Novatek International

What Novatek International does

Novatek International is a privately held Canadian software company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Montreal (Saint-Laurent), Quebec, that develops GMP-compliant Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and quality management software for the pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare industries. Its modular product architecture is anchored by NOVA-LIMS (a laboratory information management system) and NOVA-QMS (a quality management system covering deviation, CAPA, change control, audit, training, and document management), supported by specialized modules including NOVA-CVM for cleaning validation, NOVA-Stability for stability studies, Environmental Monitoring (with a mobile companion), Water & Utility Monitoring, and NOVA-CPM for calibration and preventive maintenance. The platform is validated against FDA 21 CFR Parts 11, 210, and 211, EMA standards, and ISO 9001, and integrates with instruments such as the Merck KGaA MAS-100 NT microbial air sampler via a co-developed bidirectional, CFR-21 Part 11-compliant interface. The company also markets ancillary tools (Automated Proofreader, Consumable Inventory, Column Organizer, Nova-Innovate, Nova-Screen Capture) and a Disease Control & Hygiene module that extends the platform toward broader healthcare infection-prevention use cases.

Novatek operates a direct enterprise field sales motion targeting pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers, supported by regional sales directors (including a dedicated Asia Director based in the Philippines) and participation in industry events such as Arab Health, ISPE conferences, and annual User Group Meetings co-hosted with major customers like Boehringer Ingelheim. Revenue is generated through enterprise software licenses and recurring subscriptions on an annual billing cadence, with quote-based modular pricing that scales with the number of modules, users, and organizational footprint; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The installed base comprises "hundreds of pharmaceutical and biotech companies" worldwide, with named reference customers spanning Medtronic, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's, Sanofi Genzyme, Unither, Halo Pharma, BioGeneric Pharma (Egypt), and Remedica (Cyprus). The company is founder-controlled with no disclosed institutional investors or external funding rounds, is led by President and CEO Parsa Famili (founder), VP of R&D and Co-Founder Aram Montazami, CFO Bijan Moazami, Director of Product Development Susan Cleary, and Regional Director for Asia Vivien Santillan, and operates a 51–100 employee organization with a global footprint across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

Name

Novatek International

Legal name

Novatek International

Website

https://ntint.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Novatek International is a privately held Montreal-based software company, founded in 1996, that provides GMP-compliant modular LIMS and quality management software to pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare manufacturers worldwide through enterprise subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Quality Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Quality Management & Regulatory Compliance (CLIA/CAP/ISO) for Labs (HLACAMAH)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical LIMS software
• Quality management software
• Contamination control software
• GMP compliance software
• Laboratory information systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Novatek International generates revenue through the sale of enterprise software solutions including LIMS, QMS, and contamination control modules. The modular design allows customers to purchase individual or bundled solutions. Revenue appears to be derived from software licensing, likely with subscription components for maintenance, support, and updates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Novatek International provides modular, process-driven LIMS and quality management software for pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare manufacturers. Its suite spans NOVA-LIMS, NOVA-QMS, and specialized contamination control, stability, environmental monitoring, and calibration modules engineered for GMP-regulated environments. The integrated platform enables total enterprise-wide automation with validated 21 CFR Part 11 compliance for quality and laboratory operations.

Product overview

Novatek International offers a modular platform-plus-modules architecture for pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare industries. The core platform centers on NOVA-LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) and NOVA-QMS (Quality Management System), supported by specialized add-on modules across three main suites: Contamination Control (NOVA-CVM, Environmental Monitoring, Water & Utility Monitoring), Quality Execution LIMS (NOVA-Stability, Material Management), and Quality Process (NOVA-CPM). Additional solutions include Automated Proofreader, Consumable Inventory, Column Organizer, Nova-Innovate, and Nova-Screen Capture. All modules are designed to integrate seamlessly for total enterprise-wide automation and GMP compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NOVA-LIMS: Laboratory Information Management System for pharmaceutical quality execution
• NOVA-CVM
• NOVA-Stability
• NOVA-QMS
• NOVA-CPM
• Nova-Innovate
• NOVATEK Environmental Monitoring
• Nova-Screen Capture

