19th October 2007

Ingenia to showcase breakthrough anti-counterfeit technology at PISEC

Ingenia Technology, the UK company developing the next generation of security technology, is pleased to announce that it will be a Platinum Sponsor at the eighth annual Global Product and Image Security Convention (“PISEC”), to be held in London on 19 – 21 November. The convention is the flagship event for professionals and businesses who are involved in brand, product and image security.

Ingenia is known for its groundbreaking contribution to the security and verification market, Laser Surface Authentication (LSA™), which recognises and verifies the inherent “fingerprint” on all papers, plastics and metals. It can therefore be used to detect fraudulent or counterfeit reproductions of items such as passports, pharmaceutical products and consumer products including tobacco, alcohol and mobile phones. Unlike traditional “hologram” forms of security verification, LSA™ is highly accurate – often more so than DNA.

Professor Russell Cowburn, inventor of LSA™, is to be one of the keynote speakers at the Convention.

Mounir Barakat, Chief Executive of Ingenia, commented:

“We are delighted to be Platinum Sponsor of this year’s PISEC convention, which is sure to be an enjoyable and beneficial event for Ingenia as a business. We are also gratified to see that Russell will be speaking. This reflects our status as a significant player in the global security and authentication market place.”

For further information, please contact:

Mounir Barakat/Mark McGlade
Ingenia Technology Tel: +44 (0) 207 495 0844

Dan de Belder/Helen Tarbet
Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial Tel: +44 (0) 207 861 3232

www.ingeniatechnology.com  

Editors’ notes

Ingenia Technology
Ingenia Technology has its headquarters in London.
Ingenia Technology is an emerging UK company in the authentication and verification of papers, plastics and metals, as used in documents, ID cards and product packaging.
Its mission is to create the next generation of security technology, solving critical inadequacies in existing solutions.
To do this, Ingenia has worked closely with Durham University and Imperial College London through Prof Russell Cowburn, and continues to do so.

PISEC 2007
The Global Product and Image Security Convention (“PISEC”) is the number one event for professionals who are involved with brand, product and image security. This eighth annual convention, entitled “Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy Through Innovation, Investment and Technology”, will feature a two-day conference programme and a Brand Owners Forum. Including speakers from Pfizer, Imperial College London, and the EU Commission.
http://www.pisec-world