Secure Authentication of Products for Everyone

Project Information

SECURE QR CODE

Grant agreement ID: 190143920

DOI 10.3030/190143920

EC signature date 21 March 2023

Start date 1 May 2023

End date 31 January 2025

Funded under

• The European Innovation Council (EIC)

Total cost € 3 447 672,50

EU contribution € 2 349 375,00

Coordinated by

SCANTRUST BV
Netherlands

Project description

Innovative anti-counterfeiting technology

QR codes, or quick response codes, are scannable barcodes commonly used in marketing and regulations promoting product transparency, such as the EU Digital Product Passport. The EIC-funded SECURE QR CODE project is introducing SQRCodes, an anti-counterfeiting technology and software platform patented by Scantrust. This technology offers high levels of security and traceability for both brand owners and customers. SQRCodes distinguish themselves from regular QR codes by providing inherent protection against counterfeit attempts. They can be affixed to any product, enabling anyone to authenticate the product and trace its origins. This scalable innovation seamlessly integrates with standard systems and devices widely employed by businesses in production and distribution, such as QR codes, smartphones, ERP systems, and standard printers used for packaging.

Objective

Scantrust offers breakthrough anti-counterfeiting technology and an accompanying software platform to grant brand owners and consumers high security and active traceability. Unlike regular QR Codes, Scantrust’s patented and proprietary Secure QR Codes (named SQRCodes) have intrinsic protection against counterfeit attempts. The SQRCode can be placed on any product, and allows anyone to authenticate a product and find out about its traceability. This scalable innovation seamlessly integrates with standard, widely used systems and devices used by: businesses in production and distribution (QR codes, internal software systems); the packaging industry (standard digital printers); and consumers (smartphones) in order to empower each user at any stage of a supply chain to instantaneously verify a product.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software applications › system software
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › mobile phones

Keywords

• Supply chain management
• Product packaging
• Counterfeiting

Programme(s)

• HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• HORIZON-EIC-2022-ACCELERATOROPEN-01 - EIC Accelerator Open

Call for proposal

HORIZON-EIC-2022-ACCELERATOR-01

Funding Scheme

HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance

Coordinator

SCANTRUST BV

• Net EU contribution: € 2 349 375,00
• Address: RIJNSBURGSTRAAT 91 H ; 1059 AT Amsterdam ; Netherlands
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  West-Nederland › Noord-Holland › Groot-Amsterdam
• Region: West-Nederland › Noord-Holland › Groot-Amsterdam
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 3 447 672,50