World-leading measurement capabilities for impact: celebrating scientific excellence
The National Measurement Laboratories new purpose-built facilities represent a new era of innovation and collaboration in measurement science.
At the inaugural Science Open Day at the Guildford site, the National Measurement Laboratory showcase the new purpose-built facilities to key collaborators and partners, highlighting flagship projects and scientific excellence. The event, which takes place on Thursday 27 November, is a celebration of partnership and world-leading scientific capabilities, delivering real-world impact; safeguarding public health, food, water and the environment and supporting economic growth.
The new state-of-the-art facilities will enable cutting-edge research and services, providing the infrastructure needed to meet increasingly complex measurement challenges.
Collaboration to deliver impact
Metrology, the science of measurement, is a fundamental pillar in our modern world. It ensures the accuracy and precision needed for critical advancements, from life-saving treatments to clean energy solutions.
The wider impact and benefits of measurement have been demonstrated in a recent evaluation of EURAMET’s measurement research programmes, which reports that investment in measurement research generates high economic return on public investment, supports faster innovation cycles, ensures safety, quality and well-being of society.
Working in close collaboration with our customers and partners from the UK across academia, industry, government and healthcare, and internationally through programmes such as EURAMET’s Metrology Partnership, we are driving measurement research forward. Whether in healthcare, security, or sustainability, the work that our scientists do at the NML underpins confidence, supports sound decision making, and catalyses innovation.
The Science Open Day showcased these benefits and the partnerships that drive them. From supporting the safe development of nanomedicines, to identifying contaminants in food contact materials, from improving the accuracy of protein biomarkers to enable earlier diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, to creating more reliable foundations for cell-based therapies for rare blood disorders, from improving the clinical precision of cancer diagnostics to support earlier therapeutic intervention, to enabling the recycling of technology critical elements, the wide range of work was showcased through talks, posters and laboratory tours.
World-leading national capabilities for now and the future
The facility at Guildford represents a new era for advanced measurement science. It strengthens our world-leading capabilities and reflects our commitment for future innovation—powered by the expertise and dedication of our scientists at the heart of this growth.
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