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The current version
![[Translate to Englisch:] ECLASS Release 15.0](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/4/csm_2024-05-08_Design_Release-15-0_24875dd906.png "[Translate to Englisch:] ECLASS Release 15.0")
ECLASS Release 15.0
ECLASS publishes a new release every year. Compared to its predecessor, the current ECLASS Release 15.0 contains:
- Complete translations in 29 languages, partial translations in two further languages
- 490 new classes (CC, AS, BL, AC), including 160 new Classification Classes (CCs)
- about 810 new properties
- about 1,700 new values
- about 210 new value lists
Events
ECLASS Steering Committee Meeting Nov 2025
The Steering Committee Meeting is reserved to members of the association with seat in the Steering Committee.
Healthcare live! Special: Master Data – ECLASS is there!
How can data quality, regulatory requirements, and digital processes in healthcare be harmonized in a sustainable manner? This question is the focus of the upcoming Healthcare live! Special: Master Data, which will take place on November 12–13, 2025, at the GS1 Germany Knowledge Center in Cologne.
News
Driving Digital Transformation: Insights from the ECLASS Congress 2025
With a strong focus on the Digital Product Passport, semantic interoperability, and smart manufacturing, the ECLASS Congress 2025 delivered actionable insights and global perspectives. Experts and practitioners from 17 countries came together to explore how standardized data is driving innovation across industries — and how ECLASS continues to evolve as a cornerstone of digital transformation.
Insights into the work of the ECLASS Expert Group 34 | Interview with Dr. Oliver Heinemann
How does ECLASS integrate industry-specific requirements into its standard in such a precise and practical way? In this interview, Dr. Oliver Heinemann, Head of Expert Group 34, "Medical Devices," offers fascinating insights into the importance of expert knowledge, the development of healthcare classification, and his personal motivations for getting involved with ECLASS.
Digital Product Passports made easy - with BCON² & BEATS
Save time, comply with regulations, and stay in control. With BCON² and BEATS, you can quickly create Digital Product Passports (DPPs) that are legally compliant and free of technical hurdles. This is ideal for SMEs and test runs in departments of large companies that want to work smart and future-proof.
Many companies are unprepared for the digital product passport, which will bring with it major challenges.
In the latest issue of iwd, the German Economic Institute reports: 'The EU is pushing ahead with the introduction of digital product passports (DPPs) in numerous industries.' However, many companies are neither informed nor prepared for this development. The article goes on to explain why sharing standardised product data is now crucial and what role standards such as ECLASS can play.”