LGC Ltd
| Company type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | biotechnology industry |
| Predecessor | Laboratory of the Government Chemist; origins in 1842 |
| Founded | February 1996 |
| Headquarters | Teddington, England |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Euan O'Sullivan (Chief Executive) |
| Revenue | £156 million (2022) |
| £5 million (2022) | |
| (£22 million) (2022) | |
Number of employees | 1,166 (2022) |
| Parent | Consortium led by Cinven and Astorg |
| Website | www |
LGC Group, formerly the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, is an international life sciences measurement and tools company. It provides the role and duties of the UK Government Chemist, a statutory adviser to the government. LGC also hosts the UK's National Measurement Laboratory (NML) for chemical and bio-measurement, which performs measurements for diagnostics, advanced therapeutics, safety and security, among others.