Spring into Toxicology - Another Free CPD Seminar
With the overwhelming success of our free seminar in Nottingham last year, we have decided to repeat the exercise – this time in London on Wednesday 28th March. The first week of Spring.
HM Coroner Dr Fiona Wilcox, responsible for the Inner London West District, has kindly offered to host this event and provide us with a convenient central London venue for those interested professionals in the south east.
The course attracts 3 CPD points from The Royal College of Pathologists and 4 CPD points from The Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology.
We are delighted to offer our introductory seminar on our favourite topic free of charge to help strapped budgets and would advise early booking to avoid disappointment. It proved to be an extremely popular event last time.
Places will be restricted so if you are interested please click here for more details including a Booking Form, or contact Francesca Chick: Francesca.chick@roarforensics.com, telephone, 01684 585 282.
FREE CPD seminar announced
We will be running an additional half day ‘Introduction to Toxicology’ course in Nottingham on Wednesday 23rd November. The good news is that it will be free of charge.
Delegates can attend either a morning or afternoon session, as the course is being presented twice on the same day to offer maximum flexibility for staff extraction from HM Coroners, mortuaries and police offices.
This has been made possible by the Nottinghamshire HM Coroner, whom we thank for kindly flinging open the doors of the planned in-house course to invite any other interested parties.
The course attracts 3 CPD points from The Royal College of Pathologists and 4 CPD points from The Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology.
With a free lunch being thrown in too, we expect high demand in these straitened times, as very rarely can one get something of value for nothing. Places will be restricted so if you are interested, please contact Francesca Chick for a Booking Form: Francesca.chick@roarforensics.com , telephone, 01684 585 282.
ROAR Forensics acquired by Alere Inc.
The Directors are very pleased to announce that ROAR Forensics has been acquired by Concateno UK Ltd, which is part of Alere Inc. ROAR Forensics’ approach to toxicology complements Concateno’s well-developed drug and alcohol testing services in the UK, European and international markets. It also strengthens Alere’s service offering in toxicology and forensic testing spaces.
‘There are distinct synergies for both companies’, noted Managing Director Simon Elliott, ‘and we are looking forward to working with the Alere team and leveraging our strengths for the benefit of the group globally’.
Alere Inc., an international healthcare company, is developing new capabilities in near-patient diagnosis, monitoring and health management that will enable individuals to take charge of improving their health and quality of life at home. Alere provides a range of products and services that focus on infectious disease, cardiology, oncology, toxicology and women's health. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
Dr Kintz, World Drugs in Hair Testing Expert, signs with ROAR Forensics
Dr Pascal Kintz, one of the world’s leading authorities on drugs in hair testing has signed up to ROAR Forensics as Consultant for the next two years.
‘We are delighted to have Pascal on board at a time when our drugs and alcohol in hair testing service will really start to develop as a Centre of Excellence in this field’, commented ROAR Forensics’ Managing Director, Dr Simon Elliott. ‘Pascal has pioneered in this area for many years and will be helping us to extend the boundaries for this technique to see how we can introduce new methods and further target drugs to help our clients.’
Dr Kintz has a well established and truly international perspective on drugs in hair testing: he is a Past President and current Member of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT); Founding Member and current President of the Society of Hair Testing (SoHT); Member of the Gesellschaft für Toxicologische und Forensische Chemie (Germany); Member of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (USA) and is a certified ‘Expert’ for the French and German legal systems.
Dr Kintz has written over 300 papers and edited 5 books in two languages on this subject and is a regular guest speaker at scientific meetings and conferences around the world.
We look forward to working with Pascal and there will be several opportunities for our clients to meet him at presentations and meetings that we will be organising over the coming months.
An Audience With….
….Our Drugs in Hair Testing Forensic Scientist
Julie Evans presented a dedicated seminar and workshop on the advantages and limitations of drugs and alcohol testing for an audience of legal services officers and local authority solicitors in Birmingham on 26th August.
The training element of the presentation provided the assembled solicitors with a foundation in the principles of drugs and alcohol in hair testing and how and where it can be usefully deployed to provide evidence for The Courts, primarily in child care cases. A significant focus was also to point out where it shouldn’t be used and how important the interpretation of accurate results is within the context of a case, to ensure that correct evidence is put before The Courts.
After a brief intermission, the second half of the presentation comprised a clinic centred on a series of case studies to explain how drugs and alcohol in hair testing was used, for better or worse. This allowed the audience to quiz Julie on specific aspects of their own casework and experience.
