LIG SCIENCES , INC

Agritech · Still private

Slow-release non-toxic antifouling additives for aquaculture coatings

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Agritech
Total capital: $880K

Federal grants: $880K; 4 awards · 2008–2013; Rank in peer group#1 of 36
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: 2; 2 pending · first 2017; Rank in peer group#8 of 36

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2013Federal grantAgriculture · Slow Release Non-toxic Antifouling Additives For Coatings Used In Aquaculture$450K
Jun 2009Federal grantAgriculture · Slow Release Non-toxic Antifouling Additives For Coatings Used In Aquaculture$80K
Sep 2008Federal grantAgriculture · Nanobiocides For Wood-based Construction Materials$350K

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1 record has no date or no amount, so it isn’t placed on the timeline.

Standing among 36 peers

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Agritech · Material

Federal grants#1 · top 3%
Granted patents#8 · top 22%

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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

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What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 4

Apr 17, 2018GrantedPersonal Life RaftsUSPTOUS 9,944,367
Aug 29, 2017GrantedPneumatically Erasable SlateUSPTOUS 9,744,799
Jan 14, 2016PendingPercutaneous Port Guard DressingUSPTOApplication 14796205

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Personal Life RaftsApr 17, 2018 · US 9,944,367Granted
Pneumatically Erasable SlateAug 29, 2017 · US 9,744,799Granted
Percutaneous Port Guard DressingJan 14, 2016 · Application 14796205Pending
Personal Life RaftsApplication 62321367Pending

GRASSROOTS BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
N-OVATION, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
DOWELL, ANDREW M., INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
POND LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES INCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Waterbit, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts

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.

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Data freshness

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