Novel Microdevices, LLC
GMP-compliant pilot manufacturing facility for microdevices
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- Annapolis, MD
- Founded
- 2021
- Latest Form D
- $1M, Apr 2026
- Total capital
- $7.9M
- Federal grants
- $3.3M
- 3 awards · 2018–2021
- Rank in peer group#298 of 538
- Private capital raised
- $4.6M
- 5 Form D · last Apr 2026
- 6 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 1 pending · first 2026
- Rank in peer group#237 of 538
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$567K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.9M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Low Cost, Rapid Molecular Diagnostic for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea at the Point-of-Care$1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$500K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$725K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Low Cost, Rapid Molecular Diagnostic for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea at the Point-of-Care$2M
Show 1 earlier federal award
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Low Cost, Rapid Molecular Diagnostic for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea at the Point-of-Care$300K
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Federal first
36months
from Novel Microdevices, LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jan 2018
- Health and Human S · $300K
- First Form D · Dec 2020
- $725K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 538 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#237 · top 44%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Andrea PaisResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $3.3M in grants as PI
- Deborah HemingwayDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael NiggelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert StoreyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steve YannarasExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 2- New patentSample Processing Device Comprising Magnetic and Mechanical Actuating Elements Using Linear or Rotational Motion and Methods of Use ThereofUSPTOUS 12,766,508
- PendingAutomated Point-of-care Devices For Complex Sample Processing And Methods Of Use ThereofUSPTOApplication PCTUS2017064359
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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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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