Julie was happy to share her years of experience of working in drugs and alcohol testing and interpreting often complex cases with the overall objective of achieving clarity for The Courts. The result was a room full of informed solicitors who were all very complimentary of how the day had been organised and structured to deliver valuable and tangible learning outcomes.
Feedback was very encouraging and our host, Safda Mahmood commented, ‘we were very pleased with this training as it gave ample opportunity for my team to ask questions and reinforce their understanding of the subject using real life case studies. I am pleased to recommend this exercise for other local authority teams.’
Several more ‘Audiences With…’ are organised for the autumn and if your organisation is interested in hosting a similar session, perhaps threaded into an existing training day addressing a range of topics, we would be pleased to hear from you
Just telephone 01684-585 282 and we will make arrangements.
VACANCIES - Forensic Analyst + Forensic Toxicologist
There are current vacancies for the above job roles at the Malvern laboratory, see the pdfs for more information.
Forensic Analyst (PDF) | Forensic Toxicologist (PDF)
New “Legal High” encountered in toxicology casework – the “indans”
Following on from previous “Legal Highs” such as the piperazines (e.g. BZP) and the cathinones (e.g. mephedrone), a new class of drugs has been encountered in casework - the “indans”. In particular, 2-aminoindan and MDAI (methylenedioxy-2-aminoindan) have been found, with MDAI being an indan derivative of MDMA (more commonly referred to as “Ecstasy”).
Indans are stimulant drugs often sold over the internet as research chemicals or plant food. Although some were developed and researched in the 1990’s, they are not known to have been reported in cases in the UK until now.
They are thought to produce “Ecstasy-like” effects of euphoria and heightened emotion by affecting serotonin in the brain, but very little information is currently available for the exact short-term and long-term effects.
We will notify our clients via a Technical Bulletin of further information as and when we are able to.
Drugs in Hair Testing Seminars
We were very encouraged with the positive feedback from the two Drugs in Hair Testing Seminars that were held in Birmingham and London recently. Delegates from various different industry sectors attended to listen to our panel of speakers that included Dr Pascal Kintz, a world renowned authority on this topic.
Apart from benefiting from CPD points from the Law Society, delegates took the opportunity to quiz experienced professionals in this complex area of toxicology. The first half of the seminar primarily dealt with the science to provide a common understanding of how drugs can find their way into hair, sometimes by contamination, and where this analytical technique can and can’t be usefully deployed as a forensic tool. The second half looked at specific case studies from civil and criminal cases, along with some international cases of intrigue that included sports doping investigations – a subject that will inevitably come under further scrutiny as we approach the London Olympics.
We have been approached by several individuals who were unable to attend, but would have liked to. If you also fall into this category and would like a seminar to be held in your area, e.g. North West or North East, we would be delighted to hear from you and we will respond to demand.
Caribbean Forensic Scientists train at ROAR Forensics laboratory
As part of an exchange arrangement, Dr Simon Elliott welcomed two Forensic Toxicologists to our main laboratory in Malvern for a week of intensive training.
‘This visit was planned when I was over at the Forensic Science Centre in Barbados at the beginning of this year’ said Dr Elliott, ‘I had previously lectured in specific aspects of forensic toxicology and how they can support various forensic investigations faced by the scientific team on the island’.
The Head of Toxicology for the Barbados Forensic Sciences Centre, Patrick Best, and his colleague enjoyed spending time with us learning how we use complementary scientific techniques to provide detailed results quickly. Both UK and Bajan scientific teams exchanged experiences about how toxicology is applied differently and the challenges that each face. Needless to say, we hope to promote further exchanges with Forensic Toxicologists around the globe, as real benefits develop from sharing best practice internationally.
Business of the Year Finalist
We are very proud to announce that we have been nominated as one of the finalists for Small Business of the Year, a competition run by Hereford & Worcester Chamber of Commerce.
We won the Most Promising New Business title in 2009, but to be recognised again is a real endorsement of our growth and overall approach to developing a sustainable client focused toxicology service.
As always, we faced tough competition from various industry sectors, but the underlying fundamentals are common to all different types of businesses. Apart from delivering a responsive quality service, we feel the added importance of value for money has never been more of a priority in these times of restricted budgets. We look forward to the final in July and wish all nominees well.
Drugs in Hair Testing Seminar – Free of Charge
In response to the increasing level of interest in our Drugs in Hair Testing service, we will be running a technical seminar in Birmingham (14th April) and in London (20th May). And in these times of austerity, we are pleased to report that it will be free of charge – so worth booking early!
