Pros
I worked at Biosearch Technologies for 10+ years, helping a scrappy startup grow into a premier biotechnology company. It was pragmatic and innovative, with visionary leadership. Then it was acquired by LGC.
Cons
LGC manages their acquisitions like an extraction industry. They drive out talent through dictatorial management, broken promises, and a singular obsession on money. How much did you make me last week? What about next? The employees are not bankers selling financial products. LGC has total disregard for bad news or feedback. Poor understanding of our products and services. Do not even care to understand. Leadership will only grow what they know: hard-charging sales and marketing types who belong to their own tribe. For those working in the trenches there is mass resignation, both literally and emotionally. There is a total loss of passion when the workload is absurd and upper management is dysfunctional. They treat employees like commodities, while trying to manage from 30k feet. It is with tremendous sadness that I no longer recommend that anyone work there.