The Laboratoire national de métrologie et d’essais (LNE) is France’s national reference laboratory for metrology and industrial testing. Founded in 1901 within the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) and established as a state-owned industrial and commercial institution (EPIC) in 1978, LNE is headquartered in Paris with key laboratory campuses in Trappes and Nîmes, employing approximately 1,000 people and recording annual revenues exceeding €100 million across the LNE Group.
LNE acts as an independent notified body, certification agency, and COFRAC-accredited test laboratory (ISO/IEC 17025) serving clients in manufacturing, defense, energy, consumer electronics, construction, and healthcare. Its medical device certification activities are channeled internationally via its GMED subsidiary.
LNE’s technical infrastructure includes dedicated semi-anechoic chambers, RF amplifiers, and wave generators designed to test and verify electromagnetic compatibility and radio performances across consumer, industrial, medical, and radio-connected hardware.