Project description
Innovative multi-combination system to protect product’s authenticity
Counterfeit products currently pose a significant threat to the global economy, resulting in EU companies losing EUR 121 billion in sales and over 671 000 jobs. Furthermore, these counterfeit goods can jeopardise security, health, and the environment due to their under par component quality. The EIC-funded KEEPER project has introduced a unique code with multiple combinations to verify product authenticity. This initiative offers a secure and cost-effective safeguarding solution. The project features a customisable system employing nano-engineered inks, known as 3Tags, for tagging documents and packaging. These inks, in conjunction with the 3Check verification technique, effectively thwart replication. The goal is to enhance technology and collaborate with industries to enhance efficacy.
Objective
Nowadays, counterfeit products seriously affect the global economy and can have a negative impact on security, health, and the environment due to the lower quality of their components. The severity of the problem is estimated to reach 2.3T$ in 2022, causing EU companies a loss of 121B€ in sales and more than 671 000 jobs. KEEPER project aims to provide a new technological solution for this challenge. KEEPER is the first system combining a unique identification code with a virtually infinite number of combinations (more than a septillion) to certify the authenticity of the product and an unprecedented level of security, ease of use, and low price.
KEEPER is an innovative customizable solution based on two main assets: nano-engineered inks to be applied on documents or product packaging as adhesive tags or directly printed in specific spots (3Tag), and an extremely selective verification technique by means of a dedicated reader (3Check). The specificity of the inks and high-knowledge content make KEEPER technology extremely difficult or almost impossible to be replicated by reverse engineering processes. KEEPER intends to complete the technological development and to validate with industrial partners the impact on massive use cases increasing the TRL of the proposed solution, supported by a sound and implementable commercialization strategy. The first market considered is represented by the identity verification which is worth more than $10B globally and is expected to grow to $20B by 2022 according to research conducted by McKinsey. The strong integration of a technology track and a business track and a multi-actor approach, that will bring together key actors of academia and industry sector, will allow to deliver project-specific objectives and enable alternative directions and options. In the last phase of the project, we will proceed to the establishment of a start-up that will have the future objective of consolidating our presence in the reference market.
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2022-TRANSITION-01
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20133 Milano
Italy
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