LGC Forensics has showcased its full range of forensic services and techniques to representatives from various UK civil and military police forces and others at a reception at the House of Lords.
Other attendees included representatives from the RAF, the Forensic Regulator, Crown Prosecution Services, Coroner's Office and the private sector.
The services and techniques exhibited by LGC Forensics included its specialist high-sensitivity DNA profiling, cold-case reviews, forensic archaeology, questioned documents and the field of digital forensics.
During the event, LGC Forensics provided details of techniques that have been applied to cold cases and have succeeded in identifying evidence needed to convict criminals as well as exonerate wrongly accused suspects.
Tailor-made DNA extraction techniques, including a method to identify male-only DNA and familial searching are some of the advances that have been implemented to help solve high-profile murder investigations.
