Novanta Inc.

Novanta Inc. is a global technology company that provides core technology solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the medical, life sciences, and advanced industrial markets. Headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, Novanta's mission is to be the trusted partner advancing health, safety, and productivity worldwide by engineering components and sub-systems that deliver precision and performance. The company leverages proprietary expertise in precision medicine, precision manufacturing, robotics and automation, and advanced surgery to solve complex technical challenges for its customers.

Novanta operates through two primary segments: Automation Enabling Technologies and Medical Solutions. The Automation Enabling Technologies segment offers products such as laser beam steering and scanning solutions, high-power laser sources, precision motion control systems, robotic end-of-arm tooling, specialized bearing spindles, servo drives, and optical and inductive encoders. The Medical Solutions segment provides medical-grade technologies including insufflators, pumps, associated disposables for surgical procedures, advanced imaging, identification, RFID solutions, advanced motion control systems, light engines, and integrated operating room technologies, under brands like JADAK, NDS Surgical Imaging, and Photo Research.

Led by Chair and CEO Matthijs Glastra, Novanta maintains a strong market position as a leading supplier of critical technologies. The company focuses on specialized niches where technical performance and application engineering create significant switching costs and long product lifecycles. Recent strategic activities include the acquisition of Riverpoint Medical in July 2026 and collaboration with the NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab in March 2026, underscoring its commitment to innovation and growth in high-growth markets such as healthcare, physical AI, and automation.