SILVEC BIOLOGICS, INC.
RNA therapies for trees delivered via soil-based platform to protect, cure, and enhance tree health
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- ROCKVILLE, MD
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $150K offered, Jun 2021
- Total capital
- $5.1M
- Federal grants
- $2.1M
- 4 awards · 2021–2023
- Rank in peer group#19 of 27
- Private capital raised
- $3M
- 2 Form D · last Jun 2021
- 65 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 8 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Using a novel RNA therapy to immunize trees and vines against deadly bacteria$995K
- Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** Plant Fungal Diseases Present An Ongoing And Significant Threat To Global Agriculture, Causing Approximately 10% Of Annual Crop Losses Worldwide. These Diseases Not Only Result In Substantial Economic Losses Exceeding $200 Billion Annually But Also Raise Concerns Regarding The Environmental And Health Impacts Associated With Fungic$650K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Trees, Vines, And Bushes Are Plagued By Pathogens Causing Over $100B In Annual Damage. Fungi Are Of Particular Concern, Causing 85% Of Pathogen-related Crop Losses. For Certain Especially Damaging Fungi Like Boytrytis Cinerea, There Are No Varieties With Natural Resistance In Its Host Range. As B. Cinerea Is Estimated To Cause Over $10B In Annual Damage, There Is A Strong Driver For Effective Control Solutions, Especially Ones More Environmentally Friendly Than Conventional Chemical Fungicides. $175K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$150K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Using a novel RNA therapy to immunize trees and vines against deadly bacteria$256K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3M
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Standing among 27 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Molecule
- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Anne SimonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rafael SimonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Scott PundsackExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 8- PendingRna Vectors With Hairpin-like InsertsUSPTOApplication 18858201
- PendingPlant Vectors, Compositions And Uses Relating TheretoUSPTOApplication 18559254
- PendingRNA Vectors with Hairpin-like InsertsUSPTOApplication 18311495
Show all 8 patent records
- Rna Vectors With Hairpin-like InsertsNov 27, 2025 · Application 18858201Pending
- Plant Vectors, Compositions And Uses Relating TheretoNov 21, 2024 · Application 18559254Pending
- RNA Vectors with Hairpin-like InsertsJan 4, 2024 · Application 18311495Pending
- RNA Vectors with Hairpin-like InsertsJan 4, 2024 · Application 18311552Pending
- Use Of Rna To Treat Xylella Fastidiosa Infection In PlantsNov 2, 2023 · Application 18309979Pending
- Use Of Rna To Treat Xylella Fastidiosa Infection In PlantsApplication 63337308Pending
- Plant Vectors, Compositions And Uses Relating TheretoApplication PCTUS2022029916Pending
- Rna Vectors With Hairpin-like InsertsApplication 19480296Pending
Related companies, and why
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- Spora Health, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Brisk It Labs, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- NAMAKA ALGAE, INCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- AgroSpheres, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
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.
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Data freshness
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