World Metrology Day: Setting the standard for measurement

博客 - This Sunday, 20th May, is World Metrology Day, the birthday of the signing of the Metre Convention of 20 May 1875 (and pretty much the best day of the year for measurement scientists like us). 

LGC announces VALIDATE® Fibrinogen for easier linearity and calibration verification on IL ACL TOP® 500, Siemens Sysmex® CS-2500 System, and Stago STA-R® Evolution hemostasis test systems

News (ZH) - Addresses growing demand by labs in need of a human plasma, Hemostasis product to document Fibrinogen linearity and calibration verification

Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis: the end of the guessing game?

博客 - There are currently around 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, and the number of people affected is expected to reach 2 million by 2051. The costs associated with dementia, estimated now at £26 billion a year, are likely to treble.

NML to launch study on determination of number concentration of nanoparticles

News (ZH) - Study underpins standardisation activities in this area, as nanoparticle reference materials for number concentration don't exist

LGC acquires BioAutomation Corporation

News (ZH) - LGC has today announced a further strengthening of its nucleic acid chemistry (NAC) offering with the acquisition of BioAutomation Corporation (BioAutomation), manufacturer of the renowned MerMade oligo synthesis instruments.

Delivering impact to support AIDS research

博客 - LGC is helping to ensure that research into a cure for HIV is based on sound fundamental measurements.

World Immunization Week 2018: Why and how #VaccinesWork

博客 - Vaccines are a relatively modern tool, with the world's fist successful vaccine being developed in 1976 for smallpox.  Numbers show that when vaccinations steadily increase, rates of death from diseases like measles and polio were vastly reduced.

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

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

NML scientist speaks at RSC-NPL Symposium on characterisation of nanomaterials

News (ZH) - Science Fellow discusses method to determine number concentration of nanoparticles in suspension traceable to the SI

NML one of first laboratories to receive delivery of BD Rhapsody single cell analysis instrument

News (ZH) - State-of-the-art technology combines single-cell capture with molecular indexing