Index has developed a traceability platform that uses inert genetic barcodes, which are bioengineered into baker’s yeast. This results in a unique, identifiable and traceable microscopic product called BioTags®. The genetic barcodes are non-coding and stored within Trailhead, our digital registry software that links the BioTag® to products and the supply chain. There are no genes introduced. There are no genes modified. The BioTag® registry data is flexible and updatable. BioTags® are applied/mixed with any product in trace amounts — <parts per million — at any point in the supply chain. BioTags® are inactive, or not living and therefor incapable of growth. They do not effect the product they are tracing. BioTags® are detectable by the same PCR technology used to detect COVID-19. BioTags® have even been integrated with Ethereum, a leading blockchain solution, to create the first customizable Bio-NFT — more on that to come. To learn more about Index Biosystems, click here.

To learn more about active and intelligent packaging advances, check out the AIPIA Conference on November 16, 2021 — Smart Packaging Solutions for Digitalization, Supply Chain and Sustainability.