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Biotech Instrument Development Services

Rapid prototyping and iterative development to accelerate design verification and manufacturing transfer
QMS structured for compliance with ISO 13485, HIPAA, and FDA design control requirements in highly regulated biotech applications
Design of benchtop, point-of-care, and handheld systems to support varied user and market requirements
Collaboration with client R&D teams to ensure seamless integration of instrumentation with proprietary assays

Rapid Prototyping Via Commercial 3D Printing

On-Site CNC & Mechanical Component Development

In-House BSL-2 Lab

Electronic Component Design & Development

Complex fluidic, mechanical, optical, and electronic subsystems for biotech instrumentation
Sample preparation, reagent handling, and precise fluid metering for diagnostic and life science workflows
Robotics and motion control systems to automate lab processes and increase throughput
Custom hardware development for assays including qPCR, ELISA, cell analysis, and next-generation sequencing

Customer Voices

Mike Lafferty

I have used NOVO numerous times over the past 15 years on projects that span multiple industries and a broad range of technologies. I have been extremely impressed by their quality, speed, creativity, and professionalism. Their commitment to engineering design excellence is embedded in their culture. NOVO is unique in its ability to successfully work with the appropriate level of rigor across projects that span from quick proof-of-principle efforts to major product development efforts and include the full spectrum engineering disciplines. They receive my highest recommendation.

VP of Advanced Systems, Life Technologies

Bryan Mazlish

Chief Technology Officer, Bigfoot Biomedical

NOVO provided world-class engineering for the device design, design control documentation under their ISO-certified quality system, and manufacturing for our clinical trial units. This broad range of medical device development services, combined with their expertise in the design of drug delivery platforms makes them unquestionably the best development partner we could have selected.

Keith Wyshak

Engineering Manager, Illumina

The instrumentation that Novo designed for Illumina shows the world-class nature of their work. Whether it was due to the performance metrics which had beaten original specifications by over 50%, the on-schedule delivery, or the clear and open communications from the Novo team, Novo Engineering has the commitment to help you succeed.

Nelson Quintana

Sr. Director of Device Development, Biora Therapeutics

Fifteen years ago, at DexCom, NOVO was our engineering partner for the sensor delivery system. When I had a similarly challenging development at Progenity, to design an oral drug delivery system, NOVO was the logical choice. Their design engineering expertise and their incredibly well-equipped facilities enabled us to innovate around the many technical challenges we encountered. They excel at complex systems. Their project management and client communications were professional, and consistent. I recommend them without reservation.

Jim Ward

Director of Engineering - Drug Delivery, Amgen

NOVO has supported our Medical Device Engineering and our Commercial Device Manufacturing groups for over four years by developing test protocols; performing characterization, verification, preclinical, and qualification testing; designing and building automated test equipment; and generating documentation within our quality system. Over the years, we have worked with several of their program managers and lead engineers, who have each been exceptional. The staff they have assigned to the many projects they’ve done for us have been uniformly professional and capable. The company owners have made it clear that our business is a priority to them through their presence at important meetings and their responsiveness to any issues that have arisen. It is difficult for me to imagine a better engineering partner and they receive my highest recommendation.

Ed Urbalejo

Software Development Manager, NuVasive

The software team at NOVO has been, by far, the best vendor we've used for SOW work. They're extremely knowledgeable, great problem solvers, and are willing to conform to our development procedures and processes. Unlike other vendors, we've never had to babysit NOVO's team; they're accountable, transparent, and committed to helping us achieve our timelines. For this reason, we trust NOVO as if they're an extension of our own development team, rather than a separate team providing us a service.