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News Release from: Thermo Fisher Scientific | Subject: Forensics range and brochure
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 07 June 2005
Improving the accuracy of forensic
results
These tools are tailored to help forensic scientists provide consistent, accurate results and improve their productivity in the face of ever-expanding workloads
Recognising the increasing burden of proof on today's forensic pathology and crime laboratories, Thermo Electron presents what it says is a complete range of simple and flexible forensics solutions These tools are tailored to help forensic scientists provide consistent, accurate results and improve their productivity in the face of ever-expanding workloads
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 3 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Thermo says it provides the means for ultimate analysis accuracy while simultaneously decreasing sample analysis time, resulting in increased workload efficiency.
As court cases more than ever are being decided upon by the quality of forensic evidence, crime laboratory technicians and forensic pathologists face added pressure for precise, factual and reliable data from their analyses.
From evidence collection and storage, sample preparation, autopsy diagnostics and tissue processing to a full range of crime laboratory analyses, Thermo's forensic solutions ensure complete accuracy and dependability of results, says the company.
The number of samples processed each year by forensic laboratories is growing exponentially.
Thermo's vast range of comparison and identification tools, including HPLC, GC/MS, LC/MS, FT-IR, Raman, X-ray microanalysis, ICP-MS and XRF for trace analysis, as well as RFLP and PCR methods for DNA analysis provide the speed and reliability necessary to find answers quickly and accurately, without sacrificing data integrity.
Thermo's laboratory information management system (Lims) also works to manage, store and report the large amounts of data generated from these investigations.
Evidence collection and storage options are available for safe and sterile material transfer and storage.
In addition, a full line of autopsy and dissection tables provide an organised means for the gross examination and sectioning of specimens.
Thermo also provides what it says is a unique combination of regulatory and applications consulting, instrument support services, educational training, laboratory outfitting, and an extensive line of accessories and consumables.
A new Forensics brochure has recently been made available which outlines Thermo's range of solutions for forensics and post-event analysis.
The brochure is available in both PDF and hard copy format.
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