HARRISVACCINES, INC.

AMES, IA · Founded 2008 · Agritech · Private

Replicon particle vaccine for white spot syndrome virus in shrimp

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: AMES, IA
Founded: 2008
Latest Form D: $4.2M, Sep 2011
Total capital: $5.7M

Federal grants: $639K; 3 awards · 2010–2014; Rank in peer group#17 of 35
Private capital raised: $4.2M; 1 Form D · last Sep 2011; 181 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $877K; 1 award · Homeland Security; Rank in Agritech#36 of 882
Granted patents: 3; 6 pending · first 2014; Rank in peer group#4 of 35

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2014Federal grantAgriculture · Next Generation Vaccine For Infectious Bovine Keratoconjuctivitis$99K
Sep 2012Federal contractHomeland Security · Igf::ot::igf Division: Chemical&biological Ppa: Rd&i Program: Bioagent Attack Resiliency Project: Fad Vaccines&diagnostics Performer: Harrisvaccines, Inc. Appropriation Year: FY12 (24 Funds) Budget Authority: Three-year R&d Funds Project Manager: Dr. Bruce Harper Lead Support Staff: Robert Orr, 202-254-6606 Alc: 70-08-1513 Tas: 70240800 Description: The Purpose Of This Requisition Is To Provide Funding To Harrisvaccines, Inc. For Replicon-based Rapid Response Vaccines For Foot-an$877K
Sep 2011Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4.2M
Sep 2011Federal grantAgriculture · Replicon Particle Vaccine For White Spot Syndrome Virus In Marine Shrimp Phase II$460K
Jun 2010Federal grantAgriculture · Replicon Particle Vaccine For White Spot Syndrome Virus In Marine Shrimp$80K

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

15months

from HARRISVACCINES, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jun 2010: Agriculture · $80K
First Form D · Sep 2011: $4.2M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 2 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 35 peers

Line = median

Agritech · Molecule

Federal grants#17 · top 49%
Granted patents#4 · top 11%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

D. L. HarrisExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Michael L. UpahExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 3 granted of 9

Jun 26, 2018GrantedMethod Of Rapidly Producing Improved Vaccines For AnimalsUSPTOUS 10,004,797
May 16, 2017GrantedMethods And Compositions To Protect Aquatic Invertebrates From DiseaseUSPTOUS 9,650,634
Jun 11, 2015PendingMethod Of Rapidly Producing Improved Vaccines For AnimalsUSPTOApplication 14624212

Show all 9 patent records

Method Of Rapidly Producing Improved Vaccines For AnimalsJun 26, 2018 · US 10,004,797Granted
Methods And Compositions To Protect Aquatic Invertebrates From DiseaseMay 16, 2017 · US 9,650,634Granted
Method Of Rapidly Producing Improved Vaccines For AnimalsJun 11, 2015 · Application 14624212Pending
Methods And Compositions To Protect Aquatic Invertebrates From DiseaseSep 2, 2014 · US 8,822,427Granted
Method Of Rapidly Producing Improved Vaccines For AnimalsMay 16, 2013 · Application 13736184Pending
Method Of Rapidly Producing Improved Vaccines For AnimalsApplication PCTUS2011056945Pending
Method Of Rapidly Producing Improved Vaccines For AnimalsApplication PCTUS2012061431Pending
Methods And Compositions To Protect Aquatic Invertebrates From DiseaseApplication PCTUS2012061433Pending
Methods And Compositions To Protect Aquatic Invertebrates From DiseaseApplication PCTUS2011056950Pending

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Regulatory activity · Agritech

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
09 Jul 2026Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
06 Jul 2026Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
29 Jun 2026Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
17 Jun 2026Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
11 Jun 2026Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation

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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.

How to read this page

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.