Last updated 15.09.2026
Overview
Explore the Department’s activities through its missions, areas of expertise, key indicators, accreditations, and commitment to quality and innovation.
Our missions
Our services include expert opinions to the tribunals – written and in court – based on generally accepted scientific knowledge in the fields of forensic medicine, forensic toxicology, analytical chemistry and forensic genetics, including establishment of the cause and manner of death, trace analysis, origin identification of body fluid , substance identification, toxicological analysis of human biological specimens (blood, urine, hair, etc.) and clinical forensic medicine (umedo).
Chiffres clés en 2025
- reports (Forensic genetics service)
- 3 223
- autopsies (Forensic medical service)
- 152
- samples suspected of containing illicit drugs analyzed (Analytical chemistry service)
- 3 440
Source: Extract from the LNS 2025 Annual Report