Waltham, MA (February 2nd, 2013) The Nova Scholarships were started in 1989. The Scholarship program includes two distinct scholarship funds: The Thomas Gross Scholarships, established in 1989, and the Frederick Spaziani Scholarship, established in 1992. Since the first Scholarship Awards in 1990, Nova has given a total of $1,700,000 in scholarships and awards. In 2013,… Read more »
Nova News: Press Releases
You are invited to attend a Nova Biomedical educational seminar
How to Evaluate Glucose Meters for All Inpatient Settings Including Acute Care Point-of-Care glucose testing is pervasive throughout acute care facilities in the USA. Testing is performed on all patient populations from general unit diabetes patients to critically ill patients, with and without a diabetes diagnosis. Acute care patient populations can experience a broad range… Read more »
New Study Demonstrates Nova Max Plus Meter (SMBG) Is Most Accurate Glucose Meter
Waltham, MA (September 22, 2011) – Nova Max® Plus proved to be more accurate than other leading brand self-monitoring blood glucose meters (SMBG) in a study presented September 14th, 2011 at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). The study was performed by the Clinical Translational Research and Innovation Center, University of Ulster,… Read more »
Nova Biomedical announces the availability of a new pHOx Ultra blood gas critical care analyzer.
Waltham, MA (September 15, 2011) – Nova Biomedical announces the availability of a new blood gas critical care analyzer. pHOx Ultra analyzer offers the most comprehensive features of any whole blood, critical care analyzer. It features the broadest test menu in one analyzer, with 20 user selectable tests including pH, PCO2, PO2, SO2%, Hct, Hb,… Read more »
Strong Growth Prompts Nova Biomedical to Increase Manufacturing Capability With Purchase of 80,000 Square-foot Facility
Waltham, MA, January 2011 — Nova Biomedical today announced that, in response to rapid growth in its diabetes and whole blood point-of-care testing products business, it has purchased an additional 80,000 square-foot manufacturing/warehouse facility in Billerica, MA. According to Lou Borrelli, Nova Biomedical CFO, “This additional state of the art manufacturing facility will ensure that… Read more »
Nova Diabetes Care Offers Free Nova Max Link Meter for Medtronic MiniMed Paradigm Pump Users
June 10, 2011, Waltham, Ma. On May 9, 2011, LifeScan, Inc., makers of the OneTouch® UltraLink brand of blood glucose monitoring systems, announced the termination of their exclusive agreement with Medtronic MiniMed to supply MiniMed Paradigm pump users in the U.S with LifeScan’s OneTouch UltraLink glucose meter. In response to this termination announcement, Nova Diabetes… Read more »
Nova Provides $161,500 in Scholarships
On May 21, 2011 Nova Biomedical held it’s 22nd Annual Scholarship Awards providing $161,500 to sons and daughters of its employees. A total of 40 scholarships were awarded. A panel of three deans from the University of Massachusetts and Northeastern University selected the recipients and determined the scholarship allocations. Nova has awarded over $1.6 million… Read more »
U.S. Senator Scott Brown Visits Nova Biomedical
On April 28, 2011, United States Senator Scott Brown (R. MA) visited Nova Biomedical, the largest privately held in vitro diagnostic company in the U.S. and one of the largest employers among Massachusetts medical device companies. During his visit, Senator Brown toured Nova’s 300,000 square foot manufacturing, research and development facility in Waltham, Massachusetts, and… Read more »
Wireless Connectivity Now Available for Nova’s Hospital Meters
Waltham, MA, March 31, 2011 – Nova Biomedical announces the availability of a wireless connectivity solution for StatStrip® Glucose and StatSensor® Creatinine meters. The Nova StatStrip Wireless Tote provides bi-directional, wireless connectivity of StatStrip or StatSensor test results and patient data to/from a Lab or Hospital Information System (LIS) and is a convenient, lightweight carrying… Read more »
Nova Now Helping Lifescan Users Transition to Nova StatStrip Glucose Meters and Strips
On January 14, 2011, LifeScan announced they were withdrawing from the hospital point-of-care glucose testing market in North America. The announcement provided LifeScan users with a brief, 26-month period to identify, evaluate, and implement a new partner. Nova Biomedical is prepared to help you begin now to transition to a new POC glucose partner to… Read more »