DON’T MISS
IamExpat FairIamExpat Job BoardIamExpat Webinars
Newsletters
EXPAT INFO
CAREER
HOUSING
EDUCATION
LIFESTYLE
EXPAT SERVICES
NEWS & ARTICLES
Home
Expat Info
Dutch news & articles
Interpol to use programme developed by Nijmegen scientists
Never miss a thing!Sign up for our weekly newsletters with important news stories, expat events and special offers.
Keep me updated with exclusive offers from partner companies
By signing up, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with our privacy policy

Interpol to use programme developed by Nijmegen scientists

Never miss a thing!Sign up for our weekly newsletters with important news stories, expat events and special offers.
Keep me updated with exclusive offers from partner companies
By signing up, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with our privacy policy
or
follow us for regular updates:



Related Stories

Bitlock: (Un)lock your bicycle with the click of a button!Bitlock: (Un)lock your bicycle with the click of a button!
The 'Concept 1865': old-fashioned cycling with a modern twistThe 'Concept 1865': old-fashioned cycling with a modern twist
Turn your bike into a super bike!Turn your bike into a super bike!
Victory for TU Delft's solar car!Victory for TU Delft's solar car!
Coming soon: the first black box for bicyclesComing soon: the first black box for bicycles
Indestructible & Theft-proof bicycle lights launching soonIndestructible & Theft-proof bicycle lights launching soon
Delft students break world record with their electric carDelft students break world record with their electric car
A humanoid robot is coming to the NetherlandsA humanoid robot is coming to the Netherlands
For expats of all colours, shapes and sizes

Explore
Expat infoCareerHousingEducationLifestyleExpat servicesNews & articles
About us
IamExpat MediaAdvertisePost a jobContact usSitemap
More IamExpat
IamExpat Job BoardIamExpat HousingIamExpat FairsWebinarsNewsletters
Privacy
Terms of usePrivacy policyCookiesAvoiding scams

Never miss a thing!Sign up for expat events, news & offers, delivered once a week.
Keep me updated with exclusive offers from partner companies
By signing up, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with our privacy policy


© 2025 IamExpat Media B.V.
© 2025 IamExpat Media B.V.
Nov 9, 2013
Elzi Lewis
Elzi swapped rainy Manchester for (rainier) Amsterdam a year ago, and has never looked back. Having just finished an MA at the University of Amsterdam, she is both excited and terrified by the prospect of joining the real world. Canals, tulips, Jenever and stroopwafels are easing the transition.Read more

Interpol will begin using new forensic software this year - based on research from Radboud University Nijmegen!

The software

The programme is called Bonaparte and is marketed by SMART Research BV. It was first developed by a team at the university’s Dutch Foundation for Neural Networks.

Bonaparte is essentially a piece of software which enables people to be identified via their relatives' DNA. By providing rapid, extensive and reliable DNA-searching, Bonaparte can be particularly helpful in the wake of large-scale disasters.

It has already been successfully employed by the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI): notably, to identify victims of the Tripoli airplane crash (2010), and also to find the murderer of Marianne Vaatstra (2012).

Prestige for Nijmegen

On Wednesday, Interpol officially announced that it would be adding the Bonaparte system to its DNA database.

The organisation's secretary general, Ron Noble, openly thanked the NFI and SMART Research in his announcement.

The decision means that Bonaparte will now help detectives tracing criminals and victims across the world.

The addition will significantly increase Interpol’s options for DNA tracing. It will also make the identification of missing persons much faster and more reliable.

The NFI's international connections

This move is part of a wider collaboration between Interpol and the NFI.

Noble stated that, "from my point of view, this cooperation is a logical step, because the NFI - just like Interpol - believes in the necessity of continuous innovation, and tries to increase forensic expertise and skills of countries around the world."

Similarly, the Chief Executive Officer of the NFI called the cooperation, "an example of the growing internationalisation of the forensic domain."
 

Sources: Netherlands Forensic Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen

By Elzi Lewis