What novashare solutions does

NovaShare Donation, LLC operates a curated body donation program under the brand NovaShare, headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina. The company runs an end-to-end body donation service comprising three integrated components: (i) coordination of transportation from the hospital to the donation facility, (ii) complimentary cremation services with return of remains to the donor's family (typically within six months) or scattering at a memorial reef in the Atlantic Ocean, and (iii) distribution of donated anatomical tissue to accredited medical schools, universities, and research organizations. The service is provided at no cost to donors or their families; NovaShare covers all associated logistics and cremation costs.

The underlying technology stack is lightweight: a Wix-hosted website (novashare.org) with downloadable PDF registration and vitals forms, email and phone-based intake, and manual coordination of downstream institutional placements. There are no disclosed APIs, software platforms, or proprietary AI/data systems. NovaShare's go-to-market is community-led, leveraging healthcare-provider referrals (brochures and FAQs distributed by clinicians), direct family outreach, and word-of-mouth to drive donor registration. On the demand side, the company engages medical researchers and educators through its website and targeted outreach.

The business model is a two-sided transaction structure: donors and families receive services at zero cost, while NovaShare derives revenue from fees charged to receiving medical, educational, and research institutions. Customer segments span donors and family members (primary persona), medical researchers and educators (use case), and healthcare providers (referral channel). The company also claims a differentiated offering in real-life emergency trauma training for first responders, described as the only such program in the United States, and supports medical device development through institutional partnerships.

Name

novashare solutions

Legal name

NovaShare Donation, LLC

Website

https://novashare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NovaShare Donation, LLC operates a national US body donation program that provides end-to-end coordination including hospital transportation, complimentary cremation, and distribution of donated tissue to accredited medical institutions at no cost to donor families, with revenue derived from fees paid by receiving medical schools and research organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Body Donation Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Blood, Organ & Tissue Donation Organizations (BPAGACAJ)

Keywords

• Body donation services
• Anatomical tissue donation
• Medical education support
• Complimentary cremation services
• Donor program management

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Body Donation Services to Medical Institutions: NovaShare generates revenue by providing donated anatomical tissue to medical schools, universities, and research organizations for training, education, and research purposes. The service is offered at no cost to donors or their families, with the company covering transportation, cremation, and delivery costs. Revenue is derived from fees charged to receiving medical and educational institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NovaShare operates a curated Body Donation to Science Program that delivers an end-to-end experience for donors and their families at no cost, coordinating transportation from the hospital, complimentary cremation, and return or scattering of remains. Donated anatomical tissue is supplied to accredited medical schools, universities, and research organizations for training, education, and research, including real-life emergency trauma training and medical device development. The service is free to donors and families, with revenue derived from fees charged to receiving medical and educational institutions.

Product overview

NovaShare operates as a single unified service offering - the Body Donation to Science Program. This program provides end-to-end body donation services comprising three integrated components: transportation from hospital, complimentary cremation services, and coordination of donated tissue to medical and educational organizations. The service also includes supporting resources for healthcare providers and medical researchers, along with downloadable forms for donor registration and vital information collection. All services are provided at no cost to donor families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Body Donation to Science Program An end-to-end body donation program for individual donors and their families, provided at no cost, that coordinates hospital transportation, complimentary cremation with return or scattering of remains, and delivery of donated anatomical tissue to accredited medical schools, universities, and research organizations for training, education, and research.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cremated remains returned to donor families within six months in most cases
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Accredited Medical Institutions and UniversitiescoreOthersNovaShare partners with accredited medical schools, universities, and research organizations that align with their ethical standards. These institutions receive donated anatomical tissue for medical training, education, and research purposes. Donations are handled with dignity, professionalism, and respect.
• Healthcare ProviderscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNovaShare works alongside healthcare providers to educate patients and their families on end-of-life options such as donating to science. Healthcare providers serve as referral partners, directing interested families to NovaShare's program and distributing educational materials including brochures and FAQs.
• Accredited Medical Research OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNovaShare supports medical innovation by providing donations that contribute to the development and design of new and improved medical devices. These partnerships help advance medical technology and save countless lives through improved treatments and devices.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Service Corporation International: Largest North American funeral services and cemetery operator. Adjacent to NovaShare because it owns the competing 'traditional disposition' funnel — many would-be NovaShare donors comparison-shop against SCI-affiliated funeral providers.

Direct peers

• MedCure: Whole-body donation program supplying anatomical tissue to medical schools, surgeons, and research organizations. Shares NovaShare's no-cost-to-donors value proposition and accredited-institution distribution model.
• Science Care: Largest U.S. whole-body donation program for medical research and education. Operates the same end-to-end model — free cremation, transportation, tissue distribution to accredited institutions — making it the most direct competitor to NovaShare.
• BioGift Anatomical: Whole-body donation program providing no-cost cremation and distributing tissue for medical research and education. Directly comparable in mission, donor experience, and institutional buyer base.
• United Tissue Network: Non-transplant anatomical donation organization serving medical education and research. Operates an identical service construct (donor registration, transportation, cremation, institutional distribution) and competes for the same donor families.
• Restore Life USA: Body donation program offering cremation and tissue distribution for medical research and education. Closely overlaps NovaShare's full end-to-end donor experience and accredited-institution positioning.
• Anatomy Gifts Registry: Whole-body donation registry operating since the 1990s with accreditation-driven institutional relationships. Mirrors NovaShare's combination of donor registration, cremation services, and accredited medical school distribution.
• International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine (IIAM): Non-transplant tissue and whole-body donation organization supplying researchers and medical educators. Comparable as a competing source of cadaveric specimens and tissue for the same institutional buyers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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