Afraxis, Inc.

SAN DIEGO, CA · Founded 2007 · CIK 0001435673 · Medtech

Enhanced Spine Profiling (ESP) platform: automated high-throughput in vivo imaging and analysis of dendritic spine morphometry for CNS drug discovery

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Grants
$205K
1 award
Sector median: 1
Raised
$2.9M
5 Form D · Apr 2012
174 months since last filing
Contracts
—
No federal contracts on record
Patents
19
1 granted · 18 pending
Sector median: 2

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount
Capital and federal award history
DateEventSourceAmount
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$750,001
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$1,200,000
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$650,000
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$300,000
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$45,000
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Rapid circuit level dendritic spine morphometric analysis for in vivo pharmacology in CNS drug discovery$204,508
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRForm D · SEC

Peer position

Medtech · 4531 companies · ranked on federal contract value
Medtech companies ranked by federal contract value
#CompanyContractsDisclosed equity
862SOLTA MEDICAL INC—$47M
863Gelesis—$38M
864FUSmobile——
865Afraxis, Inc.—$2.9M
866ORTHOBOND CORPORATION—$12M
867WINTER INNOVATIONS INC.—$2.1M
868Boston Heart Diagnostics Corp—$10M

Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.

Founders & Team

From Form D filings · 9 related persons
  • Braden BohrmanDirector
  • Braden BohrmannDirector
  • David CampbellExecutive Officer
  • Doug DownsExecutive Officer
  • Douglas DownsExecutive Officer
  • Steve HeinemannDirector
  • Steve Heinemann, Ph.DDirector
  • Jay LichterDirector · Executive Officer
  • Court TurnerDirector · Executive Officer

Patents

USPTO · 1 granted of 19
  • Distributed Anatomical Image Analysisgranted
  • Pak Inhibitors For The Treatment Of Cancerapplication
  • 8-ETHYL-6-(ARYL)PYRIDO [2,3-D]PYRIMIDIN-7(8H) -ones For The Treatment Of Nervous System Disorders And Cancerapplication
  • Methods For Treating Neurological Conditionsapplication
  • 6-(ETHYNYL)PYRIDO[2,3-D]PYRIMIDIN-7(8H)-ONES For The Treatment Of Cns Disordersapplication
  • 8-(SULFONYLBENZYL)PYRIDO[2,3-D]PYRIMIDIN-7(8H)-ONES For The Treatment Of Cns Disordersapplication
  • 8-(2'-HETEROCYCYL)PYRIDO[2.3-D]PYRIMIDIN-7(8H)-ONES For The Treatment Of Cns Disordersapplication
  • 6-(SULFONYLARYL)PYRIDO[2,3-D]PYRIMIDIN-7(8H)-ONES For The Treatment Of Cns Disordersapplication
  • 8-(HETEROARYLMETHYL)PYRIDO[2,3-D]PYRIMIDIN-7(8H)-ONES For The Treatment Of Cns Disordersapplication
  • Methods For Treating Autismapplication
  • Methods For Treating Mild Cognitive Impairmentapplication
  • 8-ETHYL-6-(ARYL)PYRIDO[2,3-D]PYRIMIDIN-7(8H)-ONES For The Treatment Of Cns Disordersapplication

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