Overview of services and research for Blockchain Technology Research Institute, a department of Technology Institute, Frankfurt. Showing usecases for applied blockchain technology to create value-adding use cases in pharmaceutical, automotive and many other industries.

1. Overview and Introduction
Blockchain Technology Research Institute
and selected applications

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About Blockchain Technology Research Institute
WHAT WE ARE
• Centre for applied graph theory and data
science
• Focused on Machine Learning and
Artificial Intelligence
• Research-Driven and Innovative
WHAT WE DO
• Research and Develop truly useful
technology
• Focus on creating value in real-economy
applications
• Evaluate and consult
• Develop solutions
• Deploy prototypes
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Security
Token
Issues
Provide Financing and
Liquidity, enable
alternative payments
(backed or unbacked)
Supply
Chain
Track &
Trace
Provide transparency,
track provenance &
authenticity, analyze
data
Payment
Systems
Enable marketplaces
with mobile phones
One Engine – Many Applications
BTRI blockchain solutions are modular and integrate well

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What is Blockchain
A DATABASE WITH SPECIAL
PROPERTIES…
• Only authorized users can write data
• Data can be written by machines (IoT) and
humans
• Ownership of datasets (assets) can be
transferred
• Assets can be traced
• Additional information
can be handed on with assets
…AND MANY UNIQUE
CHARACTERISTICS
• Unchangeable (immutable) entries make it
good for audits
• Data is protected and distributed across
multiple nodes (replicas)
• Level of access can be controlled
• Content can be encrypted for intended
recipient
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Blockchain the Digital twin of a physical asset
Digital twins can transport all relevant information about a physical asset
• Your product moves, the digital twin in
the blockchain moves with it,
everywhere in the world.
• Only the owner of the product can
modify the data.
• If the product is gone, the blockchain is
gone, too.
• The digital twin „remembers“ every
change of data along it‘s path and the
blockchain grows with time and the
past data can‘t be changed – that‘s the
nature of the blockchain code.
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Blockchain data grows with time
Digital twins can transport all relevant information about a physical asset
# Data content Example of data stored
  Exact date of production, site,
machine, operator,
components used, last safe
date of use
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value operations, refrigeration
  +  +  Date received in warehouse,
Transportation company that
the product was received
from
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Storing data linked to products / assets – How?
Blockchain
User can be agnostic of data
structure
Only owners can change data
Users can read unencrypted data
Data in decentralized network of
nodes nodes
Classic Database
Knowledge of data structure
imperative
Data can be changed by
permissioned user, regardless of
product/asset ownership
Management of access rights can be
challenging
Data usually in centralized location

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What is required and who provides it?
What Who Remark
Computing power to run the
Blockchain database
Hosted by client in-house /
As a service from BTRI (BaaS) /
In the cloud (AWS, Azure, IBM etc)
To achieve required levels of
- Performance
- Security
- Service
Identification Adjusted to your existing serialization environment:
- RFID chip on the product
- QR code / Barcode
- Manual entry
- AI image recognition
To implement new services without
interruption to ongoing processes
Modifing the data Asset owner (IoT device, user (group)) Can be done from anywhere
Adding to the existing data Asset owner can add data incl. files to the asset and can
transfer to new owner who then have the right to make
changes
Create clear ownership and responsibility
structure
Deleting the data Asset static and dynamic data can never be deleted or
changed
If deletable entries are required (ex. GDPR),
hash-values can be used to proof existence

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Use cases
What could you use it for?

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Provide new data for products already sold
e.g. Automotive
• The car –owner is informed via mail that his
vehicle might be concerned
• The car owner reads the RFID of the vehicle, the
blockchain tell him if he is concerned and what
needs to be done
• The blockchain data can allow him to exactly
authenticate to the car maker what the properties
of his vehicle are. If maintenance has already
been performed, the blockchain is updated by the
authorized dealer and double-work is avoided
• The blockchain registers the date of maintenance
and allows to clarify if and when corrective
actions were performed on a vehicle.
• All maintenance records can be stored within the
blockchain digital twin of the car.
• Sale of a used car with a different mileage than
indicated in the blockchain becomes impossible

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Medical / Pharmaceutical Supplies
• Product authenticity: Patients can
confirmation via unique RFID or QR code
• Correct use: Dosage information can be
displayed to patient after he scans the QR
code.
• Storage and transportation: Confirmation
of climate conditions during the
transportation can be automatically
updated in the blockchain by the
forwarding company during transport. Key
factors for the effectiveness of sensitive
medical supplies can be unchangeably
encoded to product end-user and
producer from liability claims.

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Commerce, Wholesalers and Producers
Speed RFID readers can quickly identify key data on even on individual parcels
Detail Maximum stock time on each individual box → more efficient FIFO management possible
Marketing
communication
Data on each individual part is provided by its manufacturer. Maximum level of detail for
product description, use of products, links to exact relevant documentation.
Ease of sales Exact description and identification e.g. for an exhaust pipe exactly which vehicle variants it
will fit to are linked to the part. You‘re a reseller and buy the part, you have all the
information that goes with it.
Improved profit 1. Correct and detailed product description = higher sales price and higher turn rate for the
wholesaler.
2. Risk of wrong delivery or sale minimized and cost for return shipment reduced
Sales of slow
movers
Producers can sell unsold OEM stock as spare parts without creating a catalog items, since all
the data for use is already linked to the part and can be sold in non-full pallet quantities.

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Traceability of finished products
SUPPLY CHAIN TRACK & TRACE
• Information about products from seed-to-
shelf can be immutably recorded on a
blockchain
• User-friendly dashboards can provide AI-
enhanced analytics about state of the
supply chain and constituents
• Consumers can check authenticity,
certification, manuals or other information
which they receive in the digital twin
together with the physical product

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Contact
OFFICE ADDRESS
Hanauer Landstr. 421
60314 Frankfurt / Main
Germany
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