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Biosearch Technologies

Acquired by LGC

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Very weak - Lab Technician Biosearch Technologies Employee Review

1.0
Jan 18, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

It is better than being unemployed.

Cons

This company is simply an asset passed from one investment group to the next. Every time investors come by there is worry the company will be bought and then outsourced and everyone lose their jobs. The employees are nice but there is rot at the top. The pay and time off are not competitive. Because the pay is so low the turnover is very high thus we are constantly begged to work overtime which many people do just to survive. The equipment and software is mostly 20+ years old and the company seems determined not to improve because the capital investment would hurt their numbers. So the company takes increasingly more sales orders without investing in improvements or without considering if it is operationally possible to generate the massive amount of product with the same number of equipment and staff. The expectations are always shifting and things are not communicated via email so there is a lot of guessing.

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5.0
Sep 18, 2024
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Pros

Felt very supported always, and was able to cross train into different areas of lab

Cons

I personally couldn’t see growth potential

2.0
Feb 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Majority of the staff are bright, hard working and supportive. Ideal as a resume building step for a year or two. You will learn a lot.

Cons

High turnover and layoffs. High burnout low morale. Multiple unrelated roles assigned to one person. Vague descriptions of quality processes or escalation paths. Heavy management-to-worker ratio. ‘Fast-paced’ environment without support structures. Lack of clarity on how workload and staffing are determined. There is no opportunity for career progression until you give notice and even then it's below market. The feedback loop is broken, leadership doesn't take SME opinions into account. The "values" are not upheld internally. Private equity=living for the quarter #scienceforasecondmansion

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