The European DNA profiling group (EDNAP) was established in October 1988 in London. The group consisted of forensic scientists from various European countries came together to find a way of harmonizing the DNA technology for crime investigation. At the 14th Congress of the ISFG (International Society for Forensic Genetics) in Mainz in 1991, EDNAP was accepted as a working group. It was intended that each European country should be represented by one laboratory with sufficient scientific expertise in forensic DNA technology.