Orchid - Audit Committee Charter revised March 2010

ORCHID CELLMARK INC. AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER I. PURPOSE The Audit Committee shall provide assistance to the board of directors (the “Board”) of Orchid Cellmark Inc. (the “Corporation”) in fulfilling the Board’s responsibility to the Corporation’s shareholders relating to the Corporation’s accounting, financial reporting practices, the system of internal control, the audit process, the quality and integrity of its financial reports and the Corporation’s process for monitoring compliance with laws and regulations and the code of conduct. The Audit Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to: • Oversee that management has maintained the reliability and integrity of the accounting policies, financial reporting and disclosure practices of the Corporation; • Oversee that management has established and maintained an independent relationship with its qualified independent auditors; • Oversee that management has established and maintained processes to assure that an adequate system of internal control of financial reporting is functioning within the Corporation; • Oversee the performance of the independent auditors and the Corporation’s internal audit function; • Oversee that management has established and maintained processes to assure compliance by the Corporation with all applicable laws, regulations and corporate policy; and • Oversee the Corporation’s processes to assess and manage financial and enterprise risk. The Audit Committee’s ...