What's New

Biomatrica

We would like to announce that Forensic DNA Service became an official distributor of Biomatrica products for the territory Czech and Slovak republic, Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia&Herzegovina.

 

Would like to meet us?

Visit the booth D5 of Forensic DNA Service on the 4th trade fair LABOREXPO (Prague Congress Centre, October 7-8, 2009 )

ARCHEOSTEON

!!!NEW!!!    We are proud to announce that our laboratory finished the work on 7th century human remains from Ergolding, Germany. You can find more information in the research article  "Kinship and Y-Chromosome Analysis of 7th Century Human Remains" published in CMJ or in poster posted during the 6th ISABS conference in Split, Croatia.    !!!NEW!!!

Forensic DNA Service is a principal investigator in project ARCHEOSTEON - DNA identification of Premyslid family skeletal remains on Prague Castle. The story is covered e.g. in Prague Post, and Portal of Prague. Download Bone program and R&D leaflet.


R&D activities



4N6 DNA Swab - Forensic Sample Collection System

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DNA Typing of Bone Samples Workshop

We would like to thank all attendees of the DNA Typing of Bone Samples workshop (hotel Diplomat, Prague, April 24, 2008) for participation.



Proficiency tests for DNA laboratories

Forensic DNA Service understands the technical standards required to enable your laboratory to achieve and maintain the quality demanded by the forensics discipline and thus we offer forensic proficiency tests in DNA evidence identification (including bone samples), and DNA databasing/paternity testing. For more information press here.


ISO9001

Forensic DNA Service is an ISO9001 certified company


PHARE project


Forensic DNA Service won the PHARE tender for the realization of the project "Good laboratory practice, consultancy in quality assurance introduction, specialized training in forensic DNA analysis" (Programme number: 2003004995-2301-0002, beneficiary: Ministry of the Interior, Forensic Science Institute of Slovak Police Corps)

The project realization started in November 2005 and was finalized August 2006. The team of experts and external consultants was supervised by RNDr.Daniel Vaněk, PhD. (CV).


The project consisted of 3 components:

Component 1 - Quality Assurance (QA) Program

Activity 1.1 Assistance during the internal audits in DNA laboratories
Activity 1.2 Training in ISO 17025 Quality Assurance program for DNA laboratories
Activity 1.3 External audit in DNA laboratories

Component 2 - Practical training, conferences

Activity 2.1 Practical training in ENFSI laboratory
Activity 2.2 Y-chromosome typing seminary and workshop
Activity 2.3 Training for crime scene technicians
Activity 2.4 Training for investigators, prosecutors and judges
Activity 2.5 Workshop focused on the advances in the forensic molecular biology

Component 3 - Laboratory design and set up

Activity 3.1 Consultancy
 

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