Our speakers will include industry practitioners with several years experience in developing accurate analytical methods and, most importantly, providing correct interpretation of results for legal proceedings – an area that has recently been highlighted as one that would benefit from expert forensic support.
Details of this seminar can be found on our home page – www.roarforensics.com
The Forensic Science Service is to close
On the heel of the announcement made by The Government yesterday regarding the planned closure of the Forensic Science Service (FSS), we can quite understand that several UK police services that rely upon the FSS are urgently discussing alternative options to ensure continuity for the Criminal Justice System.
We had already started advising police services of our capabilities in toxicology as a National Forensic Framework Agreement supplier with UKAS accreditation and the UK’s largest screen for drugs and poisons. We adopt a straightforward approach to delivering comprehensive toxicology quickly and efficiently.
Our activity in the media to promote our capacity is entirely coincidental with yesterday’s announcement, but police services can be assured that we intend to enhance our specialist capacity to minimise market disruption in this forensic discipline.
We are here to partner our clients in good times and bad, and during what is likely to be a period of duress and readjustment, rest assured we shall continue to invest in our laboratories and scientists to support expert forensic science for the benefit of the Criminal Justice System.
We understand that The Association of Chief Police Officers will be coordinating the transition of forensic science work from the FSS to the private sector and we welcome this structured approach.
Guest Speaker for HM Coroners’ Training
Julie Evans, one of our Consultant Toxicologists, was an invited guest speaker at the autumn residential training course for HM Coroners, Deputy Coroners and Assistant Deputy Coroners held in Leicester in November. The three day course was organised by the South Manchester HM Coroner John Pollard and centred on medical issues and child deaths.
Mrs Evans’ brief was to assist in developing a better awareness of toxicology and its use, limitations and potential pitfalls. The talk, entitled ‘Toxicology and Potential Pitfalls’ discussed the topic in broad terms and highlighted problems specific to the interpretation of toxicological results from children and the associated analytical complexities that need to be overcome. Case studies were presented that highlighted the various problems and pitfalls to add context for the audience.
Teaching methods employed on the course were a varied mixture of presentations and syndicate sessions. Mrs Evans contributed to syndicate sessions with questions based around the topics presented to benefit the learning process. Group discussions were lively and participants demonstrated a good understanding of those messages conveyed during the presentations.
Over 90 delegates from across England, Wales and the Channel Isles attended the training session and the feedback on the toxicology aspect was very positive, with many commenting that they had found it most helpful.
Apart from our formal CPD training packages, we are keen to support better understanding of toxicology and we are always pleased to attend events like this. During 2010 we have provided bespoke training packages to a number of police services, including Avon and Somerset, Thames Valley and West Midlands. If you would like us to bring toxicology to life for one of your training sessions, please just ask by contacting us via enquiries@roarforensics.com. We would be delighted to provide support.
2011 training programme dates announced
Our 2010 programme of courses aimed at HM Coroners, Police, Coroner’s Officers and APTs proved to be very successful. We were very encouraged with delegate feedback that ranked these events as very informative and outstanding value for money.
We took our half day event around the country to minimise the amount of travelling for delegates and this remains our plan for 2011. We will be visiting Exeter, London, Leeds and Leicester and with added interest from Ireland, we have decided to include both Dublin and Belfast.
The full day (T2) Forensic Toxicology training course will continue to be held at our Malvern Laboratory in the spring and autumn for those delegates looking for a more in-depth understanding of forensic toxicology.
A full list of dates for both the half-day and full day courses can be found here on our web site: http://www.roarforensics.com/toxicology-training.htm
Most importantly, our prices have been frozen. We remain committed to providing outstanding value for money and we are offering our 2010 rates throughout 2011, to help our partners with their training budgets.
And remember, these courses attract CPD points to enhance personal training records, so please book early to ensure of your place.
ROAR starts receiving cases from East Midlands Police Services
Under The National Forensic Framework Agreement, the five police services of the East Midlands Region have awarded their toxicology for homicide and violent crime to ROAR Forensics in partnership with Key Forensic, following an extensive collective tendering exercise.
ROAR is now supporting the police services of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire with toxicology services via Key Forensic Ltd who undertake other forensic analyses required in cases submitted under this category of crime.
Already samples for toxicological analysis have been received and promptly analysed to provide the police with accurate forensic toxicological information for their cases.
