FIRST LIGHT DIAGNOSTICS , INC.
Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing platform that identifies pathogens and determines antibiotic susceptibility directly from patient specimens in hours instead of days, using novel MultiPath d
- Sector
- Medtech
- Total capital
- $3M
- Federal grants
- $3M
- 3 awards · 2021–2023
- Rank in peer group#84 of 112
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 3
- 12 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#18 of 112
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing directly from urine specimens$992K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing directly from urine specimens$992K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing directly from urine specimens$992K
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Standing among 112 peers
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- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#18 · top 16%
- Linked publications#22 · top 20%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 15- PendingMethods And Systems For Bacterial AssessmentUSPTOApplication 19371850
- GrantedDetection And Analysis Of CellsUSPTOUS 12,480,944
- PendingTest CartridgesUSPTOApplication 18974135
Show all 15 patent records
- Methods And Systems For Bacterial AssessmentApr 30, 2026 · Application 19371850Pending
- Detection And Analysis Of CellsNov 25, 2025 · US 12,480,944Granted
- Test CartridgesNov 20, 2025 · Application 18974135Pending
- Detection Of TargetsJun 12, 2025 · Application 18743907Pending
- Test CartridgesApr 29, 2025 · US 12,287,332Granted
- Microbial Analysis Without Cell PurificationJul 27, 2023 · Application 17282633Pending
- Kits And Devices For Detecting AnalytesApr 20, 2023 · Application 18082992Pending
- Kits And Devices For Detecting AnalytesFeb 21, 2023 · US 11,583,853Granted
- Analysis InstrumentNov 11, 2021 · Application 17282627Pending
- Systems And Methods For Target Identification And Treatment AnalysisApplication 62741253Pending
- Test CartridgesApplication PCTUS2019054887Pending
- Microbial Analysis Without Cell PurificationApplication PCTUS2019054885Pending
- Analysis InstrumentApplication PCTUS2019054884Pending
- Detection And Analysis Of CellsApplication PCTUS2019054888Pending
- Methods And Systems For Bacterial AssessmentApplication 63712857Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Rapid pathogen identification and phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility directly from urine specimens202211 cites
- Rapid Ultrasensitive Detection of <i>Clostridiodes difficile</i> Toxins in Stool Samples Using A Single-Molecule Counting Method20200 cites
- A Rapid, Accurate, Single Molecule Counting Method Detects Clostridium difficile Toxin B in Stool Samples201820 cites
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
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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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