HIDS 2025
HIDS 2025 will be held on the 13th and 14th of May in APJ. Join us as one of the invited speakers from SEA is going to present a real-world case and share their experience in accelerating Human Identification with the RapidHIT system.
Upon registration, you can view the full agenda, select preferred sessions, and add them to your calendars with times automatically adjusted to your local time zones.
Check out www.thermofisher.com/hids
Rapid DNA evidence coming to the national DNA database, Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)!
The FBI Has Approved Updated Quality Assurance Standards to Allow Rapid DNA Evidence Results into CODIS. Standards will be effective on July 1, 2025.
Link to complete news: https://www.gorapiddna.com/post/fbi-approves-quality-assurance-standards-for-allowing-evidence-tested-on-rapid-dna-into-codis-ef
HIDNP QNA unboxing video series
HID Education Program
Properly trained forensic scientists can increase productivity, reduce downtime, and contribute to the laboratory’s success. Whether you are validating new technologies and protocols or want to learn basic troubleshooting for specific applications, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s HID Professional Services (HPS) integrated training courses can help you achieve your goals.
HPS training courses are specifically designed to help improve the knowledge, capabilities, and confidence of forensic scientists. The training is developed by experienced forensic scientists and is geared to various skill and knowledge levels.
Rapid DNA Nationwide Webinar
In this webinar, representatives from FBI, FBINAA, and other notable speakers discuss a significant rule change that would, for the first time, allows local law enforcement officers to have the results of crime scene evidence tested on Rapid DNA searched quickly against the US national criminal DNA database. Additionally, the current uses, successes, and impact of Rapid DNA on crime victims are also presented.
Register using this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O9jF-S2xSWyXHmymdxd8QQ
GlobalFiler IQC Kit (PN A43565) Gains NDIS Approval!
We are thrilled to announce that the GlobalFiler IQC kit is now NDIS approved!
This innovative kit maintains the stellar performance and core marker set of the GlobalFiler kit while providing a comprehensive assessment of sample quality in the STR profile. Integrated into a fully validated forensic DNA workflow, the GlobalFiler IQC kit is supported by Thermo Fisher Scientific’s top-notch training, service, and support.
What’s in it for you:
- The GlobalFiler IQC Kit is a 6-dye, 24-locus STR kit that includes an internal quality control (IQC) system.
- This kit was specifically developed to maintain the performance and core marker set of the GlobalFiler kit while enabling an assessment of sample quality in the STR profile.
- This combination provides forensic DNA labs with the following:
- combines maximum compatibility with global databasing loci standards
- provides superior discrimination power
- maximizes information recovery and improves overall efficiency.
- Link to product page: GlobalFiler™ IQC PCR Amplification Kit
We will update you once this information has been updated on the FBI’s website: CODIS and NDIS Fact Sheet — FBI