BIOPTIGEN, INC.
DURHAM, NC · CIK 0001329142 · Medtech · Acquired
Intraoperative OCT imaging system integrated into surgical microscope for real-time visualization of eye tissue microstructure during ophthalmic surgery
bioptigen.com →- Grants
- $2.0M
- 2 awards
- Sector median: 1
- Raised
- $1.5M
- 1 Form D · Mar 2011
- 187 months since last filing
- Contracts
- $686K
- 13 awards · Defense, Agriculture, Veterans Affairs
- #356 of 4531 in medtech
- Patents
- 40
- 38 granted · 2 pending
- Sector median: 2
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓200920102011201220132014201520162017
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Optical Coherence Tomography | $124,290 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Upgrade To Existing Sd-oct Imaging System | $47,960 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $1,500,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Agriculture · Replacement Of Sled | $9,183 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Research Equip For Eye Surgery | $136,942 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Commerce · Spectrometer | $169,622 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Bore, Rabbit Nc Retina, | $12,500 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Veterans Affairs · Envisu R2300 Vhr Sdois System | $43,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Commerce · Igf::ot::igf Software | $15,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Health and Human Services · Igf::ot::igf Bioptigen Inc | $45,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Defense · Special - Envisu Image-guided Sdoct Upgr | $51,500 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Intrasurgical Optical Coherence Tomography | $1,498,179 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Health and Human Services · Igf::ot::igf Bioptigen INC:1187797 [15-002610] | $23,000 | |
| Federal contract | Department of Health and Human Services · Igf::ot::igf Bioptigen INC:1187797 [15-005295] | $8,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Intrasurgical Optical Coherence Tomography | $543,040 |
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRFederal contract · USAspendingForm D · SEC
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 353 | Konan Medical USA, Inc. | $714K | $6.0M |
| 354 | NANODROPPER INC | $712K | $1.1M |
| 355 | Aspira Women's Health Inc. | $696K | $80M |
| 356 | BIOPTIGEN, INC. | $686K | $1.5M |
| 357 | ISOPLEXIS CORPORATION | $684K | $127M |
| 358 | TearScience, Inc. | $681K | $59M |
| 359 | INVIVOSCIENCES, INC. | $679K | — |
Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.
Founders & Team
- Eric BucklandDirector · Executive Officer
- Thomas LivingstonExecutive Officer
Patents
- Procedural Optical Coherence Tomography (oct) For Surgery And Related Methodsgranted
- Microscopes Including Illumination Field Diaphragmsgranted
- Procedural Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for Surgery and Related Methodsapplication
- Configurable Optical Beam Scan Drive Systemsgranted
- Procedural Optical Coherence Tomography (oct) For Surgery And Related Methodsgranted
- Illumination Field Diaphragms for Use in Microscopes and Related Methods and Systemsgranted
- Methods of Performing Surgery Using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)granted
- Systems and Methods for Quantitative Doppler Optical Coherence Tomographygranted
- Hybrid Telescope for Optical Beam Delivery and Related Systemsgranted
- Mounting Framegranted
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging Systems Having Adaptable Lens Systems and Related Methods and Computer Program Productsgranted
- Optical Coherence Imaging Systems Having a Reduced Effective Linewidthgranted
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
- Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Skin Patch for Treatment of HyperhidrosisFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Anesthesiology Devices; Classification of the Monitor for Opioid Induced Impairment of OxygenationFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Orthopedic Devices; Classification of the Medial Knee Implanted Shock AbsorberFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the External Lower Extremity Nerve Stimulator for Restless Legs SyndromeFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration
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