Avails Medical, Inc.
Silicon nanowire field-effect transistor (SiNW-ISFET) device for rapid bacterial detection and antibiotic susceptibility testing in urine samples
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- MENLO PARK, CA
- Founded
- 2013
- Latest Form D
- $6.4M, Feb 2017
- Total capital
- $7.9M
- Federal grants
- $225K
- 1 award · 2016
- Rank in peer group#287 of 542
- Private capital raised
- $7.7M
- 4 Form D · last Feb 2017
- 117 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 27
- 13 pending · first 2016
- Rank in peer group#8 of 542
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$6.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$500K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Electrical Biosensor for Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing$225K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$550K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$250K
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 542 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#8 · top 1%
- Linked publications#12 · top 2%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Oren KnopfmacherResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 6 patents
- Aaron BerezDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael LauferDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nancy IsaacDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 27 granted of 40- PendingDevices, Systems, And Methods For Antimicrobial Susceptibility TestingUSPTOApplication 19639661
- PendingSystems, Devices, And Methods For Conducting Antimicrobial Susceptibility TestingUSPTOApplication 19374666
- GrantedDevices, Systems, And Methods For Antimicrobial Susceptibility TestingUSPTOUS 12,596,089
Show all 40 patent records
- Devices, Systems, And Methods For Antimicrobial Susceptibility TestingAug 13, 2026 · Application 19639661Pending
- Systems, Devices, And Methods For Conducting Antimicrobial Susceptibility TestingMay 7, 2026 · Application 19374666Pending
- Devices, Systems, And Methods For Antimicrobial Susceptibility TestingApr 7, 2026 · US 12,596,089Granted
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Preparing An Output Sample Comprising A Defined Concentration Of An Infectious Agent For Downstream TestingSep 23, 2025 · US 12,422,343Granted
- Sensor ArraySep 23, 2025 · US D1,094,769Granted
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Quantifying Infectious AgentsAug 5, 2025 · US 12,379,373Granted
- Laboratory Or Medical ReaderMay 20, 2025 · US D1,076,141Granted
- Devices, Systems And Methods To Detect Viable Infectious Agents In A Fluid Sample And Susceptibility Of Infectious Agents To Anti-infectivesApr 15, 2025 · US 12,275,982Granted
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Determining Susceptibility Of Microorganisms To Anti-infectivesApr 15, 2025 · US 12,276,634Granted
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Determining The Concentration Of Microorganisms And The Susceptibility Of Microorganisms To Anti-infectives Based On Redox ReactionsApr 15, 2025 · US 12,275,981Granted
- Sensor ArrayApr 8, 2025 · US D1,070,112Granted
- Laboratory Or Medical ReaderMar 25, 2025 · US D1,068,104Granted
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Determining The Susceptibility Of Infectious Agents To Anti-infectivesJan 9, 2025 · Application 18896619Pending
- Devices, Systems, And Methods For Preparing A Standardized Inoculum For Antimicrobial Susceptibility TestingJan 9, 2025 · Application 18887885Pending
- Devices, Systems, And Methods For Preparing A Standardized Inoculum For Antimicrobial Susceptibility TestingNov 12, 2024 · US 12,139,742Granted
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Determining The Susceptibility Of Infectious Agents To Anti-infectivesOct 29, 2024 · US 12,129,509Granted
- Devices, Systems, And Methods For Measuring A Solution Characteristic Of A Sample Comprising MicroorganismsAug 29, 2024 · Application 18654857Pending
- Devices, Systems, And Methods For Measuring A Solution Characteristic Of A Sample Comprising MicroorganismsJun 11, 2024 · US 12,007,350Granted
- Devices, Systems And Methods To Detect Viable Infectious Agents In A Fluid Sample And Susceptibility Of Infectious Agents To Anti-infectivesFeb 27, 2024 · US 11,913,058Granted
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Preparing An Output Sample With AerationDec 21, 2023 · Application 18333423Pending
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Determining The Concentration Of Microorganisms And The Susceptibility Of Microorganisms To Anti-infectives Based On Redox ReactionsMay 23, 2023 · US 11,655,494Granted
- Devices, Systems, And Methods For Measuring A Solution Characteristic Of A Sample Comprising MicroorganismsDec 27, 2022 · US 11,536,682Granted
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Determining Susceptibility Of Microorganisms To Anti-infectivesJul 12, 2022 · US 11,385,200Granted
- Devices, Systems And Methods To Detect Viable Infectious Agents In A Fluid Sample And Susceptibility Of Infectious Agents To Anti-infectivesJun 1, 2021 · US 11,021,732Granted
- Laboratory Or Medical ReaderJan 12, 2021 · US D,907,795Granted
- Devices, Systems And Methods For Detecting Viable Infectious Agents In A Fluid SampleJan 5, 2021 · US 10,883,135Granted
- CuvetteNov 3, 2020 · US D,901,036Granted
- Devices, Systems And Methods For Detecting Viable Infectious Agents In A Fluid Sample Using An Electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor SensorApr 9, 2019 · US 10,254,245Granted
- Devices, Systems And Methods To Detect Viable Infectious Agents In A Fluid Sample And Susceptibility Of Infectious Agents To Anti-infectivesJan 8, 2019 · US 10,174,356Granted
- Electrical Biosensor For Detecting A Substance In A Bodily Fluid, And Method And System For SameDec 20, 2018 · Application 16112483Pending
- Electrical Biosensor For Detecting A Substance In A Bodily Fluid, And Method And System For SameAug 28, 2018 · US 10,060,916Granted
- Systems And Methods For Detecting A Substance In Bodily FluidNov 23, 2017 · Application 15670579Pending
- Systems And Methods For Detecting A Substance In Bodily FluidSep 19, 2017 · US 9,766,201Granted
- Systems And Methods For Detecting A Substance In Bodily FluidJul 11, 2017 · US 9,702,847Granted
- Systems And Methods For Detecting A Substance In Bodily FluidJun 28, 2016 · US 9,377,456Granted
- Systems And Methods For Detecting Substances In Bodily FluidsDec 10, 2015 · Application 14297603Pending
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Determining Susceptibility Of Microorganisms To Anti-infectivesApplication PCTUS2018031418Pending
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Determining The Concentration Of Microorganisms And The Susceptibility Of Microorganisms To Anti-infectives Based On Redox ReactionsApplication PCTUS2018054003Pending
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Preparing An Output Sample Comprising A Defined Concentration Of An Infectious Agent For Downstream TestingApplication PCTUS2018064093Pending
- Devices, Systems, And Methods For Antimicrobial Susceptibility TestingApplication PCTUS2023073114Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Multicenter evaluation of the eQUANT system for use with disk diffusion AST of gram-negative bacteria directly from positive blood cultures20251 cites
- Pilot study evaluation of the eQUANT™ system for accelerated antimicrobial susceptibility testing of gram-negative organisms directly from positive blood cultures20242 cites
- Novel electronic biosensor for automated inoculum preparation to accelerate antimicrobial susceptibility testing20214 cites
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
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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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