LGC's automated Pace DNA facility in Runcorn, Cheshire, has been officially opened by Derek Twigg MP.
Over GBP1m has been invested in the facility, which the company said marks a step change in LGC Forensics' DNA capability.
The platform doubles LGC's capacity to analyse Pace DNA (mouth swab) samples for use in connection with the National DNA Database - LGC now has the capacity to analyse over 340,000 Pace DNA samples a year, more than half of the samples currently generated annually in the UK.
The Pace DNA facility has 30 staff operating a shift system and the platforms have been designed to run unattended between 9pm and 7am if submissions require.
