Mussel Polymers, Inc.
Bio-inspired mussel adhesive polymers for wet-environment bonding applications
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- BETHLEHEM, PA
- Latest Form D
- $4.8M, Mar 2026
- Total capital
- $4.9M
- Federal grants
- $75K
- 1 award · 2023
- Rank in peer group#51 of 369
- Private capital raised
- $4.8M
- 1 Form D · last Mar 2026
- 7 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 30 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#68 of 369
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4.8M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · MPCD01: A Powerful, Mussel-inspired Anti-corrosive Tie-coat$75K
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Federal first
27months
from Mussel Polymers, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Dec 2023
- Defense · $75K
- First Form D · Mar 2026
- $4.8M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
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Standing among 369 peers
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- Federal grants#51 · top 14%
- Granted patents#68 · top 18%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Eric AndersonResearcherDirectorLinked by 1 patent
- George BoyajianExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kevin OhashiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 32- PendingCatechol Polymer Coatings for High-Performance Polymeric Fiber Surface FunctionalizationUSPTOApplication 19107783
- PendingThin-Film Catechol Containing MaterialsUSPTOApplication 18891136
- GrantedCatechol-Containing Material For Use In Dental ApplicationsUSPTOUS 12,274,763
Show all 32 patent records
- Catechol Polymer Coatings for High-Performance Polymeric Fiber Surface FunctionalizationJul 23, 2026 · Application 19107783Pending
- Thin-Film Catechol Containing MaterialsAug 14, 2025 · Application 18891136Pending
- Catechol-Containing Material For Use In Dental ApplicationsApr 15, 2025 · US 12,274,763Granted
- Bioactive Dental Restorative MaterialDec 19, 2024 · Application 18718982Pending
- Thin-Film Catechol Containing MaterialsOct 22, 2024 · US 12,122,858Granted
- Polymers For Bonding CoralJun 2, 2022 · Application 17486496Pending
- Remineralization of Enamel Using Catechol-Based CompoundsApplication 63551585Pending
- Methods Of Making Catechol Styrene Co-polymerApplication PCTUS2024012759Pending
- Overcoming Acrylic Inhibition Caused by Poly(Catechol-Styrene) Using Benzoyl Peroxide as an AdditiveApplication 63595362Pending
- Catechol-Urethane Compositions And Methods For Use In Wet-BondingApplication 63593613Pending
- High-performance Fibers Coated With Catechol-containing MaterialsApplication PCTUS2023073346Pending
- Dental Remineralization Using Catechol-Based CompoundsApplication 63491297Pending
- Method Of Making Catechol Styrene Co-PolymerApplication 63481245Pending
- Bioactive Dental Restorative MaterialApplication PCTUS2022081438Pending
- Catechol-containing Material For Use In Dental ApplicationsApplication PCTUS2022076734Pending
- Catechol Polymer Coatings for High-Performance Polymeric Fiber Surface FunctionalizationApplication 63403237Pending
- Bioactive Dental Restorative Material with Remineralization PropertiesApplication 63288828Pending
- Catechol-Containing Primers and Adhesives for Use in Dental ApplicationsApplication 63287124Pending
- Thin-film Catechol Containing MaterialsApplication PCTUS2021052186Pending
- Polmers For Bonding CoralApplication PCTUS2021052202Pending
- Thin-Film Catechol-Containing Primers To Enhance The Performance Of Dental AdhesivesApplication 63245959Pending
- Durable and Fast Coral and Like Aquatic Organisms Bonding or Otherwise Attached to a SubstrateApplication 63083896Pending
- Thin Film Catechol Containing Materials, Chemistries, Structures and Associated ApplicationsApplication 63083894Pending
- Dentin Tubule Occlusion Using Catechol-Based CompoundsApplication 19613704Pending
- Overcoming Acrylic Inhibition Caused by Poly(Catechol-Styrene) Using Benzoyl Peroxide as an AdditiveApplication 19584034Pending
- Dental Remineralization Using Catechol-Based CompoundsApplication 19166514Pending
- Catechol-Urethane Compositions And Methods For Use In Wet-BondingApplication 19582359Pending
- Method Of Making Catechol Styrene Co-PolymerApplication 19150798Pending
- Dentin Tubule Occlusion Using Catechol-based CompoundsApplication PCTUS2025014798Pending
- Overcoming Acrylic Inhibition Caused By Poly(catechol-styrene) Using Benzoyl Peroxide As An AdditiveApplication PCTUS2024054433Pending
- Catechol-urethane Compositions And Methods For Use In Wet-bondingApplication PCTUS2024053236Pending
- Dental Remineralization Using Catechol-based CompoundsApplication PCTUS2024020662Pending
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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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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