LumaCyte, Inc.
Label-free single-cell analysis platform for real-time bioprocess monitoring and cell phenotyping
- Sector
- Biotech
- Headquarters
- CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
- Founded
- 2012
- Latest Form D
- $10M, Sep 2023
- Total capital
- $21.1M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $21.1M
- 8 Form D · last Sep 2023
- 37 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 5
- 9 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#38 of 342
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$10M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$550K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$750K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$525K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$6.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$30K
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.
Standing among 342 peers
Line = medianBiotech · Platform
- Granted patents#38 · top 11%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Sean Jeffrey HartResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 5 patents
- Dennis WalczewskiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Paul MeisterDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Pete BuzyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Renee HartExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert HeiserDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 5 granted of 14- GrantedMicrofluidic Chip Device For Optical Force Measurements And Cell Imaging Using Microfluidic Chip Configuration And DynamicsUSPTOUS 12,674,740
- GrantedSystem For Analyzing And Imaging Particles Or Cells In Fluids Using A Microfluidic Chip Held In A Cavity Ith Threaded Screw Holes For AdjustmentUSPTOUS 12,461,011
- PendingFluidic Autosampler And IncubatorUSPTOApplication 19055631
Show all 14 patent records
- Microfluidic Chip Device For Optical Force Measurements And Cell Imaging Using Microfluidic Chip Configuration And DynamicsJul 7, 2026 · US 12,674,740Granted
- System For Analyzing And Imaging Particles Or Cells In Fluids Using A Microfluidic Chip Held In A Cavity Ith Threaded Screw Holes For AdjustmentNov 4, 2025 · US 12,461,011Granted
- Fluidic Autosampler And IncubatorJun 12, 2025 · Application 19055631Pending
- Fluidic Autosampler And IncubatorMar 25, 2025 · US 12,257,577Granted
- Device For Enhanced Detection Of Cellular ResponseMar 28, 2024 · Application 18275997Pending
- Microfluidic Chip Device For Optical Force Measurements And Cell Imaging Using Microfluidic Chip Configuration And DynamicsFeb 27, 2024 · US 11,913,870Granted
- Microfluidic Devices And Method For Sampling And Analysis Of Cells Using Optical Forces And Raman SpectroscopyDec 28, 2023 · Application 18220772Pending
- Microfluidic Devices And Method For Sampling And Analysis Of Cells Using Optical Forces And Raman SpectroscopyAug 29, 2023 · US 11,738,339Granted
- Sampling Device And SystemsJan 13, 2022 · Application 17370457Pending
- Advanced Biophysical And Biochemical Cellular Monitoring And Quantification Using Laser Force CytologyJan 14, 2021 · Application 16982935Pending
- Cell And Cluster CountingApplication 63660976Pending
- Advanced Biophysical And Biochemical Cellular Monitoring And Quantification Force CytologyApplication 63714043Pending
- Apparatus, Systems, And Methods Of Analyzing Biological ParticlesApplication PCTUS2025033976Pending
- Advanced Biophysical And Biochemical Cellular Monitoring And Quantification Using Optical And Fluidic Force Measurement For Cell Fit-for-purpose Viability And VitalityApplication PCTUS2025053388Pending
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Regulatory activity · Biotech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Skin Patch for Treatment of HyperhidrosisFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Anesthesiology Devices; Classification of the Monitor for Opioid Induced Impairment of OxygenationFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Orthopedic Devices; Classification of the Medial Knee Implanted Shock AbsorberFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the External Lower Extremity Nerve Stimulator for Restless Legs SyndromeFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood 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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