--- title: "OpenEPCIS Business Edition for GS1 Member Organisations (MOs), universities, and research institutions | OpenEPCIS - an open-core, GS1-compliant EPCIS implementation." canonical_url: "https://openepcis.io/offers/business-edition" last_updated: "2026-06-23T14:33:54.718Z" meta: description: "Full EPCIS 2.0 platform for training, live demos, pilot projects, and proofs of concept. Self-hosted or managed." keywords: "OpenEPCIS, Business Edition, GS1, EPCIS 2.0, DPP, EUDR, Member Organisation" "og:description": "Full EPCIS 2.0 platform for training, live demos, pilot projects, and proofs of concept. Self-hosted or managed." "og:title": "OpenEPCIS Business Edition for GS1 Member Organisations (MOs), universities, and research institutions" "twitter:description": "Full EPCIS 2.0 platform for training, live demos, pilot projects, and proofs of concept. Self-hosted or managed." "twitter:title": "OpenEPCIS Business Edition for GS1 Member Organisations (MOs), universities, and research institutions" --- Home `` An Exclusive Offer: OpenEPCIS ****Business Edition****# Stop explaining EPCIS 2.0.Start demonstrating it. ****Available exclusively to GS1 Member Organisations (MOs), universities, and research institutions worldwide:**** the full OpenEPCIS Business Edition, production-ready, with no functional limitations and free of licence fees. For training, demos, pilot projects, and proof-of-concepts. - Full enterprise functionality - not a trial - No licence fee - Self-hosted or benelog-managed - Full implementation of the GS1 EPCIS 2.0 standard Apply for Access Exclusively available to GS1 MOs, universities, and research institutions **Why Now?**## The regulatory pressure is real. Your stakeholders are asking for answers. Digital Product Passports, the EU Deforestation Regulation, CSRD, CSDDD. Beyond Europe, frameworks like the US FDA's FSMA and DSCSA, the GDST seafood standard, and the UN Transparency Protocol push in the same direction. The requirements for standardised, end-to-end supply chain traceability are mounting fast, in Europe and globally. EPCIS 2.0 is the GS1 standard that delivers exactly this transparency. GS1 Member Organisations are often the first point of contact for companies. Universities and research institutions translate these questions into teaching, applied research, and pilot projects. ### **DPP** Digital Product Passport - EU framework for product lifecycle transparency. ### **EUDR** EU Deforestation Regulation - supply chain due diligence for key commodities. ### **CSRD** Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive - mandatory ESG disclosure. ### **CSDDD** Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - supply chain accountability. **The question is no longer whether companies will implement traceability - but how.** With the OpenEPCIS ****Business Edition****, you can stop explaining the standard and start making it tangible: through live demos, hands-on training, and real pilot projects. **What's included**## The full platform. No restrictions. No licence fees. This is not a limited trial or a sandbox environment. You receive access to the complete OpenEPCIS ****Business Edition****. The same production-ready platform used in real enterprise deployments. ### **Training** Run hands-on EPCIS 2.0 training sessions for your audiences on a real platform. ### **Live Demos** Demonstrate end-to-end supply chain traceability to your audiences with live data. ### **Pilot Projects** Launch real pilot projects with industry partners to validate EPCIS 2.0 in real environments. ### **Proofs of Concept** Evaluate and demonstrate concrete implementation paths for DPP, EUDR, and other regulations. **Full enterprise functionality. No licence fees. No compromises.** The OpenEPCIS ****Business Edition**** is available to GS1 MOs, universities, and research institutions free of licence fees. For training, live demonstrations, pilot projects, and proof-of-concepts. It is the same production-ready platform used in real enterprise deployments, with no functional limitations. **Flexible Deployment**## Your infrastructure. Or ours. Your choice. You can deploy OpenEPCIS in the way that best fits your technical and organisational requirements. With full flexibility from day one. ### **Self-Hosted** Deploy OpenEPCIS in your own cloud environment or on-premises. Full control over data, infrastructure, and configuration. **Cloud or On-Premises** ### **Managed by benelog*** Use a fully managed OpenEPCIS instance operated by benelog in a certified German data centre. No infrastructure overhead, ready to use. **Certified German Data Centre** * Hosting fees on a cost-coverage basis may apply. ![Thomas Hirsch](https://openepcis.io/img/Thomas_Hirsch_Photo.svg) ### Thomas Hirsch Founder & CEO, benelog GmbH & Co. KG > *"The Digital Product Passport is coming. The Deforestation Regulation is coming. Supply chain directives are coming. The question is no longer whether companies will implement traceability, but how. GS1 Member Organisations are often the first point of contact for companies. Universities and research institutions are where these questions move into teaching and applied research. That is exactly why we want to empower all of them to make EPCIS 2.0 tangible in real training, live demos, and pilot projects." * **Standards expertise from the source**## We don't just implement EPCIS 2.0. We help shape it. benelog is specialised in supply chain traceability and Digital Product Passports based on GS1 standards. Our deep involvement in the standardisation process means you get access to expertise that goes far beyond implementation. ### **Co-Chair of GS1 Standards** Sven Böckelmann, benelog Tech Lead, is Co-Chair of the GSMP Visibility Standards Maintenance Group at GS1 - actively shaping the future of EPCIS. ### **Open Source Foundation** OpenEPCIS is an open-core implementation of EPCIS 2.0 - transparent, community-driven, and the technological foundation of the ****Business Edition****. ### **Production-Proven** The ****Business Edition**** is not a prototype. It is the same platform deployed in real enterprise environments - battle-tested and production-ready. ## Ready to get started? Fill in the form below and we will get back to you promptly.