Nirvana Sciences, Inc.

Research Triangle Park, NC · CIK 0001623353 · Medtech · Acquired

Near-infrared and tetrapyrrole fluorophores for polychromatic flow cytometry

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Grants
$11M
11 awards
Sector median: 1
Raised
$1.7M
2 Form D · May 2021
64 months since last filing
Contracts
—
No federal contracts on record
Patents
12
2 granted · 10 pending
Sector median: 2

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount
Capital and federal award history
DateEventSourceAmount
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · New Class of Bright, Sharp, Tunable Red/Far-Red Fluorophores for Flow Cytometry$224,999
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · New Class of Bright, Sharp, Tunable Near-Infrared Fluorophores for Flow Cytometry$738,015
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · New Class of Bright Sharp Tunable Near Infrared Fluorophores for Flow Cytometry$1,494,800
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · New Class of Bright, Sharp, Tunable Near-Infrared Fluorophores for Flow Cytometry$756,785
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$785,858
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Fluorescent nanofoldamers for multiplex flow cytometry$300,000
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · New Class of Bright, Sharp, Tunable Near-Infrared Fluorophores for Flow Cytometry$2,997,402
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · New Class of Bright, Sharp, Tunable Near-Infrared Fluorophores for Flow Cytometry$997,404
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · New Class of Bright, Sharp, Tunable Near-Infrared Fluorophores for Flow Cytometry$999,998
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$867,000
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Novel multispectral optoacoustic tomography contrast agents for evaluation of early response to radiation therapy$399,997
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Fluorescent nanofoldamers for multiplex flow cytometry$1,641,979
Federal grantDepartment of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Fluorescent nanofoldamers for multiplex flow cytometry$816,870
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRForm D · SEC

Peer position

Medtech · 4531 companies · ranked on federal contract value
Medtech companies ranked by federal contract value
#CompanyContractsDisclosed equity
1140SFC FLUIDICS, INC.—$2.1M
1141RODO MEDICAL, INC.—$7.7M
1142BioAesthetics Corporation—$5.0M
1143Nirvana Sciences, Inc.—$1.7M
1144ALGOMETRX INC—$1.9M
1145SS Innovations International, Inc.—$22M
1146VeinSound, Inc.—$100K

Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.

Founders & Team

From Form D filings · 4 related persons
  • Wayne BrinsterDirector
  • Lisa CooperDirector
  • Russell ThomasDirector · Executive Officer · Promoter
  • Richard WestDirector

Patents

USPTO · 2 granted of 12
  • Metallohydroporphyrins For Photoacoustic Imagingapplication
  • Bacteriochlorins With Beta-pyrrole Linkerapplication
  • Hydroporphyrins For Photoacoustic Imaginggranted
  • Metallohydroporphyrins For Photoacoustic Imagingapplication
  • Metallohydroporphyrins For Photoacoustic Imaginggranted
  • Narrow Emission Dyes, Compositions Comprising Same, And Methods For Making And Using Sameapplication
  • Narrow Emission Dyes, Compositions Comprising Same, And Methods For Making And Using Sameapplication
  • Metallohydroporphyrins For Photoacoustic Imagingapplication
  • Narrow Emission Dyes, Compositions Comprising Same, And Methods For Making And Using Sameapplication
  • Narrow Emission Dyes, Compositions Comprising Same, And Methods For Making And Using Sameapplication
  • Bacteriochlorins With Beta-pyrrole Linkerapplication
  • Hydroporphyrin Beads With Narrow Fluorescence Emissionsapplication

Regulatory activity · Medtech

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