Accuracy of Forensic Results are Improved With Thermo Electron’s Complete Solutions Offering

Recognizing the increasing burden of proof on today’s forensic pathology and crime laboratories, Thermo Electron Corporation presents a complete range of simple and flexible forensics solutions. These tools are tailored to help forensic scientists provide consistent, accurate results and improve their productivity in the face of ever-expanding workloads. Thermo provides the means for ultimate analysis accuracy while simultaneously decreasing sample analysis time, resulting in increased workload efficiency.

As court cases more than ever are being decided upon by the quality of forensic evidence, crime laboratory technicians and forensic pathologists face added pressure for precise, factual and reliable data from their analyses. From evidence collection and storage, sample preparation, autopsy diagnostics and tissue processing to a full range of crime laboratory analyses, Thermo’s forensic solutions ensure complete accuracy and dependability of results.

The number of samples processed each year by forensic laboratories is growing exponentially. Thermo’s vast range of comparison and identification tools, including HPLC, GC/MS, LC/MS, FT-IR, Raman, X-ray microanalysis, ICP-MS and XRF for trace analysis, as well as RFLP and PCR methods for DNA analysis provide the speed and reliability necessary to find answers quickly and accurately, without sacrificing data integrity. Thermo’s Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) also works to manage, store and report the large amounts of data generated from these investigations.

Evidence collection and storage options are available for safe and sterile material transfer and storage. In addition, a full line of autopsy and dissection tables provide an organized means for the gross examination and sectioning of specimens.

Thermo also provides a unique combination of regulatory and applications consulting, instrument support services, educational training, laboratory outfitting, and an extensive line of accessories and consumables. A new Forensics Brochure has recently been made available which outlines Thermo’s range of solutions for forensics and post-event analysis. The brochure is available in both pdf and hard copy format.

For more information about Thermo’s total forensic solutions and for a copy of the Forensics and Post-Event Analysis Brochure, please call +1 800-532-4752, e-mail analyze@thermo.com  or visit www.thermo.com/forensics .