Novatek International     Press Release Novatek’s NOVA-EM is the World’s Best Selling Environmental Monitoring Software for the 5th year in a row Orange County, California, USA, Feb 12th 2009, Once again, Novatek International’s Environmental Monitoring Software, NOVA-EM, was chosen the world’s best selling environmental monitoring system in 2008 for the fifth year in a row.  A recent survey of 500 life science organizations worldwide - comprised of Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Medical Devices, Tissue Banks, Blood Banks, Hospitals - demonstrated Novatek International’s environmental monitoring software, NOVA-EM, to be the number one choice, with a yield of more than 80% of the votes.  Upon receipt of the news, Mr. Parsa Famili, President and CEO of Novatek International stated, “We earned the widespread industry support and being the largest, and in setting the standard for the industry, it is only logical for us to contribute to the industry”.  “There have been hundreds of environmental monitoring user specifications collected – globally - from a vast array of companies, in the design of our NOVA-EM software.  That being the case we have created a conglomerate of the Users’ Specifications representative of the process of environmental monitoring in our Industry.  We see the collection of universal process’ as our contribution to this industry.  Whether it be from the application of the collective user specifications from daily usage or by virtue of PAT methodologies, risk assessments and operational efficiencies making our systems not only a data management tool but a ‘Knowledge Management Tool’.” “Our collective knowledge is continually conveyed by our contribution to and participation in various seminars and conferences.  Once again Novatek International will be speaking at events such as IVT, Microrite, and IPA among others.” Mr. Famili concluded by stating, “Publications are another method in which we can share with the industry our knowledge.  For instance, we have contributed, to the latest PDA book by Jeanne Moldenhauer, Environmental Monitoring, Volume II Chapter 25, "Acquisition and implementation of an Environmental Monitoring Software program".  Ms. Susan Cleary, Director of Product Development at Novatek International added, “Novatek International’s Environmental Monitoring Software, NOVA-EM is the only such system that is successfully installed and validated in six continents.  Additionally, 100% of our clients have used Novatek’s IQ/OQ validation package.  The validation package has already been reviewed by regulatory authorities such as FDA, TGA, Health Canada, EMEA during routine and non-routine regulatory audits at our customer sites throughout the world”.  She further added that Novatek has successfully passed more than 50 client audits by companies such as Pfizer, BMS, Guidant, and Hospira, to name a few.  Ms.  Cleary will be presenting her experiences in conjunction with Mr.  Mike Ansell, Manager of Microbiology, at Cangene Corporation at upcoming IVT conference, ‘Developing, Deploying and Managing Best Practices for Environmental Monitoring’ in San Diego Mission Bay, San Diego, CA.  on Feb 25, 2009.  The topic of the conference is ‘Environmental Monitoring – How to Use Data and Trends for Corrective and Preventive Actions’.  In hearing the news, experts in the industry have provided their feedback: In a one on one interview, Ms. Ziva Abraham, President of Microrite Inc. stated the Novatek International Environmental Monitoring Software, NOVA-EM is a great learning tool for all microbiologists.  She further stated that she has incorporated NovaTek’s environmental monitoring software as an integral part of her very popular course, ‘Intensive Training in Environmental Monitoring, Disinfectant Qualification and Cleanroom Contamination Control’.  Novatek’s Environmental Monitoring Software, NOVA-EM helps her as a visual aid in teaching the various aspects that need to be considered when setting up an environmental monitoring program such as site selection, reporting, managing data, analyzing data to evaluate risk to product or in evaluating facility condition or personnel training.  She will be also using this system as a training tool to track microbial contamination at her upcoming seminar on “Understanding The Challenges In Microbial Identification” in Foster City, CA on 19, and 20 February 2009.  She went on to say that participants who have attended her EM course where she has used Novatek’s software as a training tool can easily see how Environmental Monitoring Software, NOVA-EM can exponentially improve the environmental monitoring operations in their corporations.  Dr. Frank Kohn, President and CEO of FSK Associates Inc. in an interview stated that as the past Director of Manufacturing at Wyeth, Vaccines in Sanford NC, he is aware of the critical need to implement an automated environmental monitoring system in order to meet the regulatory requirements for tracking and trending environmental monitoring.  Novatek’s Environmental Monitoring Software, NOVA-EM brings timely and innovative automated solutions to addressing this critical industry challenge.  Dr.  Frank Kohn went on to state that he is assisting Novatek International in giving back to the industry by publishing a two part series article on Quality Management Program for Environmental Monitoring, a Technical Report in Novatek International’s Technical News Letter Feb-Mar 2009 Edition’.  He concluded by saying Novatek International’s Environmental Monitoring Software, NOVA-EM software is extensively featured in the most recent book from PDA, titled Microbiology in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Volume 2, by Richard Price in Chapter 16.  For more information on acquiring “The Standard” in Environmental Monitoring contact your local representative at www.ntint.com and see for yourself why Novatek’s Environmental Monitoring Software is the primary choice of hundreds of clients, including such multi nationals as Pfizer, Novartis, BMS, DSM, Lifenet, Abbott Vascular, LifeCore, Delta Pharma, Celtrion, Lonza, Cangene, Hollister Stier (Jubilent) among many others in the four corners of the world.    * Please contact your local representative at www.ntint.com for references.