protection track and trace document authentication founded 2003 headquarters london uk number of employees 15 website www.ingeniatechnology.com ingenia technology formed in 2003 is an international security technology company and inventor of laser surface authentication a technique used for brand protection track and trace and document authentication . 1 contents 1 history 2 technology 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit ingenia technology was founded following years of research funding at durham university and imperial college in london . under the leadership of professor russell cowburn the laser surface authentication technology that forms the basis of the security solution was developed . 2 ingenia technology has its headquarters in london with satellite offices in vienna and zurich . technology edit laser surface authentication analyses the naturally occurring random structure of a surface and from this generates a signature or code unique to that surface . this code can then be used to authenticate and identify the item in the same way as a fingerprint . the technology can be used for paper cardboard plastics metals and ceramics and has found many applications across a diverse number of markets . 3 awards edit the company has won many technology and company awards in recent years including global security challenge winner 2006 best new security technology in the world hermes award 2007 best technology together with bayer technology services 4 red herring europe 100 and red herring global 100 winners 2007 emerging technology companies 5 references edit international authentication association members profile . retrieved on 2011 06 03 bbc news laser spots paper fingerprints 03.08.2005 retrieved on 2011 06 03 scientific american sarah graham paper s natural fingerprint could be built in passport protection 28.07.2005 . retrieved on 2011 06 03 bayer technology services retrieved on 2011 06 03 international authentication association retrieved on 2011 06 03 external links edit ingenia technology international authentication association cartondruck idt systems bbc laser spots paper fingerprints the inquirer laser authentication system may foil id thieves popsci best of what s new 08 business computing world the olympics are coming but how secure are our documents packaging europe ingenia technology reflect on a successful 2010 as key markets are identified for 2011 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ingenia technology & oldid 703599803 categories technology companies of the united kingdomtechnology companies established in 2003 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 6 february 2016 at 13 20 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view