About Nova Biomedical
Nova Biomedical develops, manufactures, and sells advanced technology blood testing analyzers. We employ over 1,200 people, with sales and service subsidiaries in eight countries and distributors in more than 91 additional countries. Nova has manufacturing facilities in Waltham and Billerica, Massachusetts; and Taipei, Taiwan. Nova is one of the 25 largest in vitro diagnostic companies in the world and the largest privately owned in vitro diagnostic company in the United States.

Worldwide Market Areas Include:
Hospital Blood Gas and Critical Care Analyzers
Nova Biomedical is the world technology leader in the development of fast, whole blood analyzers to support the care of hospitalized and critically ill patients. Nova analyzers offer the most extensive stat test menus and deliver results in the shortest time at the lowest costs. Nova also provides handheld meter-and-strip based measuring systems for glucose, ketone, lactate, and creatinine point-of-care testing. Whether testing is performed in the central laboratory or in emergency, surgical, critical, or respiratory care areas, Nova analyzers can help to improve patient outcomes while reducing the cost of care.

Pioneering Technological Innovations
Nova Biomedical has a 40-year history as the world leader in developing whole blood biosensors for clinical and cell culture/fermentation use.

A Global Company
Nova has sales and service operations in 100 countries through Nova subsidiaries or distributors. Nova’s wholly-owned subsidiaries are located in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, the UK, Japan, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the US, with distributors in 92 additional countries. Nova subsidiaries and distributors provide product information, demonstrations, local product inventory, and complete technical support. Whether you are located in North America, Europe, Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, Latin America, or the Indian Subcontinent, Nova can support your point-of-care and critical care testing needs. Nova’s global manufacturing operations take place in four facilities certified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and are located in Waltham and Billerica, Massachusetts, USA and Taipei, Taiwan. These facilities occupy a total of 420,000 square feet (42,000 square meters) of manufacturing space.

Measurement Technologies Used by Nova Analyzers
Potentiometric (whole blood or plasma), Amperometric (whole blood/plasma or cell culture media), Conductivity (whole blood), Immunochemistry (whole blood or plasma), Spectrophotometric (plasma and cell culture media), Photometric (lysed whole blood), Ellipsometry (saliva/urine), and Imaging (cell culture)

Events

IBMS Congress 2023
Booth:
Stand: 307

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 - Thu, 28 Sep 2023


Broad Street
West MidlandsWest Midlands, West Midlands B12EA
United Kingdom
ESICM LIVES 2023
Booth:
Booth 2-47

Sat, 21 Oct 2023 - Wed, 25 Oct 2023


Piazzale Carlo Magno false
LombardyMilan, Lombardy 20149
Italy
Medica 2023
Booth:
Hall 3 / C16-2

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 - Thu, 16 Nov 2023


Stockumer Kirchstrasse 61
Messplatz, 40474
Germany

News

ICU Management

Detecting Euglycaemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis Associated With SGLT2 Inhibitors

2023 20 Apr

SGLT2 inhibitor associated EDKA is becoming more prevalent due to the increasing use of SGLT2 inhibitors in cardiovascular medicine and type 2 diabetes. Physician awareness and knowledge about the disease and diagnostic tools need to improve for better management. Point of care blood testing for ketones can allow for rapid and accurate diagnosis.... Read more

ICU Management

Nova Biomedical Launches CE-Marked Nova Max Pro Creatinine/eGFR Meter for Kidney Function Screening

2022 09 Mar

Nova Biomedical announces the launch of the Nova Max Pro Creatinine/eGFR Meter System in all CE countries. Nova Max Pro is an important new tool to improve kidney care through kidney function screening and early detection of kidney disease in point-of-care settings outside the hospital. The Nova Max Pro easy-to-use meter and creatinine biosensor measure... Read more

ICU Management

Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Estimated Plasma Volume Status

2022 17 Feb

An overview of estimated plasma volume (ePVS), recent evidence supporting the association of ePVS with clinical congestion and whether it can help improve outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). Plasma volume (PV) is the level of intravascular fluid minus the red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. PV in heart failure (HF) patients... Read more

ICU Management

The Importance of Accurate Glucose Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients

2021 23 Nov

The complexity of glucose testing, the limitations of point-of-care blood glucose monitoring systems and the need for accuracy and reliability to ensure optimised patient outcomes. C ritically ill patients are not found just in intensive care units, but throughout the hospital: emergency departments, post-anaesthesia care units,... Read more

