If Orchid is a distributer of DNAP testing kits, then the following would be indicative of the distribution network that DNAP is tapping into.
Orchid Cellmark
Orchid Cellmark, a leader in private forensic DNA analysis since 1987, is known for the consistent high quality of its work and its expert staff of forensic scientists. With an international network of forensic testing laboratories in the U.S. and U.K., Orchid Cellmark is the largest private DNA forensic testing service provider in the world. Orchid Cellmark provides a full range of high quality, customized forensic DNA testing services, including identification of victims of accidents and disasters, criminal casework analysis and expert testimony, convicted offender DNA databasing, no-suspect casework for government law enforcement laboratories, and DNA testing and consultative services for the defense bar as well as for the prosecution. Orchid Cellmark's services have been selected by major police departments in the U.S., such New York City, Chicago, Phoenix, and Houston, Texas, as well as in the U.K., including London's Metropolitan Police Force, which is commonly referred to Scotland Yard. Name a high profile criminal investigation, and there is a good chance that Orchid Cellmark experts palyed a role, having conducted DNA testing for such notable cases as O.J. Simpson, Jon Benet Ramsey, Danielle Van Dam, the Unabomber, and the Green River murderer.
All three U.S. Orchid Cellmark facilities have received the prestigious forensic DNA Laboratory ASCLD/LAB accreditation, a designation which only a small number of private DNA laboratories has been awarded. Its Nashville, Tenesee facility was one of the first full-service private forensic DNA laboratories to receive the ISO 17025 accreditation in the U.S. Orchid Cellmark also holds many additional accreditations and certifications in the U.S. and the U.K.
Orchid Cellmark uses a variety of genetic analysis methods for its forensic DNA studies and is a leader in developing improved technologies for genetic analysis. Recently, Orchid Cellmark furthered its reputation as an innovator by collaborating with the New York City Medical Examiner's Office to conduct SNP-based genotyping tests to help identify the large number of 9/11 World Trade Center victims for whom other methods have failed. Orchid Cellmark is also exploring the use of SNPs in other difficult cases involving degraded samples.
As the value in DNA testing in solving crimes is increasingly recognized, federal and state agencies are allocating greater resources to support wider use of identification through DNA. We believe that Orchid Cellmark is well positioned to benefit from what we expect to be robust growth in the market for criminal forensics. In 2003, Orchid Cellmark launched DNA Express™, a premium service to help local law enforcement agencies analyze backlogs of DNA evidence from unsolved crimes. DNA Express provides forensic DNA analyses in five business days as opposed to the standard four to five weeks.
