APPLIED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, INC

Agritech · Private

PCR-based diagnostic system for species identification of commercial snapper fish

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Agritech
Total capital: $2.5M

Federal grants: $2.4M; 10 awards · 2008–2018; Rank in peer group#6 of 55
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $95K; 1 award · Commerce; Rank in Agritech#70 of 882
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2018Federal grantAgriculture · Rapid Molecular Lateral Flow Device For Tuna Species Identification$600K
Jun 2017Federal grantAgriculture · Accurate And Rapid Device For Tuna Species Identification$100K
Sep 2016Federal grantAgriculture · Determination Of The Sex Of Juvenile Sturgeon Using A Molecular Based Diagnostic.$600K
Jul 2014Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf "other Functions" - This Award Is For The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I For FY2014'S Program Announcement For The Technology Parternships Office Under The Office Of Atmospheric Research In Silver Spring, Md This Award Is For Proposal 14-1-012 A Project Titled "development Of A Robust, Accurate And Automated Method For Species And Origin Identification In Processed Seafood."$95K
Jun 2014Federal grantAgriculture · Molecular Diagnostic To Determine The Sex Of Sturgeon At An Early Age$99K
Sep 2012Federal grantAgriculture · Definitive Molecular Markers For Speciation Of Fresh And Canned Tuna: Genus Thunnus$450K
Sep 2012Federal grantAgriculture · Definitive Molecular Markers For Speciation Of Fresh And Canned Tuna: Genus Thunnus$210K

Show 3 earlier federal awards

Jun 2011Federal grantAgriculture · Definitive Molecular Markers For Speciation Of Tuna: Genus Thunnus$96K
Jun 2010Federal grantAgriculture · Traceability Of Shrimp Utilizing Trace Elemental Analysis$79K
Sep 2008Federal grantAgriculture · Pcr Based Diagnostic For Species Identification Of Red Snapper And Other Commercial Snapper Species$335K

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Standing among 55 peers

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Agritech · Instrument

Federal grants#6 · top 11%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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TINY FARMS INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · $94K in contracts
AMERICAN SPORT FISH HATCHERY MANAGEMENT GROUP LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · $88K in contracts
Algal Scientific CorpSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · $80K in contracts

Regulatory activity · Agritech

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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

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Data freshness

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