About LGC

Key People

Lord Stevens, Non-Executive Director

Lord Stevens has served for 42 years in the Police Service. He retired as Commissioner, Metropolitan Police in January 2005. During his career, Lord Stevens held various senior posts on several police forces, including Hampshire, Cambridgeshire and Northumbria. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal
for distinguished service in 1991 and has received 27 commendations during
his career.

He was knighted in her Majesty's New Year Honours 2000 and
appointed Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington in April 2005.

About LGC

History

LGC was founded in 1996 following the privatisation of the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, today LGC is owned by the management and staff and funds managed by the investment group Bridgepoint.

LGC retains its statutory role as Government Chemist, acting as the referee in cases where there is a dispute over analytical results or their interpretation.

Since privatisation, LGC has significantly expanded its activities. Staff numbers have risen from 270 in 1996 to more than 1500 in 2010, as the company has grown organically and through multiple acquisitions. A number of significant acquisitions since 1996 include: outsourcing of analytical services from BNG and Sentinel Performance Solutions; the acquisition of AGOWA, Forensic Alliance Limited, Mikromol, Promochem and University Diagnostics Ltd.

About LGC

Company overview

LGC is an international leader in the laboratory services, measurement standards, reference materials and proficiency testing marketplaces. Our business is focused upon customers in: forensic science; pharmaceutical and biotechnology research, development and quality control; food chain and environmental surveillance and safety; life science, genomics, proteomics and basic research.

From our foundations as a measurement standards organisation, LGC offers products and services that enable our customers to achieve results in challenging analytical and bioanalytical assays, from single analysis through to high-volume automated testing programmes. LGC employs 1500 highly skilled staff and is a leading developer of new methods and standards in biotechnology and analytical measurement.

LGC is the UK’s designated National Measurement Institute for chemical and biochemical analysis , the National Reference Laboratory for a range of key areas, and is also the host organisation for the UK’s Government Chemist function.                                                                                                 

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Welcome to LGC

LGC is an international leader in the laboratory services, measurement standards, reference materials and proficiency testing marketplaces.

Our products and services enable our customers to achieve excellence in investigative, diagnostic and measurement science and to conform to international statutory and regulatory standards.         

LGC is the UK’s designated National Measurement Institute for chemical and biochemical analysis , the National Reference Laboratory for a range of key areas, and is also the host organisation for the UK’s Government Chemist function.