LGC’s 2,000 employees work across 22 countries with private and public sector customers using their scientific excellence to make a safer world.
We operate across a wide range of science services through our five divisions – Standards, Genomics, Health Sciences, Science and Technology and Forensics. We focus on precision in what we provide for our customers and seek to lead the way in advancement in many areas of science. We are a global leader in scientific development, excellence and innovation.
Our science touches a number of sectors, including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, food, agricultural biotechnology, sports as well as the government (police forces).
We are the UK National Measurement Institute for Chemical and Bioanalytical measurement, offering accelerated development in programme management, research and testing.
In our role as the Government Chemist, we play an important function, acting as an independent and impartial referee analyst in cases of dispute. As such we have responsibilities to advise the UK Government on the analytical chemistry implications of policy, standards and regulations.
