Culture Biosciences Inc.
Cloud-connected bioreactor hardware and software platform for automated bioprocessing
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- Sector
- Biotech
- Headquarters
- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $21.6M, Mar 2020
- Total capital
- $21.6M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $21.6M
- 1 Form D · last Mar 2020
- 80 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 27 pending · first 2026
- Rank in peer group#4 of 28
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$21.6M
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Standing among 28 peers
Line = medianBiotech · System
- Granted patents#4 · top 14%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- William Graham PatrickResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 1 patent
- Matthew Adams BallExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 29- New patentMethods And Systems For Tracking Performance Characteristics Of Probes For A Biomanufacturing SystemUSPTOUS 12,748,119
- GrantedApparatus, System, And Method For Automated Filling Of SyringesUSPTOUS 12,662,271
- PendingVessel Components For Use In Small Scale BioreactorsUSPTOApplication 19480335
Show all 29 patent records
- Methods And Systems For Tracking Performance Characteristics Of Probes For A Biomanufacturing SystemSep 29, 2026 · US 12,748,119Granted
- Apparatus, System, And Method For Automated Filling Of SyringesJun 23, 2026 · US 12,662,271Granted
- Vessel Components For Use In Small Scale BioreactorsApr 30, 2026 · Application 19480335Pending
- Vessel Components For Use In Small Scale BioreactorsOct 30, 2025 · Application 19189101Pending
- Systems And Methods For Viral Transfection Of Cells In A BioreactorAug 7, 2025 · Application 19041898Pending
- Methods And Systems For Verifying Client-facing Data And Client Instructions For A Biomanufacturing SystemAug 1, 2024 · Application 18422312Pending
- Methods And Systems For Assimilating Client-facing Data And Client Instructions For A Biomanufacturing SystemAug 1, 2024 · Application 18419273Pending
- Methods And Systems For Tracking Performance Characteristics Of Probes For A Biomanufacturing SystemJul 25, 2024 · Application 18419195Pending
- Automated Control And Prediction For A Fermentation SystemSep 15, 2022 · Application 17721556Pending
- Bioreactor Vessel For Automated Fermentation SystemJan 6, 2022 · Application 17395238Pending
- Methods For Automated Control Of A Fermentation SystemFeb 11, 2021 · Application 16940875Pending
- Methods And Systems For Control Of A Fermentation SystemSep 10, 2020 · Application 15929773Pending
- Methods And Systems For Tracking Performance Characteristics Of Probes For A Fermentation SystemApplication 63440844Pending
- Automated Control And Prediction For A Fermentation SystemApplication PCTUS2020058932Pending
- Bioreactor Vessel For Automated Fermentation SystemApplication PCTUS2020017533Pending
- Automated Control And Prediction For A Fermentation SystemApplication 62930848Pending
- Bioreactor Vessel For Automated Fermentation SystemApplication 62804091Pending
- Methods For Automated Control Of A Fermentation SystemApplication PCTUS2019015437Pending
- Fermentation Automation WorkcellApplication PCTUS2018061858Pending
- Apparatus, System, And Method For Automated Filling Of SyringesApplication PCTUS2025015814Pending
- Vessel Components For Use In Small Scale BioreactorsApplication PCTUS2025026523Pending
- Systems And Methods For Viral Transfection Of Cells In A BioreactorApplication PCTUS2025014134Pending
- Methods And Systems For Verifying Client-facing Data And Client Instructions For A Biomanufacturing SystemApplication PCTUS2025012182Pending
- Vessel Components For Use In Small Scale BioreactorsApplication 63638544Pending
- Apparatus, System, And Method For Automated Filling Of SyringesApplication 63552997Pending
- Systems And Methods For Viral Transfection Of Cells In A BioreactorApplication 63549387Pending
- Methods And Systems For Tracking Performance Characteristics Of Probes For A Biomanufacturing SystemApplication PCTUS2024012525Pending
- Methods And Systems For Assimilating Client-facing Data And Client Instructions For A Biomanufacturing SystemApplication PCTUS2024012532Pending
- Methods And Systems For Assimilating Client-facing Data And Client Instructions For A Fermentation SystemApplication 63441577Pending
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Regulatory activity · Biotech
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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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