GS1 US Announces Call for Innovation for The Startup Lab at GS1 Connect

GS1 US® has issued a Call for Innovation for companies with disruptive technologies to be featured in The Startup Lab—a new highlight of GS1 Connect 2019 designed to showcase emerging technologies that could have a significant impact on commerce. Twelve startups with a demonstrable product that was launched between June 2017 and May 2019 will be selected to present their technology on June 19, 2019 and compete to win up to $10,000 cash.

Finalists will also receive complimentary access to GS1 Connect 2019, taking place June 19-21, 2019 at the Gaylord Rockies in Denver, Colorado. Entry is free and applications must be submitted via online form by February 18, 2019.

WHO: GS1 US, the information standards organization known for pioneering the barcode more than 40 years ago, facilitates industry collaboration to transform supply chain and e-commerce operations through open standards. Members include retailers, healthcare providers, foodservice operators, distributors, manufacturers of consumer packaged goods, apparel, general merchandise and healthcare products, and solution providers.

WHAT: The Startup Lab at GS1 Connect will showcase emerging technologies, business innovations, and strategies that improve an inefficient business process, create a transformational new product or service, or solve a business challenge in one of these areas:

Applicants must not have raised more than $10 million in funding and must provide a brief description of the proposed innovation and its intended business or societal impact.

WHEN:

WHERE: The Startup Lab competition will be held at GS1 Connect at the Gaylord Rockies Convention Center, Denver, CO.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Applications for The Startup Lab must be submitted via online form.

For more information about GS1 US, please visit http://www.gs1us.org.

About GS1 US
GS1 US®, a member of GS1® global, is a not-for-profit information standards organization that facilitates industry collaboration to help improve supply chain visibility and efficiency through the use of GS1 Standards, the most widely-used supply chain standards system in the world. Nearly 300,000 businesses in 25 industries rely on GS1 US for trading partner collaboration that optimizes their supply chains, drives cost performance and revenue growth while also enabling regulatory compliance. They achieve these benefits through solutions based on GS1 global unique numbering and identification systems, barcodes, Electronic Product Code-based RFID, data synchronization, and electronic information exchange. GS1 US also manages the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code® (UNSPSC®). For more information, visit http://www.gs1us.org.

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