The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK’s National Metrology
Institute. With the responsibility to develop and maintain national primary
measurement standards, NPL is a leader in science and engineering.
Through its ground-breaking projects that establish and extend
measurement capability, NPL makes an extraordinary contribution to the
UK’s prosperity and way of life. The acceleration of new antibiotics and
the development of increasingly effective cancer treatments, unhackable
quantum communications and superfast 5G have all been enhanced by
NPL’s work.
