Manus Biosynthesis, Inc.
Microbial fermentation process for biosynthetic production of a natural terpene acaricide (mite and tick pesticide)
- Sector
- Agritech
- Total capital
- $1.4M
- Federal grants
- $1.4M
- 2 awards · 2016–2017
- Rank in peer group#15 of 27
- 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
- 3
- 5 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#3 of 27
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Development of a low-cost production platform through engineered bacteria for a novel natural acaricide.$1.2M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Development of a low-cost production platform through engineered bacteria for a novel natural acaricide.$225K
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Standing among 27 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Molecule
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#3 · top 11%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Ajikumar ParayilExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Carsten BoersDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gregory StephanopoulosDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jason WhaleyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard GoldsteinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 8- GrantedMethods For Production Of Oxygenated TerpenesUSPTOUS 11,180,782
- GrantedMethods For Production Of Oxygenated TerpenesUSPTOUS 10,501,760
- GrantedMicrobial Production Of Steviol GlycosidesUSPTOUS 10,463,062
Show all 8 patent records
- Methods For Production Of Oxygenated TerpenesNov 23, 2021 · US 11,180,782Granted
- Methods For Production Of Oxygenated TerpenesDec 10, 2019 · US 10,501,760Granted
- Microbial Production Of Steviol GlycosidesNov 5, 2019 · US 10,463,062Granted
- Methods For Production Of Oxygenated TerpenesApplication PCTUS2015046369Pending
- Methods For Production Of Oxygenated TerpenesApplication PCTUS2015046421Pending
- Methods For Production Of Oxygenated TerpenesApplication 62040284Pending
- Increasing Productivity Of E. Coli Host Cells That Functionally Express P450 EnzymesApplication PCTUS2016047692Pending
- Microbial Production Of Steviol GlycosidesApplication PCTUS2015059273Pending
Related companies, and why
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- BIOLINK LIFE SCIENCES, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- AI SENSE LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- RegrowSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- ANDERSON ASSOC LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding 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
- Assistance 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
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