The Evofinder® Expert Workstation (EWS) Licensing Updates: Now more accessible than ever!
Leeds is pleased to announce that with new upcoming changes to the Evofinder software, the Evofinder access will be more versatile than ever before! Floating EWS Licenses Future versions of the Evofinder software will have the option for customers to purchase floating licenses in addition to fixed licenses which are associated with specified computers. The floating license provides users the ability to install Evofinder software on multiple computers, allowing as many simultaneous users on the system as there are licenses owned. Remote EWS Licenses For […]
Leeds’ Evofinder COVID-19 Emergency Response
Effective immediately, Leeds is offering, as part of our COVID-19 response, free Evofinder software licenses to existing customers for 120 days. Gun crime doesn’t stop for COVID-19. You shouldn’t have to either. To assist labs faced with ways to work from home, Leeds is offering Evofinder users 120-day licenses of the Evofinder software, at no […]
New NIJ Funding Solicitation May be Used To Purchase Evofinder® System
U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a new NIJ funding opportunity for research in forensics (New Solicitation: Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2019). The solicitation is specifically for research in forensics, which the Evofinder® Automated Ballistic Identification system might be able to assist with answering questions and improving forensic science. Please keep in mind […]
FY2018 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Open
The National Institute of Justice recently announced the that the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program is now seeking proposals for both formula funding as well as competitive funding. To learn more, please visit the NIJ Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program page. Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Competitive Due 4/30/18 Paul […]
FY2017 Forensic Science Grant Funding Opportunities
As we welcome in 2017, the field of forensic science turns towards the opening of FY2017 forensic science grant funding opportunities. The National Institute of Justice hosted a WebEx last week covering four grant funding opportunities available to publicly funded forensic laboratories: Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly […]
Introducing the Evofinder Automated Ballistics Identification system
The Evofinder® Automated Ballistics Identification system (BIS), produced by ScannBi Technology, is a scanning device that captures 2D & 3D digital images of bullets and cartridge cases to store in a database for the purpose of comparison and matching. Main Features of the Evofinder® BIS: To scan, process and store high quality 2D and 3D […]
Same Gun, Different Scene: The Process of Matching Firearms Evidence Samples through the Use of Automated Ballistic Identification Systems
Forensic laboratories are always trying to find faster ways to process evidence in the efforts to battle crime, including the examination and comparison of bullets and cartridge cases for support of police investigation and criminal prosecution. With the development of technology in the forensic lab, one of the newer technologies in identifying links between separate […]
Leeds Announces it is the New North American Distributor for Evofinder® Ballistics Identification System (BIS)
Minneapolis, MN – Leeds Precision Instruments, Inc. is pleased to announce that Leeds has been appointed by ScannBI Technology Europe GmbH as its exclusive North American distributor of the Evofinder® Ballistic Identification System (BIS). Evofinder® captures ballistic evidence images in both 2D and 3D and stores these images in a network database which can be […]