EXHIBIT 31.1

      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
                TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Annual Report of Nova Biogenetics, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Dr.
Kevin Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of Nova Biogenetics, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this Annual Report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Annual
report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this Annual report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

   a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
   information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
   subsidiaries, if any, is made known to us by others within those entities,
   particularly during the period in which this Annual Report is being prepared;

   b. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
   procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
   Annual Report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

   c. presented in this Annual Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
   the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
   Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):

   a. all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
   controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
   process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
   registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

   b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
   employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls;
   and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
Annual Report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: October 13, 2004                  /s/ Dr. Kevin Smith
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                                        Dr. Kevin Smith