Diatomix, Inc.
Biosilica-based photocatalytic additive for floor and carpet coatings that removes volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from indoor air
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- BEAVERTON, OR
- Latest Form D
- $406K, Jul 2020
- Total capital
- $2.3M
- Federal grants
- $1.4M
- 2 awards · 2017–2019
- Rank in peer group#79 of 141
- Private capital raised
- $911K
- 2 Form D · last Jul 2020
- 76 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 3 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$406K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Improving Indoor Air Quality using a Biosilica Based Functional Paint & Coatings Photocatalyst$1.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$505K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Improving Indoor Air Quality using a Biosilica Based Functional Paint & Coatings Photocatalyst$225K
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.
Federal first
18months
from Diatomix, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Dec 2017
- NSF · $225K
- First Form D · Jun 2019
- $505K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
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Standing among 141 peers
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- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Nicholas DayResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $225K in grants as PI
- Adrian PolliackExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Charles DowdDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Cindy L DahlDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David C E WilliamsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John C E BrewerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 3- PendingBiosilica-porated Catalytic Composite MaterialsUSPTOApplication 18006023
- PendingBiosilica-porated Catalytic Composite MaterialsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2021042070
- PendingBiosilica-porated Catalytic Composite MaterialsUSPTOApplication 63054059
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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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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