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Peter van den Elzen appointed acting General Manager of NFI

06-07-2017 | 15:21

Peter van den Elzen (b. 1952) has taken up his duties as acting General Manager of the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI)....

The NFI delivers software to calculate evidential value

08-05-2017 | 16:47

Together with European forensic institutes and universities, the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) has developed software...

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Breakthrough in cold cases involving prostitute murders

24-04-2017 | 10:29

For the third time in the more than 30 cases where the DNA database was searched using the familial searching technique, a...

CEO steps down to provide scope for the NFI

23-03-2017 | 10:44

Reinout Woittiez has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer of the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI).

Oldest DNA match in criminal case

28-02-2017 | 16:37

In the DNA database for criminal cases, the oldest DNA match ever was found at the end of 2016. It concerns a match between a...

Dutch police and NFI can make grab marks on clothes visible

27-02-2017 | 14:13

The Dutch police and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) are working together to make grab marks on clothes visible. The...

NFI develops new method: analysis of fibre colours

20-02-2017 | 13:04

The Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) has developed a method to determine whether the colour of fibres at a crime scene...

Does a bullet deviate if shot through the human body?

06-02-2017 | 16:22

Do bullets deviate if they are shot through a human body, but do not hit any bones? This is a question that may be essential to...

Men and women move their victims in the same manner

29-12-2016 | 13:22

Men and women who move a dead body generally do this in the same manner. The only difference is that – on average – women leave...

The NFI provides crucial DNA evidence in solving an Australian cold case

11-11-2016 | 12:55

A 68 year old Australian was found guilty today in a court in Adelaide (Australia) of the abduction and murder of the 10 year...

10,000th international DNA match reported

04-11-2016 | 10:10

The 10,000th international DNA match was reported this week to the Public Prosecution Service and the police. A trace in the...

Worldwide standard for determining evidentiary value

27-10-2016 | 10:13

During the coming four years the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) and the CTIT of the University of Twente (UT) are going...

First identification through Interpol DNA databank

24-10-2016 | 15:34

For the first time, a match has been found in the Interpol DNA databank with a DNA profile from the Netherlands. This made it...

NFI, police and PPS explore possibilities of mobile analysis equipment

12-10-2016 | 13:07

The aim is to make it possible for the police to carry out more and more measurements themselves in the future. They will still...

NFI-scientist writes accessible book on evidence interpretation

06-09-2016 | 15:21

How should one interpret evidence? Which value should be assigned to this evidence? These are challenging questions for both...

Festival visitors provide data to NFI

29-08-2016 | 14:49

Festival visitors provided forensic data to forensic researchers of the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) during Lowlands...

NFI CEO Reinout Woittiez joins advisory council of American academic forensic consortium

22-08-2016 | 09:00

The Chief Executive Officer of the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), Reinout Woittiez, has joined the advisory council of...

European Consortium working on search tools for analysing big data

08-08-2016 | 15:48

Over the next four years, a European Consortium of more than thirty European parties will be working on the development of...