OYAGEN, INC.

Rochester, NY · Biotech · Private

Sangivamycin, an adenosine nucleoside analog antiviral therapeutic for COVID-19

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Updated · oyageninc.com

Sector
Biotech
Headquarters
Rochester, NY
Latest Form D
$345K, Dec 2017
Total capital
$5M
Federal grants
$3M
8 awards · 2018–2024
Rank in peer group#344 of 514
Private capital raised
$2.1M
2 Form D · last Dec 2017
107 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
3
30 pending · first 2021
Rank in peer group#109 of 514

Capital timeline

2012201420162018202020222024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $5M$600K$300K$573K$300K$299K$300K1st Form D$1.7M2nd Form D$345K
2012201620202024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $5M$600K$300K$573K$300K1st Form D$1.7M2nd Form D$345K

Latest events

  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · High throughput screening and drug discovery for antagonists of the Ebola VP40 protein assembly$298K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · IND-Enabling Development of a Small Molecule COVID Therapeutic$300K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · High throughput screening and drug discovery for antagonists of the Ebola VP40 protein assembly$299K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · IND-Enabling Development of a Small Molecule COVID Therapeutic$300K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Development of Lead Inhibitors of HIV Vif Binding to Antiretroviral A3G Through Medicinal Chemistry$286K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Development of Lead Inhibitors of HIV Vif Binding to Antiretroviral A3G Through Medicinal Chemistry$573K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Preclinical Development of HIV Vif Antagonists$300K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$345K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.7M
Show 1 earlier federal award
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Preclinical Development of HIV Vif Antagonists$600K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 514 peers

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Biotech · Molecule

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#109 · top 21%
  • Linked publications#81 · top 16%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Harold SmithResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 3 patents
  • Ryan BennettResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $1.2M in grants as PI
  • Jose CoronasDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kevin PhelpsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Richard McCloskeyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Richard OgdenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 9 people
  • Roscoe MooreDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Thomas FitzgeraldExecutive Officer, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • William CarpenterDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 3 granted of 33
Show all 33 patent records
  • Method For Treating Coronavirus InfectionsOct 10, 2023 · US 11,779,585Granted
  • Method For Treating Arenaviridae InfectionsSep 14, 2023 · Application 17918964Pending
  • Method For Treating Coronavirus InfectionsAug 29, 2023 · US 11,738,025Granted
  • Method For Treating Poxviridae InfectionsJul 27, 2023 · Application 17918970Pending
  • Compounds, Compositions, And Methods For Treating Human Immunodeficiency VirusJan 6, 2022 · Application 17474895Pending
  • Compounds, Compositions, And Methods For Treating Human Immunodeficiency VirusSep 14, 2021 · US 11,116,762Granted
  • Camptothecin Derivatives As Anti-hiv Agents And Methods Of Identifying Agents That Disrupt Vif Self-associationOct 29, 2020 · Application 16819130Pending
  • Small Molecules As Anti-hiv Agents That Disrupt Vif Self-association And Methods Of Use ThereofOct 1, 2015 · Application 14433228Pending
  • Method For Treating Coronavirus InfectionsApplication 62987846Pending
  • Method For Treating Coronavirus InfectionsApplication 62970087Pending
  • Triazolophthalazine Compounds, Use As Anti-human Immunodeficiency Virus Inhibitors Of Hiv Vif-dependent Degradation Of APOBEC3, And Methods For Preparation ThereofApplication PCTUS2018067609Pending
  • Triazolophthalazine Compounds, Use As Anti- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Inhibitors Of Hiv Vif-dependent Degradation Of APOBEC3, And Methods For Preparation ThereofApplication 62644872Pending
  • Compounds, Compositions, And Methods For Treating Human Immunodeficiency VirusApplication PCTUS2018012098Pending
  • Camptothecin Derivatives As Anti-hiv Agents And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication 62442374Pending
  • Methods Of Treating And Inhibiting Ebola Virus InfectionApplication 62420474Pending
  • Small Molecule Vif Dimerization Antagonists As Anti-hiv Agents And For Use As Hiv/aids TherapeuticsApplication PCTUS2015019147Pending
  • Camptothecin Derivatives As Anti-hiv Agents And Methods Of Identifying Agents That Disrupt Vif Self-associationApplication PCTUS2014043974Pending
  • Small Molecule Vif Dimerization Antagonists As Anti-hiv Agents And For Use As Hiv/aids TherapeuticsApplication 62013550Pending
  • Combination Therapy For Treating Hiv And AidsApplication PCTUS2014037935Pending
  • Small Molecule Vif Dimerization Antagonists As Anti-hiv Agents And For Use As Hiv/aids TherapeuticsApplication 61949175Pending
  • Small Molecules As Anti-hiv Agents That Disrupt Vif Self-association And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication PCTUS2013063571Pending
  • Camptothecin Derivatives As Anti-hiv Agents And Methods Of Identifying Agents That Disrupt Vif Self-associationApplication 61838574Pending
  • Combination Therapy For Treating Hiv And AidsApplication 61822835Pending
  • Small Molecules As Anti-hiv Agents That Disrupt Vif Self-association And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication 61807480Pending
  • Small Molecules As Anti-hiv Agents That Disrupt Vif Self-association And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication 61709471Pending
  • Peptide And Treatment For HIV-1 InfectionApplication PCTUS2007024790Pending
  • Method For Treating Poxviridae InfectionsApplication PCTUS2021027354Pending
  • Method For Treating Arenaviridae InfectionsApplication PCTUS2021027352Pending
  • Method For Treating Coronavirus InfectionsApplication PCTUS2021016472Pending
  • Method For Treating Coronavirus InfectionsApplication PCTUS2020028567Pending
  • Method For Treating Coronavirus InfectionsApplication 63009972Pending
  • Method For Treating Poxviridae InfectionsApplication 63010021Pending
  • Method For Treating Arenaviridae InfectionsApplication 63010007Pending

Recent research by its founders

  • Sangivamycin is preferentially incorporated into viral RNA by the SARS-CoV-2 polymerase20233 cites
  • Corrigendum to “Sangivamycin is preferentially incorporated into viral RNA by the SARS-CoV-2 polymerase” [Antivir. Res. 218 (2023) 105716–105728, doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2023.105716]20230 cites
  • Sangivamycin is highly effective against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro and has favorable drug properties202120 cites

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Sources

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