PATHOTRAK INC.
Rapid pathogen detection system for bacterial contamination in meat using mechanical microfiltration and enzymatic enrichment
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- Laurel, MD
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $2.2M, Sep 2025
- Total capital
- $6.3M
- Federal grants
- $1.1M
- 2 awards · 2020–2021
- Rank in peer group#9 of 55
- Private capital raised
- $5.1M
- 2 Form D · last Sep 2025
- 14 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 11 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#5 of 55
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2.9M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Rapid Detection of Pathogens in Manufacturing Trimmings$885K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Detection of Ecoli O157:H7 in Ground Beef$250K
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Federal first
43months
from PATHOTRAK INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · May 2020
- NSF · $250K
- First Form D · Dec 2023
- $2.9M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
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Standing among 55 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Instrument
- Federal grants#9 · top 16%
- Granted patents#5 · top 9%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Javier AtenciaResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent · $1.1M in grants as PI
- Colin HowellDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Frank YiannisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 13- New patentFluid Filtration DeviceUSPTOUS 12,746,512
- PendingFluid Filtration DeviceUSPTOApplication 19107446
- GrantedApparatuses And Methods For Rapid Collection Of Microbe From A SampleUSPTOUS 12,392,694
Show all 13 patent records
- Fluid Filtration DeviceSep 29, 2026 · US 12,746,512Granted
- Fluid Filtration DeviceJan 1, 2026 · Application 19107446Pending
- Apparatuses And Methods For Rapid Collection Of Microbe From A SampleAug 19, 2025 · US 12,392,694Granted
- Rapid Separation And Recovery Of Pathogens From Food Samples By Microfiltration Assisted Counterflow Elutriation (mace)Nov 11, 2021 · Application 17274000Pending
- Systems, Kits, And Methods For Preventing Membrane FoulingApplication PCTUS2024022538Pending
- Systems, Kits, And Methods For Preventing Membrane FoulingApplication 19470271Pending
- Kosmotropic Agents For The Amelioration Of Microfilter Spoilage Caused By Protein-laden Food Safety Test SamplesApplication 63493237Pending
- Bag With A Wide Opening And A SpoutApplication 63431986Pending
- Next Generation Enrichment DrawerApplication 63429098Pending
- System, Devices, And Methods For Food Sample Processing For Pathogen DetectionApplication PCTUS2023081957Pending
- System, Devices, And Methods For Food Sample Processing For Pathogen DetectionApplication 19134457Pending
- Automated Pipetting System For Pathogen IsolationApplication PCTUS2024047569Pending
- Fluid Filtration DeviceApplication PCTUS2024044724Pending
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Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
- Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation
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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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