LGC
LGC is a global life science tools company dedicated to advancing science and providing solutions for healthcare, food safety, and environmental sustainability.
Company Overview
LGC is a global life science tools company dedicated to advancing scientific processes from discovery to commercial manufacture. The company's efforts contribute to safer medicines, accurate clinical and molecular diagnostics, innovative health treatments, and safer food and water supplies. LGC closely collaborates with diverse customers across various sectors to find solutions that address vital needs such as public health and food safety.
Products and Innovations
LGC offers a comprehensive array of life sciences tools, including groundbreaking products like the sbeadex™ Lightning, a rapid nucleic acid extraction method delivering high-purity DNA in about 5 minutes. The company provides diagnostic reference standards, calibration verification materials, and controls. LGC Biosearch Technologies and LGC Axolabs form part of the Genomics division, driving advancements in genetically targeted therapeutics.
Strategic Programs and Initiatives
LGC’s Horizon programme is a multi-year initiative designed to fuel the company's growth and sustain success. This programme is built on six strategic pillars: Focused, Growth Oriented, Scalable, Sustainable, High Performance, and Acquisitive. It includes constructing new facilities such as a GMP manufacturing plant in Berlin, Germany, and a synthetic chemistry centre of excellence in Toronto, Canada, anticipated to open in 2024.
Market Sectors Served
LGC caters to diverse markets including healthcare, applied markets, and research and government sectors. Healthcare customers encompass biotech and pharmaceutical companies and clinical diagnostics. Applied markets served include food, beverage, environmental sectors, animal breeders, seed producers, and aquaculture. Research institutes, universities, and government agencies are key customers in the research and government sector.
Quality Assurance and Compliance
LGC’s Quality Assurance division, comprising brands like LGC Standards, LGC Clinical Diagnostics, and LGC ASSURE, delivers critical support for regulatory compliance and quality control. It also operates the National Laboratories and Science division, ensuring rigorous standards in clinical diagnostics and testing. The National Measurement Laboratory, under LGC, upholds the UK’s leadership in accurate diagnostics and collaborates on initiatives like the GenomeMET project.