3BAR BIOLOGICS INC

COLUMBUS, OH · Founded 2013 · Agritech · Private

Pseudomonas bacterium biocontrol agent for plant disease management in hydroponic systems

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · 3barbiologics.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: COLUMBUS, OH
Founded: 2013
Latest Form D: $780K, Nov 2020
Total capital: $3.2M

Federal grants: $1.4M; 4 awards · 2016–2022; Rank in peer group#13 of 27
Private capital raised: $1.7M; 2 Form D · last Nov 2020; 71 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 3; 2 pending · first 2020; Rank in peer group#3 of 27

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2022Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** Application Of Pseudomonas Spp. For Control Of Plant Diseases In Hydroponic Systems$650K
Jul 2021Federal grantAgriculture · Application Of Pseudomonas Spp. For Biocontrol Of Plant Diseases In Hydroponic Systems$100K
Nov 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$780K
Sep 2017Federal grantAgriculture · System For Biologic Control Of Soybean Cyst Nematode$600K
Jan 2017Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$965K
Aug 2016Federal grantAgriculture · System For Biologic Control Of Soybean Cyst Nematode$100K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Federal first

5months

from 3BAR BIOLOGICS INC’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Aug 2016: Agriculture · $100K
First Form D · Jan 2017: $965K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 27 peers

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Agritech · Molecule

Federal grants#13 · top 48%
Granted patents#3 · top 11%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Bruce CaldwellResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents
David BergeronDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Rashmi AgnihotriDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Richard MaksimoskiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 3 granted of 5

Sep 18, 2025PendingDevices, Systems, And Methods For Rehydration Of Microorganisms To Enhance Agricultural YieldsUSPTOApplication 19225105
Jun 24, 2025GrantedDevices, Systems, And Methods For Rehydration Of Microorganisms To Enhance Agricultural YieldsUSPTOUS 12,338,429
May 2, 2023GrantedMicrobe Delivery ContainerUSPTOUS D,984,885

Show all 5 patent records

Devices, Systems, And Methods For Rehydration Of Microorganisms To Enhance Agricultural YieldsSep 18, 2025 · Application 19225105Pending
Devices, Systems, And Methods For Rehydration Of Microorganisms To Enhance Agricultural YieldsJun 24, 2025 · US 12,338,429Granted
Microbe Delivery ContainerMay 2, 2023 · US D,984,885Granted
System For Delivery Of Microbial Inoculants And Related Materials And MethodsSep 15, 2020 · US 10,774,298Granted
System For Delivery Of Microbial Inoculants And Related Materials And MethodsApplication PCTUS2014069540Pending

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Regulatory activity · Agritech

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
09 Jul 2026Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
06 Jul 2026Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
29 Jun 2026Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
17 Jun 2026Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
11 Jun 2026Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.