LGC’s COVID-19 response

News (ZH) - LGC, an international leader in the life sciences tools sector, is playing an active role in the global response to COVID-19

LGC's NML team is supporting government efforts to measure COVID-19

News (ZH) - Ensuring tests made around the world are standardised and based on accurate measurements

New National Measurement System customer survey results published

News (ZH) - The NMS is the nation’s technical infrastructure underpinning trade, industry and regulation, and plays a vital role in supporting innovation and growth in the UK and delivers services to underpin the certification of calibration.  

NML at LGC joins more than 500 scientists in 18 countries to map COVID-19 effects and treatments in patients’ blood

News (ZH) - Aims to refine testing approaches, stratify treatment options, determine isolation requirements and speed up measurement

New £1.3 million national research programme to evaluate coronavirus tests in hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes

News (ZH) - Research programme brings together experts who are highly experienced in evaluating diagnostic tests and generating robust evidence required for a test to be used in the NHS

NML response to the Research and Development Roadmap

News (ZH) - The National Measurement Laboratory (NML), hosted at LGC, welcomes the publication of the UK government’s Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap with its ongoing commitment to increased investment in R&D to cement the UK’s world-leading position within science and research and support the individuals behind it

Kent consortium gets green light to develop £60million investment bid: proposal to accelerate medicines development via data and digital technology

News (ZH) - A proposal that could bring £60million investment into the life sciences sector in Kent has taken a significant stride forward by securing £50,000 to develop the bid further. The money is seedcorn funding via UK Research and Innovation’s flagship £236m Strength in Places Fund.

Measurement for Recovery (M4R) launched to boost UK innovation

News (ZH) - M4R will run until the end of 2020 and will enable businesses to have access to the world-leading chemical and bio-measurement expertise and capabilities at the NML.

LGC’s multi-allergen reference material kit awarded ISO 17034 accreditation

News (ZH) - LGC is delighted that the production of its first ever multi-allergen reference material kit containing five common allergens (milk, egg, almond, hazelnut, walnut), traceable to the SI (International System of Units), has been confirmed within the scope of its ISO 17034 accreditation.