Lifetime Achievement Award

2025 – Winner

Elisabeth schulz

Elisabeth Schulz

Elisabeth began as a forensic document expert with the German police before joining the ECB in 2000, where she led efforts against holographic counterfeits. She organised the first CAC Symposium in 2003, co-developed a hologram scanner in 2004, and built a comprehensive euro counterfeit hologram database. Her research, including her 2020 ODS paper, has advanced forensic science and left a lasting legacy in hologram analysis.

 

2025 Awards Winners

Lifetime Achievement Award

Brian holmes

Dr Brian Holmes

Lifetime Achievement Award

Michael boehm

Michael Boehm

Best Decorative / Packaging Product

Hazen paper

Hazen Paper – Firedancer

Best Product Security Application

Ara authentic

ARA Authentic – Checkmyheat

Best Integrated Technology / Best Document Security Application

Composition parrot 500

IN Groupe – Plasmogram™ Reverso Stripe on the Polymer Philippines 500 Piso Banknote.

Best Integrated Technology / Best Document Security Application

Bol house notes paper and polymer

Crane Currency – Beauty of Life House Note

Best Innovation in Optically Variable Technologies

Smart mirrors iq structures

IQ Structures – Smart Mirrors