AKORN INC

LAKE FOREST, IL · Agritech · Still private

Edible protective coatings for fresh produce that extend shelf life and reduce spoilage

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · akorn.tech

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: LAKE FOREST, IL
Latest Form D: $2.2M offered, Apr 2009
Total capital: $2.2M

Federal grants: None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised: $2.2M; 2 Form D · last Apr 2009; 210 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 2; 5 pending · first 2014; Rank in peer group#13 of 80

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2009Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.2M
Apr 2009Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.7M

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.

Standing among 80 peers

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Agritech · Material

Granted patents#13 · top 16%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Abu, Ph.D AlamExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jeffrey A. WhitnellExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jerry N. EllisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jerry I. TreppelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
John R. SabatExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Mark SilverbergExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Michael P. StehnExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Neill ShanahanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Randall WallDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ronald M. JohnsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Sam, Ph.D BoddapatiExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Subhash KapreDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 7

Dec 10, 2020PendingCleanser Compositions And Methods For Using The SameUSPTOApplication 16997148
Oct 1, 2019GrantedMethods Of Sterilizing DrugsUSPTOUS 10,426,834
Jun 24, 2014GrantedAqueous Gel Formulation And Method For Inducing Topical AnesthesiaUSPTOUS 8,759,401

Show all 7 patent records

Cleanser Compositions And Methods For Using The SameDec 10, 2020 · Application 16997148Pending
Methods Of Sterilizing DrugsOct 1, 2019 · US 10,426,834Granted
Aqueous Gel Formulation And Method For Inducing Topical AnesthesiaJun 24, 2014 · US 8,759,401Granted
Aqueous Gel Formulation And Method For Inducing Topical AnesthesiaApplication PCTUS2007068358Pending
Stable Pentobarbital FormulationApplication 14046524Pending
Methods Of Sterilizing BacitracinApplication 62373667Pending
Stable Pentobarbital FormulationApplication 14043467Pending

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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.