Sepragen Corporation

UNION CITY, CA · Biotech · Private

Automated compact chromatography systems for cGMP-compliant purification

Claim this profile

Follows are private to you and power your alerts

Updated Oct 23, 2026 · sepragen.com

Sector: Biotech
Headquarters: UNION CITY, CA
Latest Form D: $5M, Oct 2024
Total capital: $5.2M

Federal grants: $225K; 1 award · 2017; Rank in peer group#15 of 22
Private capital raised: $5M; 1 Form D · last Oct 2024; 24 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 2; 4 pending · first 2014; Rank in peer group#3 of 22

Capital timeline

Latest events

Oct 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$5M
Jun 2017Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Novel Wicking Matrix Bioreactor for Pluripotent and Progenitor Cell Expansion$225K

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.

Federal first

88months

from Sepragen Corporation’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jun 2017: NSF · $225K
First Form D · Oct 2024: $5M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 22 peers

Line = median

Biotech · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#3 · top 14%
Linked publications#2 · top 9%

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

Vinit SaxenaResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 1 patent · $225K in grants as PI

What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 6

Mar 2, 2023PendingBioreactorUSPTOApplication 17884369
Sep 17, 2020PendingLattice For Cell CultureUSPTOApplication 16818993
Jul 21, 2020GrantedPre-packed, Sealed Radial Flow Chromatography ColumnUSPTOUS 10,718,744

Show all 6 patent records

BioreactorMar 2, 2023 · Application 17884369Pending
Lattice For Cell CultureSep 17, 2020 · Application 16818993Pending
Pre-packed, Sealed Radial Flow Chromatography ColumnJul 21, 2020 · US 10,718,744Granted
Axial And Radial Flow Columns With Inflatable Seals To Facilitate Packing And UnpackingApr 1, 2014 · US 8,685,241Granted
BioreactorApplication 63231562Pending
Pre-packed, Sealed Radial Flow Chromatograph ColumnApplication PCTUS2017058613Pending

Recent research by its founders

Novel low shear 3D bioreactor for high purity mesenchymal stem cell production20216 cites
Antibody purification by radial flow chromatography with thoughts on its implementation into an intensification/integration model20210 cites
Insulin production from hiPSC‐derived pancreatic cells in a novel wicking matrix bioreactor20205 cites

Amplifier TherapeuticsSimilar federal contract value in Biotech · null in contracts
Rapt TherapeuticsSimilar federal contract value in Biotech · null in contracts
GeniPhys, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Biotech · null in contracts
A-Alpha Bio, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Biotech · null in contracts
Elektrofi IncSimilar federal contract value in Biotech · null in contracts
OMNICYTE, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Biotech · null in contracts

Regulatory activity · Biotech

Sector-level, not company-level

07 Jul 2026New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
30 Jun 2026Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Skin Patch for Treatment of HyperhidrosisFood and Drug Administration
30 Jun 2026Medical Devices; Anesthesiology Devices; Classification of the Monitor for Opioid Induced Impairment of OxygenationFood and Drug Administration
29 Jun 2026Medical Devices; Orthopedic Devices; Classification of the Medial Knee Implanted Shock AbsorberFood and Drug Administration
26 Jun 2026Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the External Lower Extremity Nerve Stimulator for Restless Legs SyndromeFood and Drug Administration
26 Jun 2026Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration

Rules are matched to sector, not to company. Recent activity in a sector is context rather than a signal about this business — until rules are matched to what a company actually builds, the section is shown as context and nothing more.

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

Figures show associations in public records, not causes or predictions. Nothing here is investment advice. An em-dash means no record was found under this company's name, not that none exists.

Data freshness

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