MOTHER'S MILK IS BEST, INC.

Tyngsboro, MA · Medtech · Private

Human Milk Concentration (HMC) device using passive osmotic membrane technology to concentrate mother's milk for preterm infants

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · mothersmilkisbest.com

Sector: Medtech
Headquarters: Tyngsboro, MA
Latest Form D: $797K, Feb 2025
Total capital: $5.2M

Federal grants: $4.4M; 5 awards · 2019–2026; Rank in peer group#192 of 538
Private capital raised: $797K; 1 Form D · last Feb 2025; 20 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 1; 2 pending · first 2025; Rank in peer group#237 of 538

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2026Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Point of Care maternal milk concentration device optimizing neonatal growth with targeted nutrition support: Establishing clinical evidence of benefit as an alternative to milk sourced fortification$1.2M
Jun 2025Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Point of Care maternal milk concentration device optimizing neonatal growth with targeted nutrition support: Establishing clinical evidence of benefit as an alternative to milk sourced fortification$1.2M
Feb 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$797K
Aug 2024Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Point of Care maternal milk concentration device to optimize neonatal growth with targeted nutrition support$799K
Jun 2023Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Point of Care maternal milk concentration device to optimize neonatal growth with targeted nutrition support$1M
Apr 2019Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Human Milk Concentration Device; Point of Care Technology for Feeding Preterm Infants in Intensive Care$224K

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Federal first

70months

from MOTHER'S MILK IS BEST, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Apr 2019: Health and Human S · $224K
First Form D · Feb 2025: $797K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 3 awards

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Standing among 538 peers

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Medtech · Device

Federal grants#192 · top 36%
Granted patents#237 · top 44%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Elizabeth NelsonResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $1M in grants as PI
Elizabeth SchinkelExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 3

Jul 8, 2025GrantedSystem For Removing Water From Human Breast MilkUSPTOUS 12,349,692
PendingDevices And Methods For Processing Human MilkUSPTOApplication PCTUS2025027203
PendingMethod and Apparatus for Concentration/Fortifying Bodily Fluids including Breast MilkUSPTOApplication 63640862

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Regulatory activity · Medtech

Sector-level, not company-level

07 Jul 2026New 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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26 Jun 2026Medical 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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Data freshness

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