FY 2023 Paul Coverdell Grant Program Accepting Applications
The Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement grants program is now open and accepting applications, due 5/24/2023. With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding to improve forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services, including services provided by forensic science laboratories operated by states and units of local government. Under the Coverdell […]
TAGARNO Appoints Leeds as Exclusive US Distributor for Forensic Microscopes
March 2023 ― TAGARNO announced a new, exclusive distributor for its general purpose forensic microscopes throughout the USA — Leeds! With headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, Leeds Precision Instruments, Inc. has been manufacturing quality forensic comparison microscopes and imaging systems since 2000. “We’re excited to bring the line of TAGARNO digital microscopes to our forensic customers,” […]
2022 Leeds’ Sponsored UCO Scholarship Recipients
Since 2018, Leeds has sponsored two scholarships awarded by the University of Central Oklahoma Forensic Science Institute to two individuals studying forensic science. Leeds is very proud to support this outstanding program and these rising forensic scientists. We believe the future of this industry is bright and these students are carving their own paths towards […]
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 […]
UCO Forensic Science Institute Announces 2020 Leeds’ Scholarship Recipients
University of Central Oklahoma, Forensic Science Institute recently announced the 2020 Leeds’ sponsored Forensic scholarship recipients. Aiden Gauna – “It is an honor and a privilege for me to accept the LEEDS Scholarship. I enjoy studying firearms and toolmarks and will utilize my training as a Special Agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This […]
Leeds Announces the Sale of its 750th Comparison Microscope

Background Vector Design by Vecteezy Leeds Forensic Systems, Inc., a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of forensic comparison microscopes and forensic imaging systems, announces that it has sold over 750 forensic systems. Leeds forensic products include firearms and tool marks comparison microscopes, including the Discovery, Discovery-Z, LCF3, LCF-Toolmarks, LCF2, and trace evidence […]