ELEGEN CORP.
Benchtop microfluidic instrument for rapid, low-cost DNA synthesis
- Sector
- Biotech
- Headquarters
- Belmont, CA
- Latest Form D
- $33M, May 2024
- Total capital
- $37M
- Federal grants
- $4M
- 3 awards · 2020–2021
- Rank in peer group#2 of 17
- Private capital raised
- $33M
- 1 Form D · last May 2024
- 29 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 6 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$33M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Novel microfluidic platform for versatile, fast, low-cost DNA synthesis and assembly$790K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Novel microfluidic platform for versatile, fast, low-cost DNA synthesis and assembly$2M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Novel microfluidic platform for versatile, fast, low-cost DNA synthesis and assembly$1.2M
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Federal first
44months
from ELEGEN CORP.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Sep 2020
- Health and Human S · $1.2M
- First Form D · May 2024
- $33M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 3 awards
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Standing among 17 peers
Line = medianBiotech · Device
- Federal grants#2 · top 12%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Matthew HillResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $4M in grants as PI
- Cain McClaryDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jonathan SheenaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Peter ZhouDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 6- PendingBead-sorting Systems And Methods Of Use ThereofUSPTOApplication 63240849
- PendingBead-sorting Systems And Methods Of Use ThereofUSPTOApplication 63240836
- PendingMethods And Compositions For Cell-free CloningUSPTOApplication 63174192
Show all 6 patent records
- Bead-sorting Systems And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication 63240849Pending
- Bead-sorting Systems And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication 63240836Pending
- Methods And Compositions For Cell-free CloningApplication 63174192Pending
- Bead-sorting Systems And Methods Of Use Thereof Using Pressure SourcesApplication 63240844Pending
- Multi-way Bead-sorting Devices, Systems, And Methods Of Use Thereof Using Pressure SourcesApplication PCTUS2022075957Pending
- Methods And Compositions For Cell-free CloningApplication PCTUS2022071707Pending
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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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Data freshness
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