A US firm, Applied DNA Sciences, Inc, a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting products, announced that its SigNature DNA mark has been used to protect nearly 500,000 electronics parts. The US Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”) is seeking to combat the infiltration of counterfeit electronic parts. Some 17 companies are actively marking microcircuits with SigNature DNA, a requirement set out by DLA for companies providing a class of microcircuits to the Agency. Overall, 51 companies are signed or in various stages of negotiation.
As Dr. James A Hayward, CEO and President of Applied DNA Sciences wrote in the July issue of Military and Aerospace Electronics, customers now include both authorized distributors and manufacturers, including the first two companies known as “QMLs,” meaning that they are included on DLA’s highly selective Qualified Manufacturers List.
Dr Hayward said: “Our technology plans will allow us to accommodate every production process into the future. We are firm believers in continual improvement, which we believe will allow us to grow and consistently reach higher levels of excellence and reliability.”
