Press Releases

Signature Science to produce samples under ISO 17043 for use in AOAC’s Cannabis PT Program AUSTIN, TEXAS – May 10, 2022 - AOAC INTERNATIONAL and Signature Science, LLC have entered into a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding, under which Signature Science, LLC will produce hemp and cannabis proficiency test samples for... MORE

SigSci analysts will employ proprietary FRISC® method to extract DNA from spent shell casings AUSTIN, TEXAS – April 12, 2022 – Signature Science, LLC was selected by the Department of Forensic Science (DFS) in Washington, D.C. to perform DNA and serology testing on fired shell casings recovered from crime scenes.... MORE

Schimmoller to be third president of SwRI subsidiary AUSTIN, TEXAS – March 8, 2022 – The Signature Science Managers Committee has unanimously elected Brian J. Schimmoller as the third president and CEO of the Austin-based company. Signature Science is a wholly owned subsidiary of Southwest Research Institute, specializing in national... MORE

Laptop-portable advanced computational tools will provide critical information beyond standard taxonomic classification to remote users with limited resources. AUSTIN, TEXAS – February 15, 2022 – Signature Science, LLC received funding from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) under the Functional Genomic and Computational Assessment of Threats (Fun GCAT) program... MORE

Newton previously served as President of AT&T Texas. AUSTIN, TEXAS – September 23, 2021 – Signature Science, LLC is pleased to announce the election of Ms. Jan Newton to its Managers Committee. Her career includes over 30 years of executive experience in finance, sales, marketing, regulatory affairs, and corporate governance.... MORE

Standardized protocols aimed at RNA virus detection will be validated and optimized using a nanopore sequencing platform. AUSTIN, TEXAS – September 9, 2021 – Signature Science, LLC was awarded a one-year contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to validate a suite of standardized protocols for rapid,... MORE

AUSTIN, TEXAS – July 27, 2021 – Signature Science, LLC will support Rice University’s recently awarded contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop the Harvest Variants software for integrated, collaborative variant tracking of SARS-CoV-2. Under a subcontract to Rice, valued at $249,942, Signature Science will... MORE

New kit targets forensically relevant markers compatible with degraded and low-input DNA samples. AUSTIN, TEXAS – July 14, 2021 – Forensic scientists from the Center for Advanced Genomics (CAG) at Signature Science are validating the Verogen ForenSeq® Kintelligence workflow for the NDIS-approved MiSeq FGx® Sequencing System. ForenSeq Kintelligence, a new... MORE

AUSTIN, TEXAS – July 06, 2021 – Signature Science, LLC has received a one-year, $801,438 contract from the Houston Forensic Science Center (HFSC) to perform forensic DNA casework analysis services through May 2022. HFSC had previously contracted Signature Science in 2020 for similar services. Under the new contract, Signature Science... MORE

AUSTIN, TEXAS – May 25, 2021 – The U.S. Navy has awarded a one-year, $292,814.70 contract to Signature Science for the development of a self-contained, single-use lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) system for the detection of synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. First responders currently use procedures to detect synthetic opioids that... MORE