LEUKO LABS, INC.
PointCheck, a non-invasive optical imaging device that monitors microcirculation in nailfold capillaries to detect severe neutropenia in cancer chemotherapy patients
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- BOSTON, MA
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $1.2M, Feb 2019
- Total capital
- $7M
- Federal grants
- $5.8M
- 6 awards · 2018–2025
- Rank in peer group#95 of 538
- Private capital raised
- $1.2M
- 1 Form D · last Feb 2019
- 92 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 5 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#125 of 538
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Reducing the incidence of febrile neutropenia in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy with PointCheck: a portable non-invasive neutropenia analyzer$1.8M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Reducing the incidence of febrile neutropenia in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy with PointCheck: a portable non-invasive neutropenia analyzer$1.7M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Reducing the incidence of febrile neutropenia in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy with PointCheck: a portable non-invasive neutropenia analyzer$806K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Reducing the incidence of febrile neutropenia in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy with PointCheck: a portable non-invasive neutropenia analyzer$1.2M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Reducing the incidence of febrile neutropenia in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy with PointCheck: a portable non-invasive neutropenia analyzer$55K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.2M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Reducing the incidence of febrile neutropenia in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy with PointCheck: a portable non-invasive neutropenia analyzer$214K
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Federal first
7months
from LEUKO LABS, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jul 2018
- Health and Human S · $214K
- First Form D · Feb 2019
- $1.2M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 538 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grants#95 · top 18%
- Granted patents#125 · top 23%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Ian Castro ButterworthResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents
- Amy Castro SalzhauerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Carlos Castro GonzalezExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Paul Castro HartungDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 9- GrantedMethod To Detect White Blood Cells And/or White Blood Cell Subtypes From Non-invasive Capillary VideosUSPTOUS 12,216,112
- PendingAutomated System And Method For Acquiring Images Of One Or More Capillaries In A Capillary BedUSPTOApplication 18894781
- GrantedAutomated System For Acquiring Images Of One Or More Capillaries In A Capillary BedUSPTOUS 12,131,217
Show all 9 patent records
- Method To Detect White Blood Cells And/or White Blood Cell Subtypes From Non-invasive Capillary VideosFeb 4, 2025 · US 12,216,112Granted
- Automated System And Method For Acquiring Images Of One Or More Capillaries In A Capillary BedJan 9, 2025 · Application 18894781Pending
- Automated System For Acquiring Images Of One Or More Capillaries In A Capillary BedOct 29, 2024 · US 12,131,217Granted
- Non-invasive White Blood Cell Monitoring DeviceSep 24, 2024 · US D1,044,020Granted
- Method To Detect White Blood Cells And/or White Blood Cell Subtypes From Non-invasive Capillary VideosJan 2, 2024 · US 11,860,154Granted
- Method to Detect White Blood Cells and/or White Blood Cell Subtypes From Non-Invasive Capillary VideosApplication 63031117Pending
- Automated System And Method For Acquiring Images Of One Or More Capillaries In A Capillary BedApplication PCTUS2022039000Pending
- Automated System For Acquiring Images of One or More Capillaries in a Capillary BedApplication 63228338Pending
- A Method To Detect White Blood Cells And/or White Blood Cell Subtypes From Non-invasive Capillary VideosApplication PCTUS2021034455Pending
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
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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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