From photocopy to AI

The need for security features When color photocopiers and desktop digital printers became mainstream, the issue of high-quality clones became the threat for value documents and banknotes. Suddenly the barrier to counterfeiting was thrown down and anybody from home could produce a convincing replica of an ID or a note.The industry response was found both […]

Can we Trust Traceability For Product Authentication?

“Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year: UNODC report” – United Nations report- 2023 “Ferrari program asks customers to rat out counterfeit cars, t-shirts and hats” – CNN 2024 “Several medical spas and wellness centers are facing potential lawsuits from drugmaker Eli Lilly for allegedly selling compounded and counterfeit versions of ultra-popular weight […]

Security holograms are dead, long live security holograms!

Few overt security devices have been deployed as widely and successfully as security holograms (or DOVIDs, Diffractive Optically Variable Image Devices, to be more precise and inclusive). From banknotes to ID documents to brand protection, holograms have been a stronghold against counterfeiting for over 40 years. We’re so accustomed to them that we’ve hardly noticed […]

Managing Partnerships

How do you effectively manage partnerships and decide whether to continue, modify, or end them? To effectively address customer and market demands, a company, despite possessing substantial expertise and investing in research and development, may still encounter gaps in its quest for success. When time-to-market is critical, or when financing development is not affordable, it […]