Products and services

• NOVA-LIMS

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved regulatory readiness and audit preparedness
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability4 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Boehringer IngelheimcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2023Co-hosted the Novatek User Group Meeting in October 2023 in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany on the topic of 'Closing the Gap: A Holistic Contamination Control Strategy for Annex 1'. This partnership demonstrates strategic collaboration with major pharmaceutical manufacturers for industry knowledge sharing and customer engagement.
• MilliporeSigmacoreTechnology or Integration · 16 October 2022Partnership with MilliporeSigma (a division of Merck KGaA) to support the pharmaceutical industry in transferring microbiological workflows into computerized systems to improve data integrity. Aligns compliant software solutions with MilliporeSigma's reliable laboratory products.
• Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany (MilliporeSigma)coreTechnology or Integration · 22 September 2021Partnership and co-development agreement between Novatek International and Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany created the first bidirectional interface fully compliant with CFR-21 Part 11 for the MAS-100 NT microbial air sampler. This partnership enabled automated EM sample planning, data analysis and trending, reducing manual data entry and ensuring data integrity compliance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MasterControl: Major QMS / EQMS / LIMS vendor focused on regulated life sciences and pharma. Competes head-to-head with NOVA-QMS and NOVA-LIMS for pharmaceutical quality and lab informatics deals, with a broader product portfolio and larger sales force.
• Sparta Systems (TrackWise / Honeywell): TrackWise QMS and quality platform, now owned by Honeywell, serving pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturers. Competes directly with NOVA-QMS for deviation, CAPA, and change control workflows.
• LabWare: Long-standing LIMS and QMS vendor widely deployed across pharmaceutical and biotech labs. Closest direct LIMS competitor to NOVA-LIMS, with comparable configurable architecture and global install base.
• STARLIMS: Abbott-owned LIMS platform serving clinical, analytical, and manufacturing labs including pharma/biotech. Overlaps with NOVA-LIMS in pharmaceutical QC and stability workflows.
• Veeva Systems: Public life-sciences cloud platform with Vault Quality, Vault LIMS, and quality/regulatory modules targeting pharmaceutical manufacturers. Direct competitor in pharma quality and lab informatics, with broader scale and a unified Vault platform that overlaps Novatek's NOVA suite.
• Thermo Scientific SampleManager: Thermo Fisher's enterprise LIMS offering (plus Chromeleon and Watson) for pharma and biotech laboratories. Competes with NOVA-LIMS and integrates tightly with Thermo instruments, similar to how Novatek integrates via MAS-100 NT.

Broad incumbents

• SAP Quality Management / S/4HANA for Pharma: SAP's enterprise quality, batch release, and compliance modules for pharmaceutical manufacturers. A broad incumbent whose installed ERP base can absorb quality and lab workflows that Novatek currently services with NOVA-QMS and NOVA-LIMS.
• Siemens Opcenter / Xcelerator for Pharma: Siemens' industrial manufacturing and quality suite extends into pharma production and quality. Broader portfolio than Novatek, but competes for the same pharma digitalization and quality footprint at large manufacturers.
• Dassault Systèmes BIOVIA: BIOVIA scientific and quality platform from Dassault Systèmes covering lab, formulation, and quality/regulatory workflows for pharma. Adjacent incumbent offering overlapping capabilities to NOVA-LIMS and NOVA-QMS, often via larger enterprise deals.

Emerging players

• Dotmatics: Scientific R&D informatics platform (LIMS/ELN) increasingly focused on life sciences. Overlaps with Novatek's lab informatics footprint but is more weighted toward early R&D rather than GMP manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/novatekglobal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NovatekGlobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/NovatekInternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/novatek-international

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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