PLASTOMICS INC.

ST. LOUIS, MO · Founded 2017 · Agritech · Private

Chloroplast transformation platform for engineering corn with multiple trait genes

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · plastomics.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: ST. LOUIS, MO
Founded: 2017
Latest Form D: $7.1M, Dec 2021
Total capital: $11.4M

Federal grants: $225K; 1 award · 2020; Rank in peer group#8 of 11
Private capital raised: $11.2M; 3 Form D · last Dec 2021; 58 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 0; 13 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$7.1M
May 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.2M
May 2020Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Creating a Master Transformation Recipient Line for Chloroplast Engineering of Maize$225K
Dec 2018Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$934K

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Standing among 11 peers

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Agritech · Platform

Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Jeffrey StaubResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $225K in grants as PI
Brian ClevingerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Charles BoltenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Dave DuncanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Elizabeth GallegosExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Gallegos ElizabethExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

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John PeryamDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Martha SchlicherExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Sharon BerberichExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Steve WelkerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 13

May 14, 2026PendingPlastid Transformation By Complementation Of Plastid MutationsUSPTOApplication 19311616
Feb 29, 2024PendingPlastid-transgene-encoded nuclear gene silencingUSPTOApplication 18142777
Oct 26, 2023PendingPlastid-transgene-encoded nuclear gene silencingUSPTOApplication 18108996

Show all 13 patent records

Plastid Transformation By Complementation Of Plastid MutationsMay 14, 2026 · Application 19311616Pending
Plastid-transgene-encoded nuclear gene silencingFeb 29, 2024 · Application 18142777Pending
Plastid-transgene-encoded nuclear gene silencingOct 26, 2023 · Application 18108996Pending
Plastid Transformation By Complementation Of Nuclear MutationsOct 5, 2023 · Application 18180488Pending
Plastid Transformation By Complementation Of Plastid MutationsAug 31, 2023 · Application 18180399Pending
Plastid Transformation By Complementation Of Plastid MutationsApplication 63180766Pending
Plastid Transformation By Complementation Of Nuclear MutationsApplication 63180783Pending
Plastid Transformation By Complementation Of Plastid MutationsApplication 62706760Pending
Plastid Transformation By Complementation Of Nuclear MutationsApplication 62706758Pending
Plastid-transgene-encoded nuclear gene silencingApplication 63351575Pending
Plastid-transgene-encoded nuclear gene silencingApplication 63309804Pending
Plastid Transformation By Complementation Of Plastid MutationsApplication PCTUS2021048399Pending
Plastid Transformation By Complementation Of Nuclear MutationsApplication PCTUS2021048408Pending

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Imvela Corp.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
GRANITE POINT VENTURES LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts

Regulatory activity · Agritech

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
09 Jul 2026Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
06 Jul 2026Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
29 Jun 2026Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
17 Jun 2026Rescinding 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
11 Jun 2026Assistance 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.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.