Instapath Inc.
Automated tissue processing and digital imaging platform for pathology
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- HOUSTON, TX
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $1.8M, Sep 2019
- Total capital
- $3.3M
- Federal grants
- $1.5M
- 1 award · 2021
- Rank in peer group#5 of 22
- Private capital raised
- $1.8M
- 1 Form D · last Sep 2019
- 85 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 5 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#5 of 22
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: An automated digital pathology lab for rapid on-site processing and imaging of tissue biopsies$1.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.8M
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Standing among 22 peers
Line = medianMedtech · System
- Federal grants#5 · top 23%
- Granted patents#5 · top 23%
- Linked publications#1 · top 5%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- David TulmanExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 7- GrantedSystems for Delivery of a Liquid to and Removal of a Liquid from a SampleUSPTOUS 12,496,582
- GrantedDisposable Biopsy Staining Kit and Related Methods and SystemsUSPTOUS 11,988,584
- PendingSystems For Delivery Of A Liquid To And Removal Of A Liquid From A SampleUSPTOApplication PCTUS2021049548
Show all 7 patent records
- Systems for Delivery of a Liquid to and Removal of a Liquid from a SampleDec 16, 2025 · US 12,496,582Granted
- Disposable Biopsy Staining Kit and Related Methods and SystemsMay 21, 2024 · US 11,988,584Granted
- Systems For Delivery Of A Liquid To And Removal Of A Liquid From A SampleApplication PCTUS2021049548Pending
- Disposable Biopsy Staining Kit and Related Methods and SystemsApplication 62781865Pending
- Biopsy Articles And Methods Of UseApplication 62653400Pending
- Disposable Biopsy Staining Kit And Related Methods And SystemsApplication PCTUS2019025988Pending
- System for Delivery and Removal of a Liquid from a ChamberApplication 63076464Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Small Extracellular Vesicle‐TLN1 Modulates Gastric Cancer Cells and Remodels Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Through AKT Activation to Potentiate Lymphatic Metastasis20260 cites
- Tumor-associated mesenchymal stem/stromal cells in tumor microenvironment and carcinogenesis202514 cites
- Exploring machine learning strategies for single-cell transcriptomic analysis in wound healing202512 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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Data freshness
SEC Form D filings through . SBIR and STTR awards through .