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CONNECTICUT ANALYTICAL CORPORATION

Bethany, CT · Aerospace · Private

Electrospray-based autonomous microbial monitoring system that captures airborne microorganisms and identifies them via mass spectrometry biomarkers for spacecraft and habitat environments

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Updated · ctanalytical.com

Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Bethany, CT
Total capital
$7.4M
Federal grants
$1.1M
4 awards · 2015–2021
Rank in peer group#11 of 13
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$6.3M
17 awards · Defense, NASA, Interior
Rank in Aerospace#298 of 1335
Granted patents
0
1 pending

Capital timeline

20052009201320172021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $7.4M$702K$597K$1.9M$749K$749K$733K
20052009201320172021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $7.4M$1.9M$749K$749K

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · Bi-monthly Status Report$249K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase Award -$167K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · MicrobialMonitoring of Spacecraft & Habitats Utilizing Advanced Metabolomics Analytical Methods$123K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Proposed Concept Offers A Potential For Game-changing New Technology That May Obviate A Turbo Pump In Many Applications While Promising To Provide Significant Cost Savings With Unprecedented Reliability And Longevity For Future Space Missions.$124K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Search For Extraterrestrial Life Has Improved Since The Discovery Of Water Fountain Plumes Emanating From Icy Moons Such As Enceladus And Europa.$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · In-situ Electrospray Capture Of Organic Bearing Particulates From Comets And Celestial Bodies$733K
  • Federal contractNASA · In-situ Electrospray Capture Of Organic Bearing Particulates From Alien Water Fountains$749K
Show 14 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractNASA · NASA Has Need For Technologies That Can Enable Sampling From Water Jets, Such As Those Observed Emanating From The Moon Enceladus And From The Moon Europa. We Propose To Leverage Past Observations Of The Ability Of Electrospray Ionization To Capture And Concentrate Polar Or Polarizable Trace Species Without Damage, And Combine That Knowledge With Recent Discoveries In Developing A Hypervelocity Ice-gun For NASA Studies Aimed At Ice Grain Capture Simulations. The Phase I Effort Will Focus On Usin$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · NASA Has Need For Technologies That Can Enable Sampling From Asteroids And From Depth In A Comet Nucleus, Improved In-situ Analysis Of Comets. It Has Been Identified That There Is Also A Requirement For Improved Dust Environment Measurements&particle Analysis, Small Body Resource Identification, And/or Quantification Of Potential Small Body Resources (e.g., Oxygen, Water And Other Volatiles, Hydrated Minerals, Carbon Compounds, Fuels, Etc.). We Propose To Leverage Past Observations Of The Abilit$112K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Electro-Kinetic Ice Gun for Frozen Ice Plume Simulations$749K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Ocean Life Detection on Alien Worlds$124K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf This Proposal Evolved As A Result Of A Conversation With A NASA Scientist Regarding Plans For A Mission To Europa To Seek Signs Of Life Based On Observed Water Plume Emissions. With Jupiter As A Bright Light Behind The Moon, NASA Was Able To Observe Europa In Silhouette, And With Ultraviolet Light Saw What Appeared To Be Evidence Of The Plumes. If Plumes Exist, This Is An Exciting Find, Lead Researcher William Sparks Said. It Means We May Be Able To Explore That Ocean, That Ocean O$124K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Low Power Miniature Colloidal High Vacuum Pump$125K
  • Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Phase II Entitled, Improved Dried Biological Specimen Materials, Recovery And Processing For Diagnostics".$1.9M
  • Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Ph I Award$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Proposed Research Is In Response To The In-flight Biological Sample Preservation And Analysis Topic And Offers A Non-invasive, Proven, Space And Cost And Time Effective Approach To Biological Sample Collection And Preservation. Our Proposal Is To Collect Capillary Whole Blood From The Fingertip In Addition To Urine Samples, And To Store These Samples As Dried Spots On A Custom Wick-matrix. The Process Of Sample Collection Is Minimally Invasive To Non-invasive, And Samples Can Be Stored Effic$99K
  • Federal contractNASA · Due To Increased Complexity Of Spacecraft And Longer Expected Life, More Sophisticated And Complex Thermal Management Schemes Are Needed That Will Be Capable Of Dissipating A Wide Variety Of Heat Loads Under Harsh Operating Conditions. An Optimal Thermal Control System Must Effectively Vary The Amount Of Heat Dissipation While At The Same Time Not Burdening The Spacecraft By Utilizing The Extremely Limited Spacecraft Resources, Such As Mass, Volume, Or Power. Several Previous Thermal Control Sy$98K
  • Federal contractInterior · SBIR 10.2 Phase I - Electrospray Based High Vacuum Diffusion Pump For Mass Spectrometers$99K
  • Federal contractInterior · Dhs SBIR 10.2 Phase I - Electrospray Stand-off Detection Of Trace Species In Air Of Currency$96K
  • Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II - Electrospray Collection Of Airborne Contaminants In Stark Contract To Current Stagnation-based Methods For Capturing Airborne Particulates And Biological Aerosols, Our Demonstrated, Cost-effective Electrospray Technology Employs An Entirely Differrent Approach Based On The Remarkable Effectiveness Of Small, Highly Charged Liquid Droplets Formed From An Electrospray Source To "getter" Both Particles And Polar Molecules Dispersed In A Gas. Less Capable And Expensive Collection Sys$597K
  • Federal contractDefense$702K

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What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 1
  • PendingSystem For The Standoff Detection Of Power Line Hazards And Means For Standoff Data Collection, Storage, And DisseminationUSPTOApplication 15882133

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Sources

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