Anti-counterfeiting

With counterfeit goods accounting for over 3% of the global trade and with annual losses in the luxury goods industry alone nearing €50 billion, the need for advanced and resilient anti-counterfeiting solutions has never been more urgent.

As counterfeiters adopt advanced printing, imaging, and material technologies, traditional security features are no longer sufficient.

Seaborough harnesses cutting-edge nanoscience to develop luminescent materials that power next-generation security features, from overt to forensic (Level 1 to Level 3) authentication. Our Lumicrypt™ solution, outpaces rapidly evolving counterfeit methods and delivers advanced protection for luxury products, banknotes, and official documents.

Lumicrypt™, developed using Seaborough’s proprietary IFRET-based technology, is an advanced anti-counterfeit security solution based on nano-engineered luminescent pigments. These pigments can be tailored across a range of excitation and emission wavelengths, enabling flexible deployment across diverse security applications.

Lumicrypt™ is designed for integration into inks and coatings, fits standard printing and finishing processes, and adheres to paper, polymers, metals, fabrics, and leather. 

At the core of Lumicrypt™ are nano-engineered luminescent particles with precisely controlled optical behavior. When excited under specific conditions, these particles emit distinct spectral signatures that form unique optical identities.

Because these signatures are defined at the nanoscale, they are almost impossible to reverse-engineer.  Built for real-world use, Lumicrypt™ maintains consistent performance under exposure to heat, light, and chemicals.

Lumicrypt™ combines advanced security performance with real-world manufacturability:

• Tunable excitation and emission across multiple wavelengths
• Multi-spectral emission for layered authentication
• Invisible engineering
• UV-stable and heat-resistant under demanding conditions
• Print-ready, compatible with standard inks and coatings
• No specialized ink manufacturing equipment required
• Consistent optical performance over time
• Scalable and license-ready for high-volume production

Seaborough’s anti-counterfeit solution is trusted in:

Currency & banknotes

Incorporate Lumicrypt™ into security threads, coatings or printed elements for high-speed validation in banking and retail systems.

Luxury goods & brand protection

Integrate invisible, brand-specific authentication into labels, textiles, leather goods and metal components, without compromising design or consumer experience.

Government documents & IDs

Embed covert and forensic security features into passports, identity cards, certificates and official documents to combat fraud and unauthorized reproduction.