NovaVera
NovaVera embeds covert, machine-readable authentication directly into the materials products are made from, using proprietary sub-micron crystal taggants that cannot be separated from the item. The Intelligent Material® platform integrates into inks, fibers, plastics, films, and metals, with detection via smartphone app, handheld readers, or inline systems achieving parts-per-million to parts-per-trillion sensitivity. The technology protects billions of G7 banknotes and 3 billion surgical-supply units annually.
- New Materials
- Chemical Technology
- Manufacturing / Industry 4.0
- Hardware
Funding
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Product
Problem
Conventional security features such as labels, holograms, printed codes, and generic luminescent tracers are increasingly easy to source, replicate, or circumvent. These surface-level measures can be separated from the product, leaving high-security goods and supply chains vulnerable to counterfeiting and compromise.
Solution
NovaVera embeds authentication at the material level, creating proof that travels with the product and cannot be separated from it. The Intelligent Material® platform uses proprietary sub-micron crystal taggants that integrate directly into inks, fibers, polymers, films, and other substrates during manufacturing. Detection uses spectroscopy to read the material's optical signature at parts-per-million to parts-per-trillion sensitivity, with readings that are non-destructive and instantaneous. Products are verified at any point in the supply chain, from manufacturing through distribution to point of sale, without altering material properties or requiring surface application. The platform supports three verification levels—overt checks by eye, covert checks by smartphone app, and forensic analysis by handheld reader—so each person in the chain uses the check that fits their role.
Target Audience
NovaVera's primary customers are central banks and security printers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, brand owners, and government institutions requiring high-assurance authentication for banknotes, regulated healthcare products, luxury goods, and safety-critical industrial components.
Features
- Sub-micron crystal taggants formulated for integration into ink, fiber, plastic, film, and metal form factors for seamless manufacturing compatibility
- Liquid-state nano-crystal synthesis technique producing uniform sub-micron material with narrow optical signatures, grown to a recipe rather than crushed and milled
- Detection achieving parts-per-million to parts-per-trillion sensitivity with non-destructive, instantaneous readings
- Multiplexed authentication signals that cannot be replicated by conventional phosphors or surface coatings, with over 600 million distinct codes from one shelled design
- Detection devices with proprietary algorithms that decode and differentiate complex, multiplexed signatures in field and lab conditions
- Materials engineered to survive autoclaving, cold chain, and sterilization cycles while remaining inert and non-migratory for medical and pharmaceutical applications
- Structured deployment process from discovery and fit assessment through material integration, detection workflow setup, and production rollout
- Smartphone app for covert verification that excites the crystal and checks the unit's code against its record, built on US 12,130,232 B2
- Inline and imaging readers for production line integration, measuring dose, separating products, and capturing each item's LightMap™