The History of the QR Code

Barcodes are a mainstay of laboratories, healthcare facilities, and pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, used to track and trace each individual sample, reagent, and container throughout every assay and workflow. Because 2D barcodes can store more information, they are increasingly being used instead of 1D barcodes. One of the most popular 2D barcodes is the QR code, which is celebrating its 30 year anniversary this year. So, in honor of its incredible achievement, here is a brief history of QR codes.