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30-January 2012 – LGC
announces partnership with NIFDC in China
LGC signs
collaboration agreement with NIFDC in
China
LGC, an international
science-based company and recognised leader in chemical and
bioanalytical services and reference materials, recently signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NIFDC, an agency of China’s
State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA). This agreement marks the
beginning of a key collaborative project between LGC and its new
partner on business initiatives in the area of food analysis in
China.
In 2009 LGC opened an office
in Beijing, signalling a milestone in the company’s development and
heralding discussions with government departments and private
companies in China to collaborate on a range of business areas.
Earlier this year the team relocated to new premises in Beijing,
reflecting the growth of the team and the accelerated expansion of
our activities in the region.
Through the Beijing office,
LGC is now promoting a wide range of proficiency testing schemes,
including bespoke schemes, as well as our portfolio of European
reference materials covering chemical, pharmaceutical, clinical,
forensic, food, environmental, industrial and biological
standards.
The LGC-NIFDC partnership
will focus on technical collaboration, especially in new and
emerging technologies related to reference materials including
reference standards for Chinese medicines; joint seminars and
workshops and the possible distribution by LGC of NIFDC reference
materials in Europe and other territories.
The MOU between LGC and
NIFDC was signed on 9 November in Beijing at the official opening
of the NIFDC’s new Institute of Reference Standards and
Standardisation (IRSS) attended by national dignitaries and staff
from LGC China and LGC UK. David Richardson, LGC’s Chief Executive,
and Dr Ma Shuangcheng, the first director of the new institute,
signed the MoU. This was followed by the ‘unveiling of IRSS plaque’
to mark the official opening of the Institute and speeches from
David Richardson and Dr Ray Ah-Sun, President of LGC China.
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