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About Us

Formed in June of 2006, Nova Ventures Corporation is the management company providing executive management services to the operating companies of Nova Holdings LLC, Nova Analytics Corporation and Nova Technologies Corporation. Both corporations are world leading developers & manufacturers of electrochemical measurement and flow analysis products.

Nova Analytics, formed in March of 2003 provides electrochemistry products to the $3.0 + billion laboratory, field and on-line analysis markets.
Nova Technologies, formed in June of 2006 supplies products and services to the $4.0 billion municipal and industrial flow markets.

Major Nova market segments are:

• Water & Wastewater
• Environmental
• Food and Beverage
• Chemical and Petrochemical
• Pharmaceutical and Biotech
• Education and Government

• pH, ORP, ISE
• Dissolved Oxygen
• Conductivity
• Temperature, Humidity
• Data loggers
• Titration
• Turbidity
• Spectrophotometry
• Stirrer and Hot Plates
• Respirometry
• Viscometry
• Flow Detection and Analysis
• Inspection and repair – Pipeline services

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Management Team
The Nova Ventures management team brings together the skills and experiences of several proven talents in the analytical instrumentation industry. Our collective experience covers sales and marketing, product development, manufacturing, finance and administration.

Jim Barbookles, Chairman and CEO. Before joining Nova, Mr. Barbookles was a consultant for several fortune 500 corporations and previously served as President and CEO of a major US instrumentation manufacturer serving the water analysis market. His past responsibilities includes positions in executive management, manufacturing and operations with United Technologies, American Optical, Cambridge Instruments and Thermo Electron. He received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Buffalo State University and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

John F. Kennedy President and CFO. Before joining Nova, Mr. Kennedy was the CFO and Sr. Vice President of Operations at RSA Security Inc, a NASDAQ security software company. He also served as the CFO and Vice President of Finance of déCalog NV, an international investment management software company and as CFO of Natural MicroSystems Corporation, a NASDAQ telecommunications hardware and software company. He is a certified public accountant having worked with the Boston office of KPMG. Mr. Kennedy holds a BS in Mathematics from Lowell Technological Institute (now UMass Lowell) and an MS in Accounting from University of Massachusetts – Amherst.

Thomas Paquette, Executive Vice President. Mr. Paquette served as Sr. Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Nova Analytics from April 2003 through April 2006. Prior to joining Nova, Mr. Paquette was Vice President of Marketing for a major US instrumentation manufacturer, serving the water quality markets. He has served in various senior management positions in Marketing, Sales, Quality Assurance, and Design for Manufacturability. Mr. Paquette holds a BA in Industrial Design form Massachusetts College of Art and an MBA from Endicott College.

Nick Toussi, Executive Vice President. Prior to joining Nova, Mr. Toussi served as President of a process instrumentation company serving the Industrial Market. He has over 20 years of experience in Engineering, Operations, Information Technology and General Management in both Laboratory and Process Instrumentation & Control. Mr. Toussi holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Technology and Computer Science from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Bob Saturley, Vice President of Finance. Before joining Nova, Mr. Saturley spent two years as Controller of Empirix Corporation, a software provider to the e-commerce and telecommunications industries. His prior experience includes 20 plus years at Waters and Millipore Corporations, serving in various divisional finance and general management positions. Mr. Saturley received a BS in Business from University of New Hampshire and an MBA from Tuck School at Dartmouth College.

Janet Barbookles, General Counsel. Prior to joining Nova, Ms. Barbookles served as a judicial extern in the San Francisco Superior Court and the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Ms. Barbookles received a BS from Northeastern University, JD from Golden Gate University School of Law and an L.L.M in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. Ms. Barbookles is licensed to practice law in California and Massachusetts.

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Nova's Investors

Nova is supported and backed by three of Boston’s leading venture capital companies. Battery Ventures (www.battery.com), Commonwealth Capital Partners (www.commonwealthvc.com) and Ascent Venture Partners (www.ascentvp.com). The combined capital under management for these firms is in excess of $2 billion. Each firm has one of their general partners on Nova’s board of directors.

Battery Ventures is a leading venture capital firm focused on investing in information technology companies at all stages of growth. With a team of over 30 experienced investment professionals, Battery leverages its people, expertise and capital to actively guide companies in emerging market sectors to category dominance. The firm has invested in over 180 technology companies worldwide across the communications, software, Internet infrastructure, and media and content industries. Battery has offices in Waltham, MA, Menlo Park, CA and Herzelia, Israel.

Commonwealth Capital, founded in 1995 by a team of experienced venture capital investors, is a leading early-stage venture capital firm focused on opportunities in the Communications Infrastructure and Software and Services sectors. With over $350 million of committed capital under management, the firm’s partners have invested in more than 130 high-growth companies that are leaders in their industry categories. Commonwealth Capital’s offices are located in Waltham, MA.

Ascent Venture Partners is a Boston-based venture capital firm that provides early stage and growth financing to enterprises located in the northeastern United States. Founded in 1985 as Pioneer Capital Corporation, Ascent manages $400 million across four funds. Ascent principally invests in Information Technology related markets, including network and communications systems, specialized IT services and enterprise software, and in Industrial Technology related markets. With over 80 years of combined private equity experience and an extensive network of professional resources, the Ascent investment team provides committed, strategic support to the firm's portfolio companies.

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