Novineer

Novineer, established in 2022, provides generative design software targeted at product engineers to optimize the design and fabrication of high-performance parts. The company spun out of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, founded by Dr. Ali Tamijani, a Professor of Aerospace Engineering, and his former Ph.D. student, Dr. Zhicao Wang. Dr. Tamijani's 15 years of research in design for 3D printing, backed by $2.5 million in funding from entities like NASA, NSF, and the U.S. Navy, forms the technology's foundation. The company's inception was aided by the NSF's i-CORPS program, which helped transition the academic project into a commercial enterprise, and it secured an exclusive license agreement with the university in 2023.

The core of Novineer's business is its cloud-based, generative design software, which addresses critical inefficiencies in traditional topology optimization. The software is engineered to significantly shorten design cycles, claiming a reduction from days to hours. It tackles key issues by producing fully editable CAD models, unlike conventional optimization software that often generates complex, non-editable mesh files that are difficult to manufacture. Novineer's platform uses a discrete polygon geometry approach, allowing for the creation of adaptable designs and requiring less computational power. The technology integrates the design of geometric layouts with 3D printing toolpath generation, optimizing for manufacturability, material properties, and performance constraints right from the start. This allows for the creation of parts with superior strength and stiffness, particularly for applications using anisotropic materials. The company operates on a subscription-based business model (SaaS), with pricing tiers based on the consumption of core hours on its AWS-hosted platform.

Novineer serves clients in sectors requiring high-performance components, such as aerospace, defense, and biomedical. Its technology originated from research projects focused on multi-metal 3D printing for NASA and composite 3D printing for the U.S. Navy. In 2025, the company announced a collaboration with Stratasys, funded by an AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award, to advance non-planar toolpath optimization for aerospace applications. The company has received multiple grants and completed a seed funding round, with investors including the U.S. National Science Foundation, Florida Opportunity Fund, and Asimov Ventures. The alpha version of the software was released to pilot customers in 2022, followed by a beta release to early customers in 2024.

Keywords: generative design, topology optimization, 3D printing software, additive manufacturing, CAD model, engineering design, product engineering, design automation, aerospace components, composite 3D printing, advanced manufacturing, editable geometry, toolpath optimization, SaaS, simulation software, digital manufacturing, lightweighting, structural optimization, part consolidation, manufacturing constraints