SelectaDNA are pleased to announce completion of their new forensic science laboratory in London.
The lab features the very latest analysis equipment and highly trained personnel to allow quick and expert analysis of SelectaDNA sample submissions from police and government agencies around the world.
The ultimate and not too distant goal is to also provide SelectaDNA’s customers with a UKAS accredited ISO 17025 testing laboratory for DNA services – our first such accredited lab in the UK.
With professional and equally accredited partner labs also in the Netherlands, France, Germany and New Zealand, we have a global analysis footprint which will position SelectaDNA as the pre-eminent and most trusted forensic coding and crime prevention solution in the world.
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole national accreditation body for the UK. UKAS is recognised by the government to assess, against internationally agreed standards, organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services. ISO/IEC 17025 enables laboratories to demonstrate that they operate competently and generate valid results, thereby promoting confidence in their work both nationally and around the world. It also helps facilitate cooperation between laboratories and other bodies by generating wider acceptance of results between countries. Test reports and certificates can be accepted from one country to another without the need for further testing, which, in turn, improves international trade.
Jason Brown, SelectaDNA’s Commercial Director, said: “It has taken a year of planning but the end result is truly impressive. This gives us unparalleled flexibility when it comes to handling and analysing police submissions, and of course extends our growing network of authorised SelectaDNA laboratories around the world, as we continue to invest in the forensic science side of what makes SelectaDNA so popular for our commercial and public sector clients.” “Ultimately, it is about giving our customers the confidence they need in the analysis results we deliver. And with the Forensic Science Regulator’s new Codes of Practice and Conduct likely to become Statute in 2020, it means we can also stay one step ahead of our competition in ensuring that we, as forensic science practitioners, not only act with honesty, integrity, and objectivity, but that our forensic units only supply the very best services to the Criminal Justice System (CJS) and UK policing.”
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