Nova Medical

What Nova Medical does

Nova Medical Inc. is a Wilmington, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of medium- and high-field Radio Frequency (RF) coils for MRI scanners, supplying clinical and research imaging customers worldwide. The company was founded by Dr. Patrick Ledden following five years of building custom RF coils at Massachusetts General Hospital, and operates from approximately 10,000 square feet of manufacturing space that includes an RF laboratory, Autocad/Solidworks design workstations, and 3D printing capability for custom coil development. Its clinical product line centers on the 3T 32 Channel Head Coil offered in two variants — Model 3832016 for the GE Discovery MR750 and Model 38320169 for the Discovery MR750W, Signa PET/MR, and Architect platforms — delivering parallel imaging performance with up to four-fold ASSET acceleration. Its research line includes 7T head coils in 1Tx32Rx, 8Tx32Rx, and 2Tx32Rx configurations validated against both Siemens and GE ultra-high-field systems.

The business model is a direct, hardware-sale model: specialized RF coils are produced in-house, quoted to enterprise buyers, and shipped under one-time purchase contracts to healthcare institutions and research facilities. Products are regulatory cleared for sale in the US (FDA 510(k)), the EEA (CE Mark), Canada (Health Canada MDL), and Australia (ARTG), with quality system compliance maintained under EN ISO 13485 and ISO 13485 MDSAP through annual audits by TUV Rheinland. Distribution is direct, supplemented by certified regulatory representation in Europe and Australia (Emergo) and by integration partnerships with GE Healthcare and Siemens Healthineers whose platforms the coils are validated against. The company has 101–250 employees, no publicly disclosed funding history, and no recurring-revenue or service-stream component evident from available data.

Name

Nova Medical

Legal name

Nova Medical Inc.

Website

https://novamedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Nova Medical Inc. manufactures and sells medium- and high-field Radio Frequency (RF) coils for MRI scanners, serving clinical hospitals and research imaging centers with FDA- and CE-cleared head coils compatible with GE and Siemens platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Imaging Equipment

NAICS

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Systems (HLAHABAC)

Keywords

• MRI RF coils
• Medical imaging devices
• High field MRI accessories
• Clinical MRI hardware
• Research MRI coils

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Hardware Sales: Sale of specialized RF coils for MRI scanners including clinical and research products. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware purchases of medical imaging coils that are compatible with specific MRI scanner platforms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nova Medical is a manufacturer of medium and high field Radio Frequency (RF) coils for MRI systems. The company designs and builds specialized head coils for clinical (3T) and research (7T) MRI applications, sold to healthcare institutions and research facilities worldwide. Its operations include in-house RF laboratory facilities, AutoCAD/Solidworks-based design workstations, and 3D printing capabilities supporting both standard and custom RF coil development.

Product overview

Nova Medical is a manufacturer of medium and high field RF (Radio Frequency) coils for MRI applications. The company offers a portfolio of clinical and research MRI coil products. Clinical products include the 3T 32 Channel Head Coil available in two models (3832016 for GE Discovery MR750 and 38320169 for Discovery MR750W, Signa PET/MR, and Architect platforms), providing high sensitivity parallel imaging performance. The research products section indicates additional coil offerings for research applications. The products are designed as medium and high field RF coils, with some models supporting multi-transmit configurations for ultra-high field 7T MRI systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 3T 32 Channel Head Coil (Model 3832016) A high-sensitivity 32-channel head coil designed for use on General Electric Discovery MR750 MRI scanners, providing parallel imaging performance with up to four-fold ASSET acceleration along any imaging axis and close-fitting element geometry for improved SNR in brain cortex imaging.
• 3T 32 Channel Head Coil (Model 38320169) A 32-channel head coil compatible with GE Discovery MR750W, Signa PET/MR, and Architect MRI scanner platforms, offering SNR improvements and high-resolution anatomic and fMRI data acquisition with FDA 510(k) Clearance, CE Marking, Health Canada MDL, and ARTG certifications.
• 1Tx32Rx 7T Head Coil Clinic (Model 1893279) A research-grade 7T head coil with 1 transmit and 32 receive channels, designed for clinic and research use on Siemens 7T MRI platforms, supporting ultra-high resolution anatomic and fMRI data acquisition.
• 8Tx32Rx 7T Head Coil Clinic (Model 8893279) A research-grade 7T head coil with 8 transmit and 32 receive channels for advanced multi-transmit configurations on Siemens 7T MRI platforms, enabling ultra-fast acquisition of ultra-high resolution imaging data sets.
• Research Products RF coil products designed for research MRI applications, including head coils with 2Tx32Rx multi-transmit configurations for ultra-high field 7T MRI systems on Siemens and GE platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• ASSET acceleration rates of up to four-fold along any imaging axis

