News and updates from across the LGC Group

Addresses the growing demand by laboratories in need of a product to document HDL and LDL linearity and calibration verification

This month we are focusing on a unit that has particular significance to chemists and therefore, our scientists at the UK National Measurement Laboratory at LGC: the mole, the unit used to measure the (usually very large) number of things, usually atoms or molecules.

Recently, Ben Meadows shared his thoughts on the value of trade shows like SLAS and how our tools are solving customer problems.

In the absence of a cure for Parkinson’s, patients themselves have identified improved management of stress and anxiety as the second highest priority for unmet research needs to improve their quality of life. Measuring cortisol has been suggested as a potential alternative and objective way to measure stress

Since the late 19th century, the kilogram has been defined by the official artefact. However, despite being undeniably valuable, this artefact has been shown to have changed over its century-long life.

The team at SeraCare have been experiencing the sights and sounds of the annual AACR meeting this week in Atlanta, and they are exciting about what they're learning! Catherine Huang, Director of Product Development at SeraCare, shared her top highlights from Atlanta this week

NGS makes it much easier to apply genome selection, since breeders can more easily design and implement their breeding programmes to develop desirable traits such as drought tolerance, disease resistance, and higher yields.

The Princess Royal was given a tour of LGC’s recently-expanded laboratories and met with scientists and apprentices to hear how the company’s cutting-edge analytical science supports doping and medication control in animal sports, provides assurance to athletes taking supplements, and helps develop new drugs and therapies

Seven more Australian soldiers fallen at the Battle of Fromelles in July 1916 have been formally identified, the Australian Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester announced earlier this week

International expert group focused on improving quality of clinical biomarker testing launching pilot TMB proficiency program in Spring 2019

Each month we are posting a blog focusing on one of the seven SI base units. This month we are taking a peek at the redefinition of the second.