• What tests do we carry out?
• Paternity Testing
• Maternity Testing
• Siblingship Testing
• Twins Testing
• How much does it cost?
• How DNA Testing Works

What We Do

NorthGene was created in 1995 to segregate our longstanding paternity testing service from the academic and clinical service laboratories.  Newcastle introduced paternity testing for the Courts in 1970 so is probably the longest serving laboratory in the UK.  Professor Sir John Burn became fully responsible for the service in the mid 1990's.  In 2000 he was a founder member of the Human Genetics Commission and led a subgroup on paternity testing which gave rise to the Code of Conduct and the recognition of service by the Lord Chancellor's office.  In June 2008 LGC asked NorthGene to take over the administrative side of their identity testing business and it was formally agreed that all client work for LGC would be referred to NorthGene.  All Court approved and Immigration tests are conducted in accordance with strict chain of custody requirements.  These reports are suitable for legal purposes.

We also offer curiosity (peace of mind) testing.   Although the results from this type of test are completely accurate they cannot be used for any legal purpose.  It is, therefore, important to think about the type of test you require as should you need the result for any legal reason in the future, such as a change to a child's birth certificate, the testing process will have to be done again as a Court approved case.  If you are unsure which type of test you require please contact our service co-ordinators. 

NorthGene is one of the UK's leading relationship testing companies and the only one that donates any profits to medical research and education.

At NorthGene we pride ourselves on offering a friendly, efficient and fully confidential service and we are dedicated to supporting our clients through what we understand can be a very difficult process.