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October 07, 2025 - After over 30 years, breakthroughs in forensic science have led investigators to identify a person of interest in the 1991 murders of four young Austin-area girls; Eliza Thomas, Amy Ayers, and sisters Jennifer Harbison and Sarah Harbison. Announced at a media briefing held by the City... MORE

March 31, 2025 - Spent Shell Casing evidence submitted to Signature Science for DNA extraction and analysis was presented in a Washington, DC homicide trial this week. The analyst who processed the evidence delivered expert witness testimony. From the article: "The prosecution also called a DNA expert from Signature Science... MORE

January 29, 2025 • A press release issued by LMI Group International, Inc. detailed the conclusion of multi-year, interdisciplinary investigation to authenticate a painting and attribute it to the artist, Vincent van Gogh. The investigation combined traditional authentication and innovative scientific methods. During the investigation, a hair was found embedded in the painting.... MORE

February 23, 2024 • An article posted to Intelligence Community News detailed the announcement from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) of the Pursuing Intelligent Complex Aerosols for Rapid Detection (PICARD) Project kickoff, which took place on February 21, 2024. Signature Science is a proud member of the project team. From the... MORE

March 17, 2023 • An article posted to Homeland Preparedness News announced the University-led teams participating in the DARPA B-SURE Program. Signature Science is proud to join the University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin-Madison on The University of Texas team. The team is focused on program track 3:... MORE

February 28, 2023  • Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), together with Advisory Trustees, Board of Directors and special guests, held its 75th Annual Meeting at SwRI's headquarters in San Antonio. The Institute's press release covering the event was picked up by businesswire.com. Among the festivities and presentations detailed, the release mentions the... MORE

In a paper published in Forensic Science International: Synergy, founders of the National Technology Validation and Implementation Collaborative (NTVIC) announced the group's formation, in addition to the formation of its first Technology Validation Working Group, the Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Technology Validation Group (FIGG-TVG). Signature Science's Center for Advanced Genomics... MORE

October 06, 2022 • Signature Science President & CEO Brian Schimmoller sat down for an interview with The Synergist, the official magazine of the American Industrial Hygiene Association to discuss the COVID-19 Exposure Assessment Tool (CEAT) following the publication of his team's scientific paper on the topic. From the article:... MORE

September 19, 2022 • At the White House Summit on the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative on September 14th, BioMADE™ announced the selection of a Signature Science-led team to develop a biosecurity Sequence Screening Training Course for Bioengineers, as part of a larger suite of nine projects targeted to address... MORE

June 21, 2022 • A press release authored by Rice University announcing the publishing of our recent, co-authored paper, "SeqScreen: accurate and sensitive functional screening of pathogenic sequences via ensemble learning" was featured on UK-based online medical and life sciences news hub "News Medical." The paper and press release highlight the... MORE