News
14-July 2010 – Hair
drug analysis - LGCannounces
agreement to market Psychemedics’ hair test in Europe
LGC extends its hair drug analysis services in UK and
Europe, following agreement with Psychemedics
LGC, an international science-based company
and recognised market leader in forensic and diagnostic services
and reference materials, today announced that it has signed an
agreement with Psychemedics Corporation, the world’s largest
provider of drug testing using hair analysis, to market the
patented Psychemedics hair analysis drug test in the UK and
Europe.
Psychemedics Corporation has been the pioneer
and leader in testing for drugs of abuse using hair analysis since
1987. Thousands of corporate clients from a wide variety and cross
section of domestic and international business rely on
Psychemedics’ patented hair analysis test. In addition, some of the
largest police forces such as New York City Police Department,
Chicago Police Department, San Francisco Police Department and many
others, as well as Federal Reserve Banks are also Psychemedics
clients.
LGC has almost 100 years’ experience of
forensic work, from crime scene to the court room and through
LGC Forensics, a major division of the LGC
Group, it is the UK’s largest, full-service independent forensic
service provider. LGC Forensics mobilises considerable and highly
specialised resources to discover, analyse and present reliable
forensic evidence on behalf of law enforcement agencies, legal
professionals and private individuals. Hair drug testing is among
the full range of services on offer from LGC Forensics and is a
vital tool in identifying drugs of abuse and drug users.
Steve Allen,
Managing Director of LGC Forensics, commented: “This important
tool expands our current drug testing services to our UK and
European clients. LGC Forensics has an excellent reputation for
providing high quality drug testing services. We are extremely
pleased to be able provide the Psychemedics patented hair test
which has been the quality standard in hair testing since
1987.”
Raymond C. Kubacki, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Psychemedics, stated: “We are very proud
to be working with LGC, a company whose forensic science capability
sets the highest quality standards in the UK. Since we provide the
highest quality and most cost effective drug test available, this
is a perfect match. With this agreement, we hope to capitalise on
the rapidly developing growth opportunities in the UK and Europe,
and help companies establish and maintain a drug free
workplace.”
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About LGC
Forensics
LGC Forensics is
the division of LGC with specific expertise in a broad range of
forensic services, to address the simplest to the most complex of
cases, in major crime. We provide casework and analytical services
in DNA techniques, controlled drugs, toxicology, ecology,
questioned documents, digital crime, firearms and ballistics and
forensic pathology in support of modern policing.
With eight forensic laboratories across the
UK and two in Germany, LGC Forensics is able to provide a range of
bespoke services at a local level, therefore attracting a wide
variety of customers drawn from police forces and other law
enforcement agencies, HM Coroners, government departments, defence
lawyers, as well as private corporations and individuals.
LGC Forensics has access to a wide range of
other specialist teams across the LGC Group including a close
working relationship with the largest group of Home Office
Pathologists, Forensic Pathology Services and a unique Victim
Identification and Mass Fatalities Team. LGC Forensics laboratories
are located in Teddington (Middlesex), Bromsgrove (Wiltshire),
Culham (Oxfordshire), St. Neots (Cambridgeshire) Runcorn and Risley
(Cheshire), Tamworth (Staffordshire), with a specialist firearms
facility in Leeds. German operations are located in Cologne and
Berlin.
About
Psychemedics
Psychemedics Corporation
(Boston, MA, USA) (www.drugtestwithhair.com) is the world’s largest
provider of testing for drugs of abuse using hair analysis with
thousands of corporations relying on the patented Psychemedics hair
drug testing services. Psychemedics’ clients include over 10% of
the Fortune 500, some of the largest police departments in America
and Federal Reserve Banks.