Company Profile:
Novasentis
Novasentis manufactures the world’s thinnest and most flexible electro-mechanical polymer (EMP) haptic actuator and sensor technology today, used to develop medical, mobile, and wearable products that come alive with movement and sound. Novasentis enables 4D spatial tactile experiences and next-generation medical product designs. Founded in 2006, Novasentis is privately held. The company is based in Burlingame, Calif. with offices in Pennsylvania, Korea, and Japan.
Winner of the CES 2014 Best of Innovation Award in Embedded Technologies category
Q: Please tell us how your business idea was conceived. Was there an "aha" moment or did it evolve gradually?
A: Our technology was long in the making. Years of university research
culminated in the company’s formation. Another eight diligent years have
been devoted to breaking ground to build a unique platform technology.
The extended effort has persisted with the clear aim to transform
industries and save lives.
Q: What's the most inventive, innovative, or disruptive aspect of your initiative?
A: We take great pride in offering solutions that are otherwise impossible.
Nothing is simultaneously as thin, flexible, durable, forceful, and as
easily integrated into electrical devices as what we have created.
Q: How will it help people live to their greatest potential or contribute to making the world healthier?
A: Making the world healthier is a broader and more ambitious goal than
targeting disease. Our platform technology can snap into shapes, create
complex vibration, project sound, and sense movement, all with the same
paper thin material. The diversity of functionality offers options not
limited to the operating room for curing ailments and supporting better
quality of life.
Q: Five years from now, what would you like to be able to say has been your most important contribution to health?
A: Our catheters that will drive the next stage of minimally invasive
surgery. In five years, their use will have expanded well beyond
surgical sectors into our everyday lives.
Q: What single word or phrase best describes the culture of your startup and why?
A: Inspiring the Neosensory Age. We believe our technology is bringing about a new future.