Tex-Ray and Applied DNA will set up a center in Taiwan. This will integrate Applied DNA’s authentication platform into new product development of yarns, finishes and fabrics and design streamlined supply chain processes to reduce time-to-market for Applied DNA products and services.

Applied DNA is a leader in PCR-based DNA manufacturing for product authenticity and traceability solutions. Tex-Ray is a pioneer in performance fabric and smart clothing for modern active lifestyles. Tex-Ray, based in Taiwan, is the world’s largest functional fabric production base accounting for approximately 50 per cent of the global output value of performance fabrics. Founded in 1978, Tex-Ray manages global textile supply chains and counts the world’s leading brands as customers and operates in nine countries within Asia, Africa, and North America.

Applied DNA’s CertainT molecular authentication platform for forensic authenticity and traceability delivers brand differentiation and protection of goods whose value chains span large commercial ecosystems and geographies. Unique in its ability to provide identity and traceability embedded in goods themselves, CertainT is a natural fit with the technology innovations that comprise Tex-Ray’s product portfolio.

The alliance with Tex-Ray enables Applied DNA to engage key participants along multiple points in the global textile value chain to more broadly drive adoption of Applied DNA’s authentication technology platform.