Portal Instruments, Inc.
PRIME platform for rapid subcutaneous delivery of high-viscosity biologics
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- CAMBRIDGE, MA
- Founded
- 2012
- Latest Form D
- $7M, Apr 2022
- Total capital
- $28.5M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $28.5M
- 4 Form D · last Apr 2022
- 54 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 32
- 8 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#59 of 1112
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$10M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$5.5M
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 1112 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Granted patents#59 · top 5%
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
From SEC Form D filings- Bruce ClarkeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Dr. Ian W. HunterExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Dr. James A. YoungDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Dr. Katherine A. BowdishDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Dr. Patrick A. AnquetilExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ian HunterExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 9 people
- Jim A. YoungDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Katherine A. BowdishDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Patrick AnquetilExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 32 granted of 40- PendingRotary Motor Based Transdermal Injection DeviceUSPTOApplication 19253228
- GrantedEncoding Information For Drug DeliveryUSPTOUS 12,465,689
- PendingActive Injection GuideUSPTOApplication 19184191
Show all 40 patent records
- Rotary Motor Based Transdermal Injection DeviceDec 25, 2025 · Application 19253228Pending
- Encoding Information For Drug DeliveryNov 11, 2025 · US 12,465,689Granted
- Active Injection GuideOct 2, 2025 · Application 19184191Pending
- Rotary Motor Based Transdermal Injection DeviceJul 1, 2025 · US 12,343,506Granted
- Active Injection GuideApr 22, 2025 · US 12,280,244Granted
- Method And Device For Delivering A Subcutaneous Dose Through Multiple InjectionsApr 17, 2025 · Application 18806515Pending
- Needle-free Injector With Gas Bubble DetectionMar 4, 2025 · US 12,239,824Granted
- Rotary Motor Based Transdermal Injection DeviceOct 15, 2024 · US 12,115,353Granted
- Method And Device For Delivering Subcutaneous Dose Through Multiple InjectionsAug 20, 2024 · US 12,064,602Granted
- Connected Health Platform Including Needle-free Injector SystemAug 15, 2024 · Application 18422710Pending
- Connected Health Platform Including Injector SystemJul 18, 2024 · Application 18620412Pending
- Needle-Free Transdermal Injection DeviceMay 14, 2024 · US 11,980,743Granted
- Shuttle Nib for Control of Stopper During InjectionMar 7, 2024 · Application 18368654Pending
- Connected Health Platform Including Needle-free Injector SystemFeb 13, 2024 · US 11,896,805Granted
- Needle-free Transdermal Injection DeviceNov 23, 2023 · Application 18229219Pending
- Shuttle Nib for Control of Stopper During InjectionOct 17, 2023 · US 11,786,666Granted
- Injection Cartridge DetectionAug 1, 2023 · US 11,715,391Granted
- Method And Device For Delivering Subcutaneous Dose Through Multiple InjectionsJul 18, 2023 · US 11,701,468Granted
- Method And Device For Delivering A Subcutaneous Dose Through Multiple InjectionsDec 13, 2022 · US 11,524,114Granted
- Injection Nozzle And Method Of Making SameOct 18, 2022 · US 11,472,131Granted
- Active Injection GuideAug 2, 2022 · US 11,400,220Granted
- Needle-free Injection GuideMay 31, 2022 · US 11,344,677Granted
- Injector CartridgeAug 3, 2021 · US D,926,972Granted
- Injector CartridgeAug 3, 2021 · US D,926,970Granted
- Injector CartridgeAug 3, 2021 · US D,926,971Granted
- Needle-free Injector For Large-scale, Multi-dose ApplicationsMar 18, 2021 · Application 17025768Pending
- Angled Injection NozzleFeb 16, 2021 · US 10,918,808Granted
- Rotary Motor Based Transdermal Injection DeviceDec 8, 2020 · US 10,857,298Granted
- Rotary Motor Based Transdermal Injection DeviceDec 8, 2020 · US 10,857,297Granted
- Rotary Motor Based Transdermal Injection DeviceDec 1, 2020 · US 10,850,038Granted
- Biospecimen Extraction ApparatusNov 24, 2020 · US 10,842,467Granted
- Needle-free Transdermal Injection DeviceAug 11, 2020 · US 10,737,032Granted
- Needle-free InjectorAug 11, 2020 · US D,893,021Granted
- Apparatus For Reinforcing Syringe CartridgeApr 21, 2020 · US 10,625,021Granted
- Needle-free Injection GuideApr 21, 2020 · US 10,625,020Granted
- Method And Device For Delivering A Subcutaneous Dose Through Multiple InjectionsFeb 25, 2020 · US 10,569,020Granted
- Fluid Transfer Mechanism For An Injection DeviceJan 14, 2020 · US 10,532,158Granted
- Rotary Motor Based Transdermal Injection DeviceSep 17, 2019 · US 10,413,671Granted
- Side-angle Decapping Of Pre-filled SyringeAug 13, 2019 · US 10,376,656Granted
- Nozzle For Use In An Ultra-high Velocity Injection DeviceFeb 19, 2019 · US 10,207,055Granted
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
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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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