‘We are pleased to be working in partnership with Key Forensic and extending our working relationships with five more police services’ said Stewart Hollington, Commercial Director, ‘especially in this most serious of crime categories. Being able to assist police in all types of crime involving toxicology is our objective and to have won this contract against stiff competition in this, only, our third year of operation is very encouraging. This development signals our acceptance as a mainstream supplier of forensic toxicology services and our team is understandably delighted’.
ROAR achieves ISO17025 accreditation
On 14th September ROAR Forensics achieved ISO 17025 accreditation - the international quality standard for the laboratory industry, administered by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) in the UK and its territories.
This confirms that our approach to quality in every aspect of our testing business satisfies specialist independent assessment and meets international standards for testing. It puts our laboratory amongst the most select organisations that prioritise quality as a fundamental requirement of their operation.
Julie Evans, Operations Director said: ‘In achieving this accreditation our testing was subject to rigorous third party inspection. This affords our clients assurance that our laboratory methods and procedures withstand audits by independent specialists. All of our staff recognise that accuracy is a fundamental requirement of our business and we are pleased to be able to bolster our credentials with UKAS accreditation’.
The Forensic Regulator, who is tasked with developing a quality standards framework for the industry, has clearly indicated that all laboratories working in all aspects of forensic should be working towards UKAS accreditation. Now that we have achieved this important milestone, we intend to extend the scope of our accreditation to demonstrate to our clients and peers our commitment to continual improvement.
Drugs in Hair Testing – ROAR Forensics creates specialist team
ROAR Forensics is pleased to announce an exclusive agreement with Dr Pascal Kintz, internationally renowned expert in drugs in hair testing. The collaboration will create a UK centre of excellence and a market leading drugs in hair testing service to support civil and criminal cases, as well as employment disputes.
ROAR has been offering drugs in hair testing services for several years using Pascal’s laboratory in France in close partnership with Julie Evans, our Consultant Forensic Toxicologist and specialist in the interpretation of drugs in hair results based in the UK. Several high profile cases have already benefited from this relationship.
Pascal Kintz, pioneer and a global reference for drugs in hair testing techniques and their forensic applications, commented, ‘Having worked with Julie over a number of years and recognising ROAR's progressive approach to forensic toxicology, I am extremely pleased with this new UK exclusive framework for collaboration into the future. I will be supporting ROAR as they develop their UK drugs in hair testing service and look forward to working in the UK with their team of toxicologists’.
Dr Simon Elliott, Managing Director announced the collaboration from ROAR Forensics’ UK headquarters in Malvern, ‘I am delighted to have formalised an exclusive arrangement with Pascal for the UK to offer our clients a formidable combination of expertise. We pride ourselves in adopting a professional approach to all areas of our business in our quest to become the No 1 Toxicology Laboratory and this is an important and impressive extension of our service offering. Increasingly drugs in hair analyses and interpretation are being used to benefit criminal or Coronial investigations, or in cases of family law or child custody disputes. Quite rightly our clients expect us to respond to this increasing demand by strengthening our service offering with excellence. ROAR Forensics is all about continual improvement and this is just one more demonstration of our commitment to this ethos’.
Dr Pascal Kintz in brief…
Widely recognised as one of the leading global authorities on drugs in hair testing, Pascal has edited five books on toxicology, two of which specifically relate to hair testing. Pascal has published 136 scientific papers on drugs in hair testing in peer reviewed journals and presented at over 450 scientific meetings around the world.
Dr Kintz is a founding member of the Society of Hair Testing (SoHT), an organisation established to produce guidelines on the use of this type of testing and he is widely consulted for his expert advice and guidance surrounding this topic.
Dr Kintz is currently President of SoHT and former president of The International Association of Forensic Scientists (TIAFT).
Forensic Toxicology Seminar, London (free of charge)
Due to the demand of our ‘lunch and learn session’ from the Coronial sector, we have launched a programme of regional seminars aimed at providing Coroner’s Officers and Pathologists with an update on forensic toxicology.
The first one is to be held in London on Thursday 16th September and the programme is now available.
The half-day morning event is FREE OF CHARGE and starts at 09.30am in The Jenner Room at Royal College of Pathologists, 2 Carlton House Terrace, Westminster, London, SW1Y 5AF.
For further details and to book a place (spaces are limited),
please contact Sarah Ditchburn, telephone 01684-585-282
or email: sarah.ditchburn@roarforensics.com
ROAR Forensics launches ‘Lunch and Learn’ training free of charge
In keeping with our efforts to continually improve the technical support that we provide to our clients, we have launched a programme of ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions for the autumn, initially aimed at Police Forces.
