Enigma Security
Enigma provides anti-counterfeiting and product traceability solutions based on patented nanotechnology developed at the Politecnico di Milano. The system combines invisible nano-engineered ink markers printed on packaging or documents with a portable reader that verifies authenticity with high reliability. It serves sectors including identity documents, pharmaceutical packaging, food & beverage, and electronics, enabling product tracking throughout the entire lifecycle.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Defense Tech
- Hardware
- Internet of Things
- New Materials
- Software Only
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Problem
Counterfeiters increasingly exploit modern imitation and falsification techniques, threatening the authenticity of high-value documents, pharmaceutical packaging, industrial components, and consumer goods. Traditional security measures are often vulnerable to reverse engineering or fail to provide reliable, product-level traceability throughout the supply chain and product lifecycle.
Solution
Enigma provides a multi-layered anti-counterfeiting and traceability system based on a patented class of nanomaterials developed over a decade of academic research. The solution combines a physical code made of nano-engineered inks that can be printed directly on packaging or applied as labels, with a portable reader that verifies authenticity with measurement uncertainty reduced by two orders of magnitude compared to common verification methods. A cloud-based or on-premise software platform tracks individual products and manages differentiated access to information, allowing clients to define which data is public or restricted. The system is designed to be invisible, tamper-proof, and integrable with most packaging materials including paper, cardboard, and polycarbonate, with adaptability to plastic and metal substrates.
Target Audience
Primary customers are manufacturers and organizations in identity documents, pharmaceutical and medical packaging, food & beverage, art and interior design, electronic components, and sensitive document sectors that require high-assurance anti-counterfeiting and lifecycle traceability.
Features
- Invisible nano-engineered ink markers that are tamper-proof and difficult for counterfeiters to identify
- Portable verification reader that reduces measurement uncertainty by two orders of magnitude versus standard methods
- Cloud or remote software platform enabling traceability down to the individual product unit
- Multi-level security architecture with no reverse-engineering vulnerability
- Customizable access control allowing segmentation of public and secret information per client needs
- Integration capability with paper, cardboard, polycarbonate, plastic, and metal-based materials