About
Novamed is the developer of several proprietary diagnostic systems, including the patented and FDA-approved DipStreak and Diaslide culture devices for the rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infections and NovaStreak for the detection of microorganisms in food and dairy products. Novamed has also developed NovaCup, an innovative urine collection cup with an integrated full-panel urinalysis testing strip test that provides POC or home users with quantifiable results without needing to send urine samples to the laboratory. NovaCup allows users to get on-site urinalysis results without any manual immersion of the urine strip in an open container. Results are automatically read using either a digital reader (for POC use) or the companys smartphone application (for home use).
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- When was Novamed acquired and by which company?
- Novamed was acquired by Simplivia Healthcare in January 2021.
- What is Novamed's primary focus in product development?
- Novamed develops proprietary diagnostic systems for the rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infections and the detection of microorganisms in food and dairy products.
- Which of Novamed's products are patented and FDA-approved?
- Novamed's DipStreak and Diaslide culture devices are patented and FDA-approved for the rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infections.
- What is NovaCup and what problem does it address?
- NovaCup is an innovative urine collection cup with an integrated full-panel urinalysis testing strip. It provides quantifiable results for POC or home users without needing to send samples to a laboratory.
- How does NovaCup provide urinalysis results?
- NovaCup allows users to get on-site urinalysis results, which are automatically read using either a digital reader for point-of-care use or the company's smartphone application for home use.
- In what geographic markets does Novamed have a presence?
- Novamed has a presence in Europe, China, and Russia.
- What was Novamed's collaboration with BATM in March 2020?
- In March 2020, Novamed partnered with BATM to develop a COVID-19 home rapid test kit.
- What was the focus of the research partnership between UHWI and NovaMed in October 2020?
- In October 2020, UHWI researched COVID-19 pool-testing in partnership with NovaMed.