# Fact Sheet: EuroScan
**Quick reference sheet for journalists, researchers, and media partners.**

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## 📋 General Information
- **Name**: EuroScan (also known as FoodScanner)
- **Developer**: Manfred Gamper - Founder of GAMPERLAB® - digital commerce laboratory
- **Launch Date**: July 8, 2026
- **Version**: 1.0 (Stable Release)
- **Platforms**: iOS, Android (Native Apps), Web (PWA at [https://euroscan.app](https://euroscan.app))
- **Price**: 100% Free (Supported by privacy-respecting native ads)
- **Languages**: 10 languages (EN, DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, PL, SV, PT, CS)

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## ⚙️ Technical Specifications
- **Client Architecture**: React Native (with React Native Web PWA compilation)
- **Backend Architecture**: Node.js & Express.js (Modular router/controller system)
- **Database Engine**: 
  - **Server Cache**: SQLite (utilizing VACUUM and optimized multi-column indexes)
  - **App Offline Storage**: Lightweight SQLite database (`pruned.db` containing 113,600+ products and 10,000+ manufacturer prefixes, downloaded dynamically from the server for fast offline scanning).
- **Data Engine Heuristics**: Combined GS1 Prefix matching (40+ countries covered) and a curated brand ownership index.

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## 📈 Key Statistics
- **Brands covered**: 500+ major food and corporate brands (representing 85% of standard European supermarket shelf space, with 29,400+ verified corporate prefixes for Nestlé, P&G, and other global giants).
- **Scan Latency**: Under 200ms (for local offline hits).
- **Target Reach**: Supported in all 27 EU member states, EFTA countries, and the United Kingdom.
- **Privacy Standard**: 100% GDPR compliant. Anonymized geolocation telemetry (rounded coordinates to 1.1km accuracy). No user registration required.

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## 📬 Contact Information
- **Website**: [https://euroscan.app](https://euroscan.app)
- **Email**: info@euroscan.app
- **Press Room**: [https://euroscan.app/press](https://euroscan.app/press)
- **Social Media**: 
  - LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/euroscan-app](https://www.linkedin.com/company/euroscan-app)
  - Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/euroscanapp](https://www.facebook.com/euroscanapp)