National Physical Laboratory - Contract Research and Measurement Services

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is one of the UK's leading science and research facilities. It is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate standards, science and technology available.

NPL is working with companies in the advanced manufacturing sector to help drive innovation, improve processes and quality while reducing costs through the application of measurement science.

Choosing NPL as your partner in R&D will help your business overcome even the most challenging technical issues faced, maximising your success, every time.

 

NPL is working with businesses in the defence and security sector to deliver groundbreaking technologies helping our armed forces and security services respond to an ever-changing threat.

Our experts in Detection, Biometrics, Secure Communications, Measurement & Analysis, Data Modelling & Analysis, integrate scientific discovery with real world applications.

The digital economy is helping individuals, businesses, and society as a whole to benefit from information and communications technologies in new ways. NPL is active in a wide range of activities including fundamental research, measurement validation, primary instrumentation builds, modelling, training and product development.

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NPL is working with the energy sector to help ensure reliability of supply through developing robust systems and technologies that will help bring a safe and sustainable future. NPL is working with industry to overcome the challenges of a future supplied by renewable energy while addressing today’s demands on traditional fossil fuel systems through our expertise in measurement science.

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NPL is working with the Healthcare and Bioscience industries in the drive for product innovation for improved quality of life through the application and understanding of measurement technologies. Choosing NPL as your partner in R&D will help your business overcome even the most challenging technical issues faced, maximising your success, every time.

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NPL’s Knowledge Services team helps organisations that invest in science and technology extract the maximum value from their investments. With extensive experience in providing Innovation Support Services to the public and private sectors, NPL is ideally positioned to help industry develop these systems to help retain knowledge and implement best practise in this area.

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NPL is working with UK industry to deliver measurement driven solutions that are based on the highest level of accuracy. Our knowledge comes from NPL’s role in the development and maintenance of the UK measurement standards. Our experience comes from working with businesses to apply this knowledge to solve challenging issues for over 100 years.

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With the onset of a Low Carbon Economy in the UK, areas such as Sustainable Communities, Climate Change and Sustainable Consumption and Production are being prioritised. NPL is working with both industry and environmentally focused partners to help achieve these agendas through the development of technology and measurement systems that are required to make these goals a reality.

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