SIVANANTHAN LABORATORIES, INC.

Bolingbrook, IL · Defense · Private

Two-color infrared focal plane array (FPA) and imaging system for SWIR, eSWIR, and MWIR bands

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Bolingbrook, IL
Total capital: $28M

Federal grants: $12.3M; 29 awards · 2014–2026; Rank in peer group#30 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $15.7M; 26 awards · Defense, Interior, NASA; Rank in Defense#310 of 1442
Granted patents: 3; 3 pending · first 2022; Rank in peer group#50 of 164

Capital timeline

Latest events

Mar 2026Federal contractDefense · LIDAR Tomography For Remote Sensing$140K
Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · LIDAR Tomography For Remote Sensing$140K
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Metasurface-coupled Mercury Cadmium Telluride Alloys For Nonreciprocal Optical Limiting$1.8M
Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Metasurface-coupled Mercury Cadmium Telluride Alloys For Nonreciprocal Optical Limiting$1.8M
Oct 2024Federal contractDefense · Metasurface-coupled Hgcdte Alloys For Nonreciprocal Optical Limiting$180K
Oct 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Metasurface-coupled Hgcdte Alloys For Nonreciprocal Optical Limiting$180K
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Sivananthan Laboratories Proposes To Design And Develop A Specialized And High-performance Two-color Fpa And Imaging System That Maximizes The Performance And Tactical Capabilities In A Single Low Swap-c System.$750K

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May 2024Federal contractDefense · Sivananthan Laboratories Proposes To Design And Develop A Specialized And High-performance Two-color Fpa And Imaging System That Maximizes The Performance And Tactical Capabilities In A Single Low Swap-c System.$750K
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I$140K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$140K
Mar 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - Multiscale Modeling Of Radiation Events In Infrared Photodetectors$1.5M
Mar 2024Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - Multiscale Modeling Of Radiation Events In Infrared Photodetectors$1.5M
Apr 2023Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d$1.5M
Jan 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Attritable high-performance tri-band (SWIR/eSWIR/MWIR) type-II superlattice camera$150K
Jul 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Multiscale Modeling of Radiation Events in Infrared Photodetectors$150K
Jun 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Metasurface-coupled Avalanche Photo Diode$200K
Jun 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Combining photovoltaics and thermoradiative technologies for energy harvesting in space$150K
Dec 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Metasurface-coupled superlattices for LWIR imaging$150K
Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · Metasurface-coupled 2D Materials For Uncooled Lwir Imaging$225K
May 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Tunable Thermal Emissivity of 2D Material Devices$225K
Apr 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Metamorphic Substrate and Fabrication Process for Solar-Blind UV Imaging Arrays$125K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Midwave/longwave Infrared Detector With Electronically-tunab$750K
Mar 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Topic Number A19-017, Proposal A2-8286 Titled Molecular Dynamics Growth Model For Mbe Hgcdte.$1.1M
Mar 2021Federal contractDefense · F2-14159 Entangled Short-wave Infrared (en-swir) Photon Source$1.5M
Jun 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Entangled short-wave Infrared (En-SWIR) photon source$150K
Nov 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High-Resolution Temperature Mapping in a Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope$167K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research )SBIR) Phase I Effort Titled "high-resolution Ebic System For Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Of Advanced Infrared Semiconductor Devices" In Response To Topic No. A19-046.$108K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic A19-018 The Contractor Shall Research The Development Of Low Dislocation Virtual Substrate For Nitride Semiconductors.$108K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic A19-017 The Contractor Shall Research The Development Of Molecular Dynamics Growth Model For Mbe Hgcdte$162K
Aug 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Advancing Hyperspectral Imaging through IntegratedCompressive Sensing / Inpainting via Machine Learning$750K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Monte Carlo Transport Simulation Of T2SL-BASED Devices$750K
May 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High-resolution EBIC system for scanning transmission electron microscopy of advanced infrared semiconductor devices$108K
May 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low Dislocation Virtual Substrate for Nitride Semiconductors$108K
Feb 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Integrating Software/Hardware Approaches for Compressive Sensing to Enhance the Performance of Ultra-High-Speed Electron Cameras$150K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Electronically Tunable Narrow-band Infrared Focal Plane Array Based On The Quantum-confined Stark Ef$150K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Bridge And Phase II For The Effort Entitled "high Speed Image Processing In Heavily Degraded Environments Using A Machine Learning Classifier"$1M
Sep 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · A Low-Cost, High Performance Collodial Quantum Dot MWIR Focal Plane Array$1.5M
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · We Propose To Use Advanced Algorithms For Compressive Sensing (cs) Using Inpainting Which Utilize Machine Learning To Improve The Capability Of Existing Or Novel Hyperspectral Imaging (hsi) Systems. These Approaches Will Allow For An Order Of Magnitude Improvement In The Frame Acquisition Speed Of Existing Detectors At A High Compression Ratio With No Loss Of Resolution, While At The Same Time Permitting Them To Overcome Object Obscuration And Radiation Damage Phenomena In Excess Of Existing Tec$125K
Apr 2018Federal contractDefense · Monte Carlo Transport Simulation Of T2SL-BASED Device$150K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I- Topic A17-046.$100K
Jul 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Compact II-VI Colloidal Quantum Dot Imaging System for High-Speed and High-Resolution Full Stokes Polarimetry$98K
May 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Hand-Held Non-Contact Burn Triage System Utilizing Visible and Thermographic Imaging in 3D.$150K
Feb 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Improved III-V Antimonide-Based Superlattice Materials From Growth and Defect Modeling$1.0M
Feb 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf This Requirement Is A Firm Fixed Price Contract Under A Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II For FY17 Entitled "improved Iii-v Antimonide-based Superlattice Materials From Growth And Defect Modeling" In Response To Topic No. A15-041 Phase II. The Work To Be Performed Shall Be In Accordance With The Performance Work Statement (attachment 0001).$1M
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Hydrogenation of Very Long Wavelength Infrared Focal Plane Arrays Based on Type II Superlattices$125K
Jun 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Increased Lifetime and Decreased Dark Current in Ga-Free Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) T2SL through Defect Identification and Mitigation$1.0M
Dec 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Non-Destructive Testing Method to Detect Red Plague Within an Insulated Silver-Plated Copper Conductor$140K
Sep 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Improved III-V Antimonide-Based Superlattice Materials From Growth and Defect Modeling$97K
Jan 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · A Low-Cost, High-Performance Colloidal Quantum Dot MWIR Focal Plane Array$1.0M
Dec 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Increased Lifetime and Decreased Dark Current in Ga-Containing Longwave Infrared (LWIR) Type-II Superlattices (T2SL) