Authentix Inc. Signs Cooperation and License Agreement with LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG. to Deliver High-Volume Production of QUANTUM stripe™

ADDISON, Texas, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Authentix, a pioneer in Nano Optic Security Feature Technologies, today announced it has signed a Cooperation and License Agreement with LEONHARD KURZ, one of the world's largest advanced high security feature manufacturing companies.

This milestone confirms that QUANTUM stripe™, Authentix patented nano optic technology is now fully proven for volume manufacturing and available to the Currency market, marking a major inflection point for the industry.

Following successful technical validation for scaled manufacturing of the QUANTUM stripe nano optic feature, the partnership is focused on finalising full supply and commercial terms to meet growing global demand.

The Agreement unites Authentix breakthrough nano optic innovation with KURZ´ world-class production capacity, ensuring reliable, high-volume supply for banknote customers.

"With the manufacturing process validated and capacity secured, we are moving from innovation to full market impact," said Alan Newman, Chief Product Officer of Authentix.
"This collaboration sets a new benchmark for the currency industry and ensures customers can access our technology at significant scale."

The parties expect to complete definitive supply and commercial agreements soon, enabling immediate market deployment and long-term growth for this advanced cutting-edge technology.

About Authentix:  As the authority in authentication solutions, Authentix brings traceability to today's complex global supply chains. For over 25 years, Authentix has provided clients with physical and software-enabled solutions to detect, mitigate, and prevent illicit trading activity for currency, excise taxable goods, and branded consumer products. Headquartered in Addison, Texas USA, Authentix, Inc. has offices in North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Africa serving clients worldwide. For more information, visit https://www.authentix.com  Authentix® is a registered trademark of Authentix, Inc.

About LEONHARD KURZ:  KURZ Banknote Security provides the essential element to banknote security. Bringing together the ultimate combination of unique technologies, proven billions of times over on banknotes around the globe. Next to its proprietary and proven KINEGRAM® technology, KURZ produces security foils for select third parties in its dedicated, state-of-the-art Production Site in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany. The KURZ Group employs over 5´500 employees in more than 30 countries and is active in a wide variety of markets. For more information about our banknote solutions, visit www.kurz-banknotes.com for more information about the KURZ Group visit www.kurz-world.com

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Authentix Inc. Signs Cooperation and License Agreement with LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG. to Deliver High-Volume Production of QUANTUM stripe™

WENZHOU, China, Oct. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from China Daily:

On October 24, the World Young Scientist Summit 2026 opened in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. The event is hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, and the World Association of Young Scientists. Nearly 800 representatives, including scientists, educators, and entrepreneurs from more than 60 countries and regions, are attending the summit.

With the theme "Gathering Talents Worldwide to Create a Better Future," the summit's annual agenda is "Global Youth Action in the AI Era: Building a Sustainable Future." It aims to draw on the insights of young people around the world, deepen international sci-tech cooperation, and jointly address questions about young people, science, the world and the future.

Delivered keynote speeches respectively on education reform in the AI era, AI and processor chips, young women scientists' participation in science, and quantum computing. They explored new opportunities for scientific research, talent cultivation, and international cooperation in the AI era.

This year's summit placed greater emphasis on the growth needs of young scientists, with young talents under the age of 45 accounting for 88 percent of participants. It aimed to build a cluster of international journals, bring together young scientific talent, facilitate a batch of international collaborative projects and advance the application and commercialization of scientific and technological achievements. The summit released the Report on the Distribution and Mobility of Young Scientists in the Field of Embodied Intelligence, launched the World Young Scientist Summit Partner Journal Program and the 2026 World Young Scientist Innovation and Entrepreneurship Growth Support Program. It also published the "Young Scientist Pioneers 2035" list and announced the 2026 Sustainable Development Young Scientist Award. The awards were presented to four Chinese and foreign scientists.

In addition, the conference focused on fields such as future manufacturing, quantum information, embodied intelligence, brain-computer intelligence, environmental science, deep-sea resources, and life and health, and held 12 parallel forums. It also included the "Gravitation π" Future Technology and Concept Products Exhibition and Exchange, local thematic side events, and sci-tech and humanities study visits, further building an interdisciplinary, cross-regional and cross-sector platform for youth sci-tech exchange and cooperation.

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World Young Scientist Summit 2026 Opens in Wenzhou, Zhejiang