MENSSANA RESEARCH, INC.
BreathLink breath test that detects biomarkers of breast cancer from exhaled breath
- Sector
- Medtech
- Total capital
- $2.4M
- Federal grants
- $2.4M
- 4 awards · 2015–2018
- Rank in peer group#94 of 112
- 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
- 0
- 1 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Validation of a rapid point-of-care breath test for breast cancer$225K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Validation of a rapid point-of-care breath test for breast cancer$920K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Validation of a rapid point-of-care breath test for breast cancer$1.1M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Validation of Point-of-Care Breath Test for Pulmonary TB$231K
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Standing among 112 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Instrument
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Linked publications#1 · top 1%
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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
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 1- PendingSystem And Method For Remote Collection And Analysis Of Volatile Organic Components In BreathUSPTOApplication PCTUS2013029508
Recent research by its founders
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- Incorporating Data Exploration in a “Lecture” Based Oceanography Course20250 cites
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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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Data freshness
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