We have undertaken a number of technical presentations for police forces on specific aspects of toxicology that can help their day to day work in forensics: these have either been directly in-force or at one of our events.
The feedback on these technical briefings has been excellent and as a result, we are now offering police an opportunity to invite us in to deliver two technical presentations over the lunch period - FREE OF CHARGE.
Topics can be suited to individual police training needs and we have designed several presentations with specific learning outcomes in mind, eg new developments in toxicology.
ROAR Forensics has responded to the call for reducing costs wherever possible by offering police colleagues free training, without the disruption or cost of travelling to and from a training venue. All we need is a venue and a few sandwiches for the audience and we’ll provide the rest!
Interested Police Forces should contact our office.
Should any HM Coroners consider that their Officers and team would also benefit from a lunch and learn session to keep colleagues updated on toxicology, we would be pleased to hear from you.
Please contact: sarah.ditchburn@roarforensics.com
or telephone 01684-585-282
Open Day & Morgan Car Factory Visit
10th June heralded only our second Open Day in the company’s short history. We opened our doors to all of our existing clients and several interested prospective clients to allow them to see how we are developing towards our objective of becoming the UK’s leading toxicology laboratory.
Two technical seminars were presented by our Managing Director, Dr Simon Elliott and Mrs Julie Evan, Operations Director, entitled ‘Detecting the Undetectable’ and ‘Emerging Drugs and Innovations in Testing’.
These talks provided a suitable platform for us to explain how we have the technical capability and latest techniques to extract the maximum strength of toxicological information from samples submitted to us. Using the highest level of interpretative skills and experience to determine how this information can be used to provide a detailed and accurate toxicological picture of the circumstances of a case. The topic of new synthetic drugs has been well publicised in the media recently and our work on detecting the next new ‘legal-highs’ struck a chord with the audience.
After a light lunch, we invited everyone to visit the famous Morgan Sports Car Factory as our guest. As far as we are aware no one placed any firm orders, but the factory tour provided an opportunity for our guests to see first hand how a futuristically designed and yet traditional sports car is put together – a real treat for car enthusiasts.
Altogether a most enjoyable day and we may we take this opportunity to thank all of those who attended and contributed to the discussions. We were delighted to be able to use the event to showcase our commitment to continual improvement and expert toxicology services.
Postscript: If anyone was unable to come to our Open Day but would have liked to, please let us know. We are keeping a tally and may be putting on a smaller group event in the autumn. Alternatively, you would be most welcome to come and visit us on an individual basis at any time by prior arrangement. We are very keen to let as many of our clients as possible see our modern facilities and meet our team.
Royal College of Pathologists recognises Roar Forensics’ Training Courses
We were very pleased to receive confirmation from The Royal College of Pathologists that our half day training course – T1 Introduction to Toxicology and the more detailed full day course, T2 Forensic Toxicology, have both been awarded continuing professional development (CPD) points.
Both courses were designed following significant consultation with several stakeholders and this has clearly paid dividends. ‘Ensuring that we deliver fit for purpose training is very important’, said Julie Evans, Operations Director,’ there is little point in putting a syllabus together that has no relevance for its audience. With CPD points and recognition from the prestigious Royal College, delegates can see that we are offering them a beneficial product that also represents great value for money.’
The 2010 programme continues in the autumn after the summer holiday period and there are places available with interest already being shown for the 2011 programme.
ROAR Forensics appointed as supplier to the National Forensic Framework Agreement
ROAR Forensics is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by the National Police Improvement Agency (NPIA) as a supplier to the National Forensic Framework Agreement. ‘We are delighted to have achieved Framework Supplier status and with our spare capacity, we look forward to working with an increasing number of police services,’ announced Stewart Hollington, Commercial Director.
ROAR Forensics has been supporting several police services for many years, but this endorsement of our suitability as a mainstream provider of forensic science services bears testimony to the investment and commitment made to providing a professional forensic toxicology service.
‘We can deliver comprehensive toxicology results quickly to speed up cases with accurate data and expert interpretation. Now we are a National Forensic Framework Agreement supplier, the potential audience for our approach is greatly expanded. We aim to support many more police in achieving their efficiency targets’ said Dr Simon Elliott, Managing Director.
With as little as a 48 hour turnaround time for toxicology results, crimes scenes can remain secured and toxicology results can be brought into the forensic strategy at an early point to inform the criminal investigation.
