LGC

LGC Ltd
Abbreviation	LGC
Motto	Science for a Safer World
Formation	February 1996 (formerly Laboratory of the Government Chemist; executive agency established in 1842)
Legal status	Private limited company
Location	Head Office: Queens Road, Teddington, TW11 0LY
Region served	England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Membership	Forensic scientists, Chemists, Biologist
Chief Executive	Tim Robinson
Parent organization	Bridgepoint
Website	LGC

LGC is a British independent, science-based service company providing chemical, biochemical and DNA based analysis. It was formed in 1996 after the privatisation of the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, and still has a statutory role as the Government Chemist. Since privatisation it has expanded from 270 staff in 1996 to over 1500 in 2010 and is Europe's largest, independent analytical laboratory.^[1]

LGC participates in the European Reference Materials concept, together with the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) of the European Commission's Directorate General Joint Research Centre and the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM).

LGC was acquired by private equity firm Bridgepoint in February 2010.^[2]

Divisions

LGC has four operating divisions:^[3]

• LGC Forensics; has a divisional head office in Teddington, with other sites based at Runcorn, Risley, Warrington, Tamworth, Culham, Bromsgrove and St Neots.
• LGC Genomics
• LGC Science & Technology
• LGC Health and Science
• LGC Standards

See also

• ISO/IEC 17025
• Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
• Reference values

References

External links

• LGC
• LGC Standards
• LGC Forensics
• LGC Genomics
• Government Chemist
• NMS Chemical & Biological Metrology
• National Institute for Health Research Central Commissioning Facility

Coordinates: 51°25′25″N 0°20′32″W / 51.42361°N 0.34222°W / 51.42361; -0.34222