Cellmark pioneered the introduction of DNA analysis for paternity testing and our services have an enviable reputation amongst members of the public, family support organisations and the medical profession.
Cellmark is also the company of choice for many of the leading family law practitioners specialising in child custody, divorce and probate issues.
- The world’s first commercial DNA fingerprinting laboratory
- The first DNA paternity testing company to be accredited to the international quality standard ISO17025
- The company of choice for government departments
- Part of the largest paternity testing company in the world
Cellmark has been accredited by the Department for Constitutional Affairs as a body that may carry out parentage tests directed by the civil courts in England and Wales under section 20 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969. Our results are accepted in court.
We have also been trusted by successive governments and are contracted by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office for the UKvisas scheme offering specialist DNA relationship testing in immigration cases.
Cellmark - The Home of DNA Paternity Testing. Cellmark is part of Orchid Cellmark Ltd; a subsidiary of Orchid Cellmark Inc. headquartered in Princeton, USA. Orchid Cellmark Inc. is a leading international provider of DNA testing services for human identity testing and agricultural applications.
Our reputation has been earned not only as a result of the accuracy and efficiency of our testing services but in the professional and confidential manner in which Cellmark manages the often sensitive and complex issues of paternity.
