Five brilliant scientific breakthroughs for British Science Week

Blog - British Science Weeks begins on the 9th March and this year’s theme is ‘Exploration & Discovery’, which encompasses the spirit of scientific enquiry. The week is a ten day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths.

13 March 2018
Are apprenticeships the future for science?

Blog - Apprenticeships provide an alternative to young people who either don’t wish to or are unable to attend university, and in some cases, they can complement university studies. And evidence shows that they work.

06 March 2018
Finding harmony in newborn blood spot screening

Blog - We have partnered with Dr Rachel Carling and the NHS England as part of the CSO’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), a programme that teams up leaders in healthcare with the UK National Measurement System’s labs to solve measurement challenges in their fields.

26 February 2018
LGC Maine Standards announces VALIDATE® Procalcitonin kit for easier linearity and calibration verification on Roche cobas® analyzers

News - Updated kit addresses demand for product to document Procalcitonin linearity and calibration verification

21 February 2018
Government Chemist offers APA validated postgraduate residential course

News - The Government Chemist team and the Association of Public Analysts Educational Trust organise an annual RSC-approved, fully residential week long postgraduate course on the analysis and examination of food and feed

21 February 2018
LGC acquires Lucigen, strengthening its reagents offering to the genomics market

News - Lucigen offers extensive enzymology expertise and a wide portfolio of molecular biology reagents

16 February 2018
Analysis for Innovators: How we can solve your measurement problem

Blog - LGC, in our role as the UK National Measurement Laboratory, partnered with Innovate UK to launch a new funding programme 'Analysis for Innovators' (A4I) last year.

16 February 2018
Government Chemist publishes methods for the authentication of arthritis supplement

News - LGC publishes review on definitive approaches for the authentication of supplement with a risk of serious adulteration

13 February 2018
Science for a safer world

Blog - From our origins testing tobacco, alcohol and food products for adulteration in the 19thcentury, LGC has built a commitment to using science for a safer world.

12 February 2018
LGC scientist invited on to IAEA Working Groups for Stable Isotope Reference Products

News - Presented work developing our current and future reference materials certified for absolute carbon isotope ratios

10 February 2018