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Legal Medicine
The LNS Legal Medicine Department works mostly at the request of the Luxembourg judicial authorities, the police and other government bodies.
Its main activity areas are all aspects of forensic medicine, the genetic identification based on molecular biology methods, toxicological reports for autopsies and matters concerning living persons, the identification and testing of narcotic drugs and the control of drugs, food supplements or other products of unknown origin suspected of containing medicinal substances.
MEET OUR scientists
MEET OUR scientists
"The purpose of the Forensic Genetics Service is to provide objective evidence interpretation during crime scene investigations, forensic investigations and at court. Our know-how and our expertise assist the court in evaluating forensic DNA stains by producing investigative and evaluative reporting. In 2023, we actively took part to an important international project that provides data and tools for evaluation of specific cases at the activity level."
MSc Angela Marques Pereira
Criminalist
"Working in the field of forensic medicine means helping to guarantee people's rights, whether they are alive or dead."
Dr Corinna Gibfried
Forensic Doctor
"Exchanges with our partners from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health and Social Security have led us to develop two new areas of expertise: the analysis of fire accelerants in the event of a fire, and the routine analysis of drugs in wastewater".
Dr. Sc. Adèle Bourmaud
Chemical Engineer