ALIDA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
EpiPlex assay for detecting RNA modifications via proximity barcoding and short-read sequencing
- Sector
- Biotech
- Headquarters
- SAN DIEGO, CA
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $7.5M, Jun 2024
- Total capital
- $20.4M
- Federal grants
- $8.4M
- 11 awards · 2021–2025
- Rank in peer group#5 of 42
- Private capital raised
- $12M
- 3 Form D · last Jun 2024
- 28 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 8
- 10 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#4 of 42
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Pseudouridine detection with single-base resolution in a multiplexed epitranscriptomics assay$1.1M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Engineered RNA Modification Recognition$1.1M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Engineered RNA Modification Recognition$1.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$7.5M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Rapid NGS Method for Mapping of the Epitranscriptome$1.1M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Multiplexed Analysis of the Epitranscriptome$865K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Rapid NGS Method for Mapping of the Epitranscriptome$1.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$510K
Show 5 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Engineered RNA Modification Recognition$348K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Multiplexed Analysis of the Epitranscriptome$865K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Positional Marking of RNA Modifications$260K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Rapid NGS Method for Mapping of the Epitranscriptome$260K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Multiplexed Analysis of the Epitranscriptome$255K
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Standing among 42 peers
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- Federal grants#5 · top 12%
- Granted patents#4 · top 10%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Gudrun StengelResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 7 patents · $4.7M in grants as PI
- John DrewryDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Landon MerrillDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Paul ConleyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 8 granted of 18- New patentRna And Dna Analysis Using Engineered SurfacesUSPTOUS 12,760,369
- GrantedChromatin Profiling Compositions And MethodsUSPTOUS 12,571,040
- GrantedMultiplexed Profiling Of Rna And Dna ModificationsUSPTOUS 12,503,720
Show all 18 patent records
- Rna And Dna Analysis Using Engineered SurfacesOct 13, 2026 · US 12,760,369Granted
- Chromatin Profiling Compositions And MethodsMar 10, 2026 · US 12,571,040Granted
- Multiplexed Profiling Of Rna And Dna ModificationsDec 23, 2025 · US 12,503,720Granted
- Rna And Dna Analysis Using Engineered SurfacesAug 21, 2025 · Application 19184759Pending
- Rna And Dna Analysis Using Engineered SurfacesAug 7, 2025 · Application 19088565Pending
- Multiplexed Profiling Of Rna And Dna ModificationsJun 24, 2025 · US 12,338,485Granted
- Rna And Dna Analysis Using Engineered SurfacesApr 22, 2025 · US 12,281,360Granted
- Rna And Dna Analysis Using Engineered SurfacesMar 25, 2025 · US 12,258,631Granted
- Multiplexed Profiling Of Rna And Dna ModificationsSep 10, 2024 · US 12,084,713Granted
- Multiplexed Profiling Of Rna And Dna ModificationsOct 3, 2023 · US 11,773,425Granted
- Multiplexed Profiling Of Rna And Dna ModificationsApplication 63388036Pending
- Chromatin Profiling Compositions And MethodsApplication 63427749Pending
- Rna And Dna Analysis Using Engineered SurfacesApplication PCTUS2022080452Pending
- Multiplexed Profiling Of Rna And Dna ModificationsApplication PCTUS2021060829Pending
- Multiplexed Profiling Of Rna And Dna Modifications Using Engineered SurfacesApplication 63282808Pending
- Multiplexed Profiling Of Rna And Dna ModificationsApplication 63193402Pending
- Multiplexed Profiling Of Rna And Dna ModificationsApplication 63118409Pending
- Chromatin Profiling Compositions And MethodsApplication PCTUS2023081014Pending
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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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