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Pricing update
If you have been staying abreast of our progress, you would know that we needed to re-evaluate some of our pricing based on the...

Danny Hellwig
Jan 15, 2021
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Massive update: We are ready for NGS analysis!
We have had some very, very busy few weeks working through validation and implementation of the analysis components of our Next...

Danny Hellwig
Jan 13, 2021
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Forensic NGS (Verogen MiSeq) chemistry validation is complete!
This is an EXCITING day for us and (we hope) the forensic community! Intermountain Forensics has signed off the MiSeq FGx Next Generation...

Danny Hellwig
Nov 18, 2020
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Bonecrusher is active: Tissuelyser II validation complete
The new strategy for Intermountain Forensics to process bone and teeth, the Qiagen tissuelyser II has been approved for casework use and...

Danny Hellwig
Nov 11, 2020
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We're still here and working hard: NGS validation update
Many apologies for the lack of updates lately, but we have been laser focused on a number of different projects that have kept us very.....

Danny Hellwig
Nov 10, 2020
137


M-Vac DNA "vacuum" validation complete!
The laboratory has been hard at work finishing up a variety of different validations of essential equipment. The first of those to be...

Danny Hellwig
Sep 28, 2020
187


We are counting on you!
You can reduce the sexual assault kit backlog to zero! You can provide justice to victims whose cases have gone cold! You can help...

Danny Hellwig
Aug 7, 2020
56


The IMF team completes it's first forensic case
On August 4, 2020, we completed our first forensic case. It is the culmination of a massive effort of preparation and blood/sweat/tears...

Danny Hellwig
Aug 5, 2020
108


Collaboration: Let's find a better way (Bones + Tissuelyser II validation)
We have some amazing partners! Sam Houston State University, Qiagen, Verogen and Intermountain Forensics are collaborating to study the...

Danny Hellwig
Jul 30, 2020
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Bones! (and teeth)
The Intermountain Forensics lab would like to thank Sam Houston State University (and most specifically Rachel Houston) for sending us...

Danny Hellwig
Jul 22, 2020
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We are working cases! Evidence processing has begun.
This week, on July 8, 2020, Intermountain Forensics began working 'live' forensic cases for the first time, examining evidence and...

Danny Hellwig
Jul 10, 2020
233


Forensic DNA Quantification : Validation Complete
Today we finished our validation of two DNA quantification systems and our Quant Studio 5 instrument (Qiagen Quantiplex Pro and Applied...

Danny Hellwig
Jul 7, 2020
292


Forensic DNA Extraction : Validation Complete
We have successfully completed the validation and implementation of our DNA Extraction process using the Qiagen EZ1 Advanced XL (right)...

Danny Hellwig
Jul 1, 2020
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Incoming casework
Things are progressing nicely! We are getting a good amount of evidentiary items rolling in. The final touches on our validation of...

Danny Hellwig
Jun 30, 2020
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Submissions keep coming; accreditation assessment scheduled.
Here is the latest update on our progress: The submissions keep coming in and we are nearly ready to start the labwork on our first case....

Danny Hellwig
Jun 26, 2020
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Verogen MiSeq FGX: The future of forensic DNA
This last week was extremely exciting for the laboratory. We kicked off our Next Generation Sequencing validation featuring the Verogen...

Danny Hellwig
Jun 19, 2020
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June 10, 2020 Milestone: Forensic evidence has arrived!
The tip of the forensic evidence iceberg has now arrived at the laboratory. We've been diligently working on case consultation with all...

Danny Hellwig
Jun 10, 2020
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Just checking in
It's been some of the most trying times of our lives in our country right now. On top of that, our laboratory staff has been...

Danny Hellwig
Jun 2, 2020
56


Pricing update: NGS pricing is live!
We value your feedback! As a result of that, we've posted Next Generation Sequencing pricing on the website. Please note we won't have...

Danny Hellwig
May 27, 2020
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Transparency: More Policies and Procedures Posted
We continue to refine our policies and procedures and we are committed to maximum transparency in doing so. We've uploaded another 11...

Danny Hellwig
May 20, 2020
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