PHAXTEC, INC.
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) biopolymer produced from biogas using engineered microbes for sustainable packaging coatings
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- WAKE FOREST, NC
- Total capital
- $1.7M
- Federal grants
- $1.7M
- 3 awards · 2022–2025
- Rank in peer group#28 of 141
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 6 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantAgriculture · A Growing World Population Will Demand Nearly Double The Current Food Production By 2050, And Crop Yield Has Been Scrutinized As A Key To Accomplishing This Task. Fertilizers Constitute One Of The Most Significant Inputs To Farming And There Is A Voracious Demand For Fertilizers Worldwide. Increasing Fertilizer Production Has Been Challenge To The Industry And FARMERS' Cost Per Acre Of Crop Production Has Increased, And Both Are Expected To Dramatically Increase Food Prices In The Future.pro$182K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Production of Biopolymer Coatings for Paper Used in Foodservice Packaging$1.3M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Production Pathways of Biopolymers for Barrier Paper Coatings$256K
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Standing among 141 peers
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- Federal grants#28 · top 20%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 6- PendingPolyhydroxyalkanoate-producing Bacteria And Methods For Making And Using ThemUSPTOApplication 18552032
- PendingPolyhydroxyalkanoate Compositions And Methods Of Making The SameUSPTOApplication 18552038
- PendingPolyhydroxyalkanoate Compositions And Methods Of Making The SameUSPTOApplication PCTUS2022021982
Show all 6 patent records
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing Bacteria And Methods For Making And Using ThemSep 11, 2025 · Application 18552032Pending
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate Compositions And Methods Of Making The SameMay 16, 2024 · Application 18552038Pending
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate Compositions And Methods Of Making The SameApplication PCTUS2022021982Pending
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing Bacteria And Methods For Making And Using ThemApplication PCTUS2022021773Pending
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing Bacteria And Methods For Making And Using ThemApplication 63166150Pending
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate Compositions And Methods Of Making The SameApplication 63166031Pending
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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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