Peanut allergen quantification: a tough nut to crack

Blog - Peanut allergy is the most common cause of fatal food allergy reaction. It occurs when the immune system mistakenly identifies peanut proteins as something harmful. The fear of accidental exposure in food reduces the quality of life of peanut allergy sufferers and severely limits the social habits of allergic individuals, their families and even their friends.

18 July 2018
Nanotechnology: The big challenge behind the characterization of the small

Blog - What do we really know about the potential effects when nanomaterials and nanotechnology come into contact with complex matrices and how do we ensure that nanoproducts are safe?

29 August 2018
Every DNA counts – and we would know

Blog - The UK National Measurement Laboratory at LGC turned 30 years old this year, and to celebrate we’ve been looking back at notable accomplishments, and looking at where we are now. Clinical measurement is one field where our scientists have excelled and innovated throughout our time.

13 September 2018
Making a mountain out of a Mole Day

Blog - Today is Mole Day, chemists’ #1 holiday! Mole Day occurs every year on October 23 from 6:02am to 6:02pm to commemorate Avogadro’s Number and the basic measuring unit of chemistry, the mole.

23 October 2018
Christmas, candles and the countdown to the SI redefinition

Blog - Perhaps unsurprisingly, the candela was originally based on the light of a candle – but a definition based on something so variable was not good enough for measurement scientists. The candela, or ‘the new candle’, replaced candle-based definitions in 1948. In 1979 the modern definition of the candela was adopted:

20 December 2018
LGC announces the addition of a new immunosuppressant certified reference material to our portfolio: pure tacrolimus (ERM®-AC022a)

News - Produced under accreditation to ISO Guide 34 as a Reference Material Producer

30 March 2017
LGC contributes to new ISO standard for reference material production

News - NMI team instrumental in two-year process

22 November 2016
Novel reference method developed for the quantification of proteins in a complex matrix

News - Novel method for quantifying human growth hormone in serum furthers LGC's status as a leading NMI in protein quantification

11 June 2014
LGC acquires Dr Ehrenstorfer, the world’s leading producer of pesticide and other organic reference materials

News - Dr Ehrenstorfer is the world’s leading producer of pesticide and other organic reference materials

02 January 2014
LGC releases series of carbon isotope ratio reference materials: LGC171-KT

News - Kit can validate new methods, monitor performance of methods for determination of carbon isotope ratios, and train and evaluate staff

24 April 2018