Novanta Inc. is a leading global technology supplier that focuses on providing precision photonic and motion control components and subsystems for the medical device and life sciences markets. Founded in 1968, the company was formerly known as GSI Group and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. It has more than 2,700 employees worldwide and serves the North American, European and Asia Pacific markets. Novanta has deep proprietary technologies in photonics, vision and precision motion control, and is able to provide high-precision and high-performance solutions that are widely used in gene sequencing, biomedical imaging, microscopy, ophthalmic OCT, laser surgery systems and other fields. The company continues to expand its influence in precision medicine and life sciences through continuous innovation and strategic acquisitions (such as the acquisition of Motion Solutions in 2024).
In today's rapidly developing medical device market, technological innovation and improved efficiency have become key drivers for the continued development of enterprises. Recently, Novanta Inc. and Identiv, Inc., a leader in RFID technology, announced a strategic business development and marketing partnership. This cooperation aims to promote innovation and development in the medical industry by integrating the technical advantages of both parties to provide advanced and efficient RFID solutions to medical device OEMs.
The collaboration focuses on combining Identiv's advanced RFID inlays, tags and labels with Novanta's ThingMagic reader modules and APIs to form a comprehensive RFID solution. This solution is designed to simplify the development process and product integration of medical device manufacturers, improve their production efficiency and product quality. By integrating RFID technology into smart medical devices, advanced diagnostics and wearable devices, manufacturers can not only improve product performance and functionality, but also ensure the correct assembly of the equipment, thereby further enhancing patient safety.
In addition, the collaboration between Novanta and Identiv will also focus on enhancing connected care and improving hospital workflows. By integrating additional patient data (such as environmental parameters such as humidity), the two parties plan to provide medical institutions with more accurate and real-time patient monitoring services. At the same time, using RFID technology's real-time temperature monitoring and medication compliance functions, medical institutions can more effectively manage bed sheet-related workflows and drug supply chains, thereby improving overall operational efficiency.
For healthcare manufacturers and their suppliers, this collaboration will undoubtedly bring many benefits. With the increasing focus on efficiency and cost control in the medical industry, as well as the continuous improvement of safety and compliance requirements, the application of RFID technology has become the key to improving competitiveness. Novanta's cooperation with Identiv plans to establish an optimized ecosystem that enables manufacturers to easily evaluate and implement RFID solutions, thereby reducing the complexity of technology implementation and accelerating the time to market for new products.
Li Lina, President of Novanta Precision Medicine, highly recognized this cooperation. She believes that the cooperation with Identiv not only advances Novanta's mission to provide customers with innovative, application-specific solutions, but also has a positive impact on patient safety and hospital workflow optimization. At the same time, Identiv CEO Kirsten Newquist also said that the cooperation with Novanta will promote the widespread adoption of RFID technology in key medical device applications, thereby helping innovative manufacturers integrate intelligence and performance to ensure patient safety.
In the future, the cooperation between Novanta and Identiv will undoubtedly inject new vitality into the medical device market. With the continuous integration and innovation of the technologies of both parties, more efficient and intelligent RFID solutions will continue to emerge, providing strong support for the continued development of the medical industry. At the same time, this cooperation will further enhance patient safety and the efficiency of hospital workflows, and contribute to the construction of a safer and more efficient medical service system.
This paper is from Ulink Media, Shenzhen, China, the organizer of IOTE EXPO (IoT Expo in China)
