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News Release from: LGC
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 October 2003
LGC Sees Entrepreneurial Spirit
LGC's Chief Executive, Dr Richard Worswick, has won Ernst and Young's UK Business Products and Services Entrepreneur of the Year award.
LGC's Chief Executive, Dr Richard Worswick, won the title of Ernst and Young's 2003 UK Business Products and Services Entrepreneur of the Year at an award ceremony at Le Meridien Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Monday 6 October Entrepreneur of the Year is a prestigious, regional, national and international annual award programme, which identifies and recognises the achievements of outstanding entrepreneurs within successful growing, dynamic businesses
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Dr Worswick was named the London regional finalist in the Business Products and Services category in June and this week he beat stiff competition from the other five regional finalists in the category to win the national title.
Accepting his award, Dr Worswick thanked his colleagues who had "helped to transform a former government agency into a leading science-based service company".
Seven years ago LGC was an independent agency of the Department of Trade and Industry - today it is Europe's leading independent analytical laboratory with a turnover of 52m GBP.
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LGC provides analytical and diagnostic services to clients in the public and private sectors and distributes analytical and biological reference standards across Europe.
The company undertakes BSE testing, the genotyping of sheep to eradicate scrapie and food quality analysis.
LGC has recently acquired a company with laboratory facilities in Germany and has opened an office in Italy.
One of the company's fastest-growing areas of work is DNA-based diagnostic services, which includes forensic investigations for police forces.
Thanking the judges and sponsors for the award, Dr Worswick added special thanks to his wife and to all the staff at LGC, particularly Dr Ray Ah-Sun, LGC's Director of Business Development who, he noted, "has been such fun to work with".
A total of 48 of the UK's leading entrepreneurs were shortlisted for the national Entrepreneur of the Year awards, which were presented across eight different categories.
The other categories were: Technology and Communication; Social Entrepreneur; Emerging Entrepreneur; Young Entrepreneur; Consumer Products; Consumer Services and Master Entrepreneur.
The 2003 awards National judging panel, which was chaired by David Potter (Chairman of Psion), comprised a number of leading figures from the business community and past Entrepreneur of the Year winners, including Bhikhu Patel, CEO of Waymade Healthcare plc, Chris Rowlands, 3i's Executive Director for European Investment and Growth Capital, and the Rt.
Hon Lord Young of Graffham.
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