ROAR Forensics invests in new innovation to speed up analysis
In collaboration with a major equipment manufacturer, ROAR Forensics is to invest in high speed liquid chromatography instrumentation in 2010. The benefit of this new development will be to cut analytical run times to a few minutes whilst still enabling comprehensive screening of biological fluid for a wide range of drugs and metabolites.
“Maintaining the lead in technology where this benefits our customers is our objective” said Julie Evans, Forensic Operations Director, “slicker operations mean quicker turnaround times for our customers, which has to be a good thing.”
Significant investment in this new technology will ensure that we can enhance our capacity and sustainably deliver impressive turnaround times as we expand in those business sectors in need of toxicology services.
ROAR applies for ISO 17025 accreditation
In line with UK Forensic Regulator requirements and to demonstrate
our high quality service to our customers, ROAR Forensics has applied for ISO
17025 accreditation. The accreditation body is the United Kingdom Accreditation
Service (UKAS) and achieving UKAS accreditation is a quality milestone in any
laboratory’s development.
“To be able to introduce quality systems that will satisfy an international
standard is the next step in our development” said Stewart Hollington,
Commercial Director. “This process will allow our customers, peers and
staff to see tangible evidence of our hard work and commitment to delivering
a high quality service in toxicology”.
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We expect to receive our assessment visits in the spring and look forward to
reporting progress on this important step in our journey to becoming the UK’s
leading toxicology laboratory.
ROAR Forensics hosts international delegation for toxicology training
Working with a mainstream forensic science supplier, ROAR Forensics hosted a delegation of scientists from Libya looking to establish a toxicology capability for a brand new forensic science agency.
This project will see several would-be forensic practitioners
coming to the UK for forensic training in a variety of different disciplines.
Both analytical techniques and expert interpretation of results will be on
the curriculum. “Being able to generate accurate data is important”,
said Dr Simon Elliott, Managing Director ROAR Forensics, “but interpreting
the data into valuable toxicology information is the real skill that will be
fundamental to cases where drugs are implicated. It is a real international
challenge but we are pleased to be able to help export UK forensic skills and
improve the knowledge base globally”.
ROAR Forensics wins Most Promising New Business Award 2009
At a lavish ceremony at Malvern Theatres, ROAR Forensics was awarded the prestigious title of Most Promising New Business of 2009 by Hereford and Worcester Chamber of Commerce.
Congratulated by the Chief Executive, Mike Ashton and the judges, Managing Director of ROAR Forensics, Dr Simon Elliott said: “It is an honour to receive such a prestigious award amongst outstanding local competition. We are pleased of the acknowledgement of our company’s success in such a short space of time, achieved through the hard work of the staff and support from business groups.” The judges were impressed by the company’s performance and customer focused approach to a specialised service.
HRH Princess Anne visits ROAR Forensics
The Princess Royal officially opened the Phase 3 building of Malvern Hills Science Park and toured the ROAR Forensics laboratory. The Princess and local dignitaries were impressed by the facilities and were interested in the activities of the company. Our particular expertise in the investigation of heroin cases was demonstrated and the Princess asked many insightful questions throughout her extended visit.
Other tenants, councillors and business leaders were present when the Princess unveiled the plaque to mark the completion of an exciting development at the Science Park.
News Index:
Spring into Toxicology - Another Free CPD Seminar
ROAR Forensics acquired by Alere Inc.
Dr Kintz, World Drugs in Hair Testing Expert, signs with ROAR Forensics
An Audience With…Our Drugs in Hair Testing Forensic Scientist
VACANCIES - Forensic Analyst + Forensic Toxicologist
New “Legal High” encountered in toxicology casework – the “indans”
Drugs in Hair Testing Seminars
Caribbean Forensic Scientists train at ROAR Forensics laboratory
Drugs in Hair Testing Seminar – Free of Charge
The Forensic Science Service is to close
Guest Speaker for HM Coroners’ Training
2011 training programme dates announced
ROAR starts receiving cases from East Midlands Police Services
ROAR achieves ISO17025 accreditation
Drugs in Hair Testing – ROAR Forensics creates specialist team
Forensic Toxicology Seminar, London (free of charge)
ROAR Forensics launches ‘Lunch and Learn’ training free of charge
Open Day & Morgan Car Factory Visit
Royal College of Pathologists recognises Roar Forensics’ Training Courses
ROAR Forensics invests in new innovation to speed up analysis
ROAR applies for ISO 17025 accreditation
ROAR Forensics hosts international delegation for toxicology training
ROAR Forensics wins Most Promising New Business Award 2009
HRH Princess Anne visits ROAR Forensics
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