ICU Management

Nova Blood Gas Analyzers Add Important New Test: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)

2021 23 Jun

Nova Biomedical announces the addition of another important critical care parameter to its Stat Profile Prime Plus blood gas analyzer—the ability to rapidly calculate and report mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). MCHC is a measure of the hemoglobin concentration in a given volume of packed red blood cells. MCHC, along with measured... Read more

ICU Management

If It’s Good for Calcium Why Not Magnesium? Reasons to Measure iMg in the ICU

2021 19 Apr

An overview of the importance of getting magnesium levels right in critically ill patients and the role ionised magnesium plays. Background Like all electrolytes, magnesium exists in the bloodstream in “bound” states, and in “free” or “ionised” states, which is the portion that is physiologically active. This ionised component... Read more

ICU Management

New Laboratory Blood Glucose Reference Analyzer from Nova Biomedical

2020 07 Nov

Nova Biomedical announces the availability of Nova Primary, a rapid, accurate, easy to use, blood glucose laboratory analyzer. Nova Primary fills the need for a new glucose reference analyzer to replace the YSI STAT PLUS 2300 Glucose and L-Lactate analyzer (YSI, Inc., Yellow Springs, OH). Manufacturers of blood glucose measuring devices and clinical... Read more

ICU Management

Nova Blood Gas Analyzers Add Important New Test – Estimated Plasma Volume

2020 01 Nov

Nova Biomedical announces the addition of a key new test to its Stat Profile Prime Plus critical care analyzer—the ability to calculate and report estimated plasma volume (ePV), a very important test for critically ill patients but one that has been very difficult to obtain. The plasma volume status of a patient is one of the top priorities in evaluating... Read more

ICU Management

Nova Biomedical Launches Allegro CRP Test in CE Regulated Countries

2020 05 Oct

Nova Biomedical announces the addition of C-reactive protein (CRP) testing to its Allegro capillary blood analyzer for point-of-care (POC) testing in primary care settings. The Allegro and its StatStrip companion meter provides 11 clinically important tests to help physicians make therapeutic decisions and adjustments during the patient visit. The... Read more

Job postings from Nova Biomedical

POSITIONEXPERIENCEDEADLINE
Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist 3 to 5 years 27 September 2023
Clinical Product Specialist None 27 September 2023

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White Papers - Case Studies

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Why Should We Be Measuring Ionized Magnesium?

2021 11 Feb

Dennis Begos , MD, FACS, FACRS Associate Director, Medical and Scientific Affairs Nova Biomedical Magnesium in the Human Body Magnesium (Mg) is the 4th most abundant cation in the human body. The majority of it is found intracellularly, more than half in bone, about a third in muscle, and the remaining in soft tissue and... Read more

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ICU Management

Detecting Euglycaemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis Associated With SGLT2 Inhibitors

2023 20 Apr

SGLT2 inhibitor associated EDKA is becoming more prevalent due to the increasing use of SGLT2 inhibitors in cardiovascular medicine and type 2 diabetes. Physician awareness and knowledge about the disease and diagnostic tools need to improve for better management. Point of care blood testing for ketones can allow for rapid and accurate diagnosis.... Read more

ICU Management

Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Estimated Plasma Volume Status

2022 17 Feb

An overview of estimated plasma volume (ePVS), recent evidence supporting the association of ePVS with clinical congestion and whether it can help improve outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). Plasma volume (PV) is the level of intravascular fluid minus the red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. PV in heart failure (HF) patients... Read more

ICU Management

The Importance of Accurate Glucose Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients

2021 23 Nov

The complexity of glucose testing, the limitations of point-of-care blood glucose monitoring systems and the need for accuracy and reliability to ensure optimised patient outcomes. C ritically ill patients are not found just in intensive care units, but throughout the hospital: emergency departments, post-anaesthesia care units,... Read more

ICU Management

If It’s Good for Calcium Why Not Magnesium? Reasons to Measure iMg in the ICU

2021 19 Apr

An overview of the importance of getting magnesium levels right in critically ill patients and the role ionised magnesium plays. Background Like all electrolytes, magnesium exists in the bloodstream in “bound” states, and in “free” or “ionised” states, which is the portion that is physiologically active. This ionised component... Read more

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