DNAConnect®
Rapid DNA Oversight.
Lab-Level Quality.
Maximum Efficiency.
DNAConnect® unites your lab and partner agencies on one secure platform—managing instruments, operators, and data, while enabling powerful searching and matching to drive fast, quality results.
Technology Alone is Not Enough
Rapid DNA instrument
A Rapid DNA instrument is the hardware – the equipment that can generate a DNA profile in under 2 hours. It’s powerful, fast, and portable.
Rapid DNA program
A Rapid DNA program is an operational ecosystem that transforms a single instrument into a comprehensive, interconnected system that delivers measurable impact. It’s more than hardware. It brings together trained operators, defined workflows, multiple instruments, quality and compliance, secure data management, and coordinated communication between crime labs and partnering agencies.
With DNAConnect as the backbone, the speed of Rapid DNA instruments is integrated into a secure platform that manages data, workflows, and communication to deliver quality and actionable information for investigations.
Maintain Real-Time Insight of Rapid DNA Field and
Lab Operations
Where DNAConnect Makes the Difference:
Turning Rapid DNA Technology Into a Comprehensive Program
With an instrument, you
get speed - a faster way
to process DNA.
With a program, you get speed,
structure, and operational
impact.
DNAConnect is the platform that transforms Rapid DNA from standalone equipment into a manageable ecosystem, uniting the crime lab and partner agencies on one secure, scalable framework.
Instrument Agnostic
Works with both ANDE® and RapidHIT™ ID systems.
Expert-Built
Designed by forensic scientists who understand the challenges you face.
Scalable
Go from a single instrument to a statewide network, supporting multiple agencies.
DNAConnect is a secure, scalable software platform built by forensic experts. It connects with traditional DNA and Rapid DNA systems to increase laboratory control over data, workflows, and quality assurance.
Feature Highlights of DNAConnect
Compliance & Quality Assurance
Security and
Data Integrity
CJIS-compliant encrypted data transfers, role-based permissions, and complete audit logging to protect sensitive forensic data
Audit
Readiness
Maintain records and data to support ISO/IEC 17025 and FBI
QAS standards
Reachback
review
Automatically alert analysts or designated reviewers when DNA profiles require human review
Program Operational Oversight
Operator
Management
Easily manage use roles and access and track operator use history
Equipment
Management
Monitor equipment and consumable usage across all deployed instruments
Centralized
Governance
Supports unified oversight for multi-agency or statewide programs, scalable, phased deployments, and onboarding of new partners
Automated
Hit Alerts
Configurable to provide automated notifications of candidate matches to labs and partners and send confirmed hit notifications
Searching and Matching
Search Approach
Searches DNA profiles with a unique algorithmic method producing more matches than simple allele value matching (e.g. stringency searches)
Matching Engine
Uses a likelihood ratio based approach that accounts for allelic rarity and dropout
Match Manager
Stores and organizes matches for easy retrieval
Kinship
Calculate simple and complex kinship relationships, without spreadsheets or external software
Relationship-based searches to identify unknown individuals in investigative or disaster victim identification (DVI) contexts
Mass Fatality Incidents
Streamlines DVI workflows, enabling the management and kinship comparison of large volumes of victim and family reference DNA profiles, in line with AABB accreditation standards.
Your Lab,
Your Workflow.
The path to implementing Rapid DNA for casework is not one-size-fits-all. Some Rapid DNA programs will use the CODIS database, while others will choose to operate outside of CODIS, focusing instead on a comprehensive platform that generates investigative leads using state-level or local databases uploaded to DNAConnect. Configurable to your operational needs, DNAConnect is the tool to streamline workflows.
About SNA International
DNAConnect was developed by SNA International in 2017 to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a mechanism to connect DNA profiles generated in the field to DNA analysts in laboratories.
With two decades of experience in mission-critical systems and expertise in forensic science, SNA International brings the technical excellence and domain knowledge necessary to create platforms that meet the standards of the forensic science community.
SNA International’s commitment to innovation, security, and quality ensures that DNAConnect not only meets today’s needs but is positioned to adapt to tomorrow’s challenges in forensic DNA analysis.
What Our Customers Say
Trusted by Forensic Laboratories Nationwide
“DNAConnect’s intuitive layout and ease of use have streamlined our workflow. The ability to return candidate matches based on LR rather than stringency, automatically notify investigators via text or email, and draft match letters directly in the system has made communication faster and more efficient.“
Forensic Biology Unit Manager
Forensic Science Manager, State Police
DNA Unit Manager
Turn Rapid DNA technology into a Rapid DNA program
See how DNAConnect can give your laboratory and partner agencies flexibility, confidence, and capability to harness the full potential of Rapid DNA.