises; photographs are evidence — the same standard this floor holds every instrument to.
4 Who files my advance show orders, and at which rate? Ours: we do, at advance rates, mapped to every exhibitor-manual deadline. At a multi-building venue like McCormick Place, filing late doesn’t just cost more — it can cost you your dock window. If a vendor can’t answer this immediately, that’s your answer.
5 What happens to my timeline if I call late in the summer season? Ours: less than you’d think, but less choice — because your design is locked and orders filed well before the summer show season peaks. Any vendor still quoting build slots in June is telling you they’re already stretched thin. Ask them directly.
In their words

What event managers say after the show

★★★★★
“They never just build the booth and disappear — I always know I have someone on call and ready to jump in when the unexpected inevitably happens. That level of responsiveness makes a huge difference in high-pressure event environments.”
Amanda Horner · Three years of booth programmes · Google Review
★★★★★
“I’ve worked with Pure Exhibits for almost a year now, and have had such a great experience! They are our go-to for trade shows, and create memorable booths that represent our brand well. The team is incredibly responsive and reliable.”
Lexi von Schottenstein · Google Review
★★★★★
“It’s always a pleasure to work with Utsav. The process is simple, straightforward, and high quality. I have worked with them for 3 years now and will continue!”
Carlos Bautista · Three-year client · Google Review
★★★★★
“Their team is incredibly flexible throughout the design process and truly collaborative in bringing ideas to life. I highly recommend Pure Exhibits to anyone looking for a reliable, thoughtful, and experienced exhibit partner.”
Amanda Horner · Google Review
Questions ADLM exhibitors actually ask

ADLM booth rental FAQs

How much does an ADLM booth rental cost?
Every booth on this page is published with its Chicago price — fixed and all-inclusive: design, fabrication, graphics, furniture, freight, labour coordination and project management. Separately, the show bills you directly for booth space, electrical, drayage, rigging and cleaning; we calculate those for your exact booth before you commit, so the total is known before you sign anything.
When should I book a booth for ADLM?
Lock your design in late spring. The advance-order cutoff lands roughly eight weeks out, right as summer’s overlapping healthcare and life-sciences shows fill fabrication calendars industry-wide. Start the conversation early in the year for full design freedom; the exact advance-order deadline for the next edition is in the facts strip at the top of this page and updates automatically.
What’s move-in like at McCormick Place?
Organised but sprawling. McCormick Place is a campus of connected buildings, each with its own dock schedule and targeted move-in window — arrive at the wrong building or outside your window and the wait is billed by the hour. We confirm your exact building before anything is designed or booked, and plan freight and labour to that building’s schedule. Your project manager and install supervisor are on site through move-in.
My booth needs a live instrument demo — can you handle the power and bench space?
Yes — this floor runs on working demos, and they fail on infrastructure, not intent. We spec the electrical load, drop locations and bench layout for your exact equipment, file the advance electrical order, and pressure-test the demo station during the pre-build at our facility, so the first time your instrument runs on show power isn’t the morning the doors open.
Will a rental look custom, or will it look reused?
Every booth is fabricated for your brand — custom graphics, layout, lighting and finishes on a modular structure underneath. The builds shown above are rentals. Before yours ships, it stands fully assembled and lit at our facility and you approve photographs of the actual booth, not a render.
Can I install the booth myself to save on labour?
McCormick Place floors run on contracted union labour, and the show’s general contractor governs who may build what. Either way it isn’t your problem to arrange: labour coordination and on-site supervision are inside our fixed price, filed at advance rather than floor rates.
What happens if something goes wrong during move-in?
Your project manager and our install supervisor are on site through move-in and reachable across show days. Because everything was assembled and checked before shipping, the problems that usually surface at this stage — missing hardware, graphics that don’t fit, panels that won’t seat — have already been found and fixed on our floor, weeks earlier.
A vendor just fell through. How fast can you deliver an ADLM booth?
Four to six weeks from approval to show floor for complete pre-built, photo-verified booths from 10×10 through 20×40 — at the same fixed price as a six-month lead time, with no rush surcharge. During ADLM’s crowded summer season, the earlier you call, the more build capacity is still available.
My booth is assigned to a different McCormick Place building than I expected — does that change the plan?
It can change more than you’d think — different building, different dock, different distance from parking and shuttle stops. We confirm your specific building and hall as soon as it’s assigned and adjust freight timing, labour scheduling and even sightline design to that building, rather than treating “McCormick Place” as one interchangeable address.
Fixed pricing · Pre-built & photo-approved · Full-service support

Exhibit at ADLM with zero surprises.

Tell us your footprint, your building if you know it, and what the booth needs to demonstrate. You’ll have design concepts and one fixed price back within 24 hours — including what the show will bill you directly.

Or call us directly — (800) 379-8451