Identiv, Novanta partner on medical RFIDs

  • March 11, 2025
  • William Payne

Medical device specialist Novanta is partnering RFID IoT provider Identiv. The two companies aim to streamline adoption of RFID-enabled solutions for medical device OEMs. They will combine Identiv’s RFID inlays, tags, and labels with Novanta’s ThingMagic reader modules and APIs to provide end-to-end vertical solutions for access, identification and traceability.

The initial focus of the collaboration will be to market RFID solutions for medical device and life science OEMs that can be incorporated into smart medical devices, diagnostics, and wearable devices. These will improve product performance, ensure proper assembly and improve patient safety.

By combining Identiv’s expertise in RFID inlays with Novanta’s reader technology and APIs, the two companies will deliver a suite of RFID-enabled solutions to streamline development and integration for medical device manufacturers.

“Partnering with Identiv advances our mission to deliver innovative, application-specific solutions to our customers,” said Lina Li, President of Precision Medicine at Novanta. “This collaboration will enable us to enhance connected care by incorporating additional patient data, such as wetness, to improve linen-related workflows, and medication supply chain through real-time temperature monitoring and medication compliance. We are excited about the positive impact these solutions will have on patient safety and hospital workflow optimisation.”

“This collaboration with Novanta will facilitate the adoption of RFID technology in critical medical device applications,” said Kirsten Newquist, CEO at Identiv. “By collaborating with Novanta to integrate our leading-edge RFID devices with their trusted reader technology, we are enabling innovative manufacturers to incorporate intelligence and performance, ensuring patient safety.”