BioTech Two
BioTech Two
400 East Jackson Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Size: 131,000 square feet
Cost: $30,000,000
Year Opened: 1998
Features: Three-story, special purpose laboratory, office and support facilities for the Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS) and Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). Testing in the areas of Controlled Substances, Firearms & Toolmarks, Forensic Biology, Forensic Toxicology, Latent Prints, Questioned Documents and Trace Evidence are carried out in the Central Lab of DFS. The Lab also houses a Training Section which certifies breath alcohol instruments and trains operators in their use, and also trains law enforcement personnel in crime scene processing and evidence handling. The OCME occupies approximately 40,000 square feet of office and special purpose space in BioTech Two.