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered foundational, core and regional.

• Massachusetts General HospitalfoundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrigin of Nova Medical through Dr. Patrick Ledden's five-year experience building custom RF coils. Represents the foundational customer relationship that led to company formation.
• TUV Rheinland LGA Products GmbHcoreOthersNotified body and certification body conducting annual audits for EN ISO 13485 & ISO 13485 MDSAP quality system certifications. Located at Tillystrasse 2, D-90431 Nuremberg, Germany.
• Emergo AustraliaregionalOthersRegulatory sponsor for Australian market, facilitating ARTG certificate maintenance and local regulatory compliance. Located in Sydney, Australia.
• Emergo EuroperegionalOthersAuthorized representative for European market regulatory compliance. Located at Westervoortsedijk 60, 6827 AT Arnhem, The Netherlands.
• General Electric HealthcarecoreTechnology or IntegrationGE MRI scanner platforms are compatible with Nova Medical RF coils, including Discovery MR750 (Model 3832016), Discovery MR750W, Signa PET/MR, and Architect scanner systems.
• Siemens HealthineerscoreTechnology or IntegrationSiemens MRI scanner platforms are supported by Nova Medical coils including 7T head coils. Customer references provided to download appropriate manuals directly from Siemens documentation portal.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Quality Electrodynamics (QED): US-based MRI RF coil specialist historically competing with Nova Medical in 3T and 7T head and array coils, prior to being acquired by GE Healthcare. Closest historical direct competitor in the third-party MRI coil market.
• PulseTeq: UK-based designer and manufacturer of MRI RF coils and related accessories for clinical and research MRI. Closely comparable niche peer focused on RF coil engineering for OEM and research customers.
• Tesla Engineering: UK-based manufacturer of RF coils and gradient components for MRI systems, including transmit/receive arrays for high-field platforms. Direct supply-side peer in specialty MRI RF hardware.
• RAPID Biomedical: Germany-based specialist manufacturer of RF coils for clinical and research MRI, including transmit/receive and array coils. Directly comparable to Nova Medical as a focused third-party MRI coil maker serving OEMs, research sites, and clinical institutions.
• MR Instruments: US-based manufacturer of RF coils for high-field MRI research and clinical applications, also acquired by GE Healthcare. Directly analogous to Nova Medical in product scope and target customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Healthineers: Major MRI OEM whose 7T platforms are supported by Nova Medical's research coils. Functions as both a platform partner and a potential full-line competitor across the broader MRI hardware market.
• GE Healthcare: Major MRI scanner OEM whose platforms (Discovery MR750, MR750W, Architect, Signa PET/MR) are supported by Nova Medical coils. Acts simultaneously as a Nova Medical compatibility partner, the largest installed-base driver, and a vertical integrator via prior coil acquisitions.
• Philips Healthcare: MRI OEM with in-house RF coil engineering. Comparable to Siemens/GE in that it is both a potential platform-validating partner and a competitor for third-party coil business with its installed base.
• Bruker BioSpin: Manufacturer of high-field NMR and preclinical MRI systems with internal RF coil engineering. Adjacent incumbent active in the high-field MRI hardware space where Nova Medical's 7T coils compete.

Regional players

• ScanMed AS: Norway-based developer of MRI RF coils including surface and array coils. Comparable specialty coil manufacturer, primarily serving European clinical and research customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NovaMedicalMA
• Instagraminstagram.com/nova_medical_inc

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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