FGCN is officially launched

22 January 2010

FGCN has officially launched on the 19th of November 2009. The Launch symposium, which held in the Netherlands Forensic Institute's building in the Hague, attended by around 100 participants.

The Launch symposium offered the participants with variety of programmes, such as: a state-of-the-art technology tour about the science and high-quality services at the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), presentation of the book 'The essentials of forensic biological research' and presentation of keynote speakers.

Speakers involved includes:

• Dr W.M.M. Heijnen, Netherlands Forensic Institute
• Professor Dr A. Sajantila, University of Helsinki
• Professor B. Budowle PhD, The University of North Texas Health Science Center
• Professor Dr P. de Knijff, Director FGCN, Leiden University Medical Center
• Professor Dr dr. M. Kayser, Erasmus University Medical Center
• Dr T. Sijen, Netherlands Forensic Institute, The Hague
• Dr N.C.M. Laane, Director Netherlands Genomic Initiative (NGI)

To see an accurate impression of the launch symposium, please download the photo report:
Photo Report - FGCN Launch Symposium (2.42 MB)

For more information regarding to the programme of the launch, please click here.