April 21, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. | Dr. Christoph Gimmler | From Molecules to application - from lab to fab
Authenticate products with a smartphone – for brands, retailers, and consumers alike
Counterfeits cause massive economic losses every year and undermine customer trust and safety. At the same time, companies face the challenge of integrating the Digital Product Passport (DPP) into existing processes—ideally in a way that ensures each product remains uniquely identifiable along the supply chain.
SmartID meets this challenge head-on: it combines reliable product identification with counterfeit-proof authentication, creating the perfect foundation for the Digital Product Passport.
Fraunhofer Institute for 
