Franek Technologies has entered into collaboration with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) to conduct an ROI analysis for the forensics marketplace
The study will determine the cost savings attained by applying an LPS solution to an Applied Biosystems (ABI) genetic analyser used in the police department's DNA forensics laboratory.
Franek's LPS protects mission critical instrumentation from inevitable power fluctuations and failure to safeguard the integrity and reliability of results.
This is especially important with forensics testing, since sample volume is limited making a rerun due to suspect instrument performance impossible.
It is critical that laboratory precautions are taken to protect the results from these critical samples.
Equally important is to eliminate corrupted data sources and potential damage to laboratory instrumentation.
The ROI analysis will compare the overall cost of 2 robust ABI 310 genetic analysers, one with LPS backup and one without, running the same DNA samples simultaneously.
The LVMPD currently processes approximately 400 samples per week, resulting in upwards of tens of thousands of test results.
The case study results, available in 2-3 months, will be typical of any mid-large metropolitan forensics department.
24/7 laboratory functionality relies on uninterrupted power delivery.
Failure cannot only damage instrumentation, but also can paralyse a laboratory's ability to produce consistent and reliable results.
Too many episodes of rolling brownouts/blackouts have occurred in scientific and clinical laboratories to take power availability for granted.
Forensics laboratories are extremely vulnerable to such shortages due to the complexity and sensitivity of its instrumentation and automated equipment.
