Beta Hatch Inc.
Genetically engineered insects (mealworms and blowflies) that produce vaccine antigens in vivo using CRISPR-Cas9 insertion of viral genes, serving as bioreactors for rapid, scalable vaccine manufactur
- Sector
- Biotech
- Headquarters
- Seatac, WA
- Founded
- 2015
- Latest Form D
- $10M, Aug 2021
- Total capital
- $21.7M
- Federal grants
- $3.6M
- 5 awards · 2016–2021
- 5.0× sector median 1 award
- Private capital raised
- $17.8M
- 4 Form D · last Aug 2021
- 62 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $324K
- 2 awards · Interior, General Services A
- Rank in Biotech#257 of 4373
- Granted patents
- 4
- 4 pending · first 2021
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Rapid mass production of human influenza vaccine in insects using genome editing$243K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$10M
- Federal grantAgriculture · Rural Microfarming: Mobile On-farm Production Of Insects As Animal Feed From Agricultural Waste$106K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$4.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Optimization of commercial production of insects as feed ingredient and for waste remediation$1.7M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Scalable insect farming for agriculture$1.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$100K
Show 3 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractGeneral Services A · Igf::ot::igf - Darpa SBIR Phase I D172-002 Research&development Award.$225K
- Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Genetics And Breeding Of Mealworms And Their Microbiomes For Improved Production$99K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Production of mealworm biomass and recovery of resources from plastic wastes$225K
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Standing in Biotech · 4373 companies
Line = median- Federal contracts#257 · top 6%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Virginia EmeryResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 4 patents · $1.8M in grants as PI
- Dean J. DidatoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Karen J. Say-ValdezDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Son VoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steven J. KleinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tim HasslerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 8- PendingMealworm Diets From By-productsUSPTOApplication 18314726
- GrantedSystems And Methods For Sorting InsectsUSPTOUS 11,780,041
- GrantedSorting TrayUSPTOUS D,997,560
Show all 8 patent records
- Mealworm Diets From By-productsNov 14, 2024 · Application 18314726Pending
- Systems And Methods For Sorting InsectsOct 10, 2023 · US 11,780,041Granted
- Sorting TraySep 5, 2023 · US D,997,560Granted
- Sorting TrayAug 29, 2023 · US D,996,824Granted
- Systems And Methods For Sorting InsectsJun 1, 2021 · US 11,020,834Granted
- Insect Rearing Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2021050905Pending
- Systems And Methods For Sorting InsectsApplication PCTUS2018058029Pending
- Machine For Sorting Crawling InsectsApplication 62578029Pending
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Regulatory activity · Biotech
- 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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- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood 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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