FAUNA BIO INCORPORATED

Newark, CA · Biotech · Private

A genomics discovery platform that analyzes gene networks from hibernating animals to identify novel therapeutic targets for human diseases

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Grants
$780K
2 awards
Sector median: 1
Raised
—
No Form D on record
Contracts
—
No federal contracts on record
Patents
4
0 granted · 4 pending
Sector median: 2

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount
Capital and federal award history
DateEventSourceAmount
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Establishing the 13-lined ground squirrel as a model for hibernation-inspired therapeutics$228,934
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Identifying novel targets for cardioprotection with non-traditional animal models$550,712
Federal grant · SBIR/STTR

Peer position

Biotech · 4373 companies · ranked on federal contract value
Biotech companies ranked by federal contract value
#CompanyContractsDisclosed equity
1723Sensible Biotechnologies, Inc.—$15M
1724Pulmocide——
1725Jaguar Gene Therapy——
1726FAUNA BIO INCORPORATED——
1727Zyversa Therapeutics, Inc.—$3.6M
1728PYROJAS INC——
1729Chicago Biosolutions, Inc.——

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.

Patents

USPTO · 0 granted of 4
  • Methods And Compositions Comprising Functional Genomics Of Hibernating Mammalsapplication
  • Methods And Compositions Comprising Functional Genomics Of Hibernating Mammalsapplication
  • Methods And Compositions Using Functional Genomics Of Hibernating Mammalsapplication
  • Methods And Compositions For Treating Cardio-pulmonary Disordersapplication

Regulatory activity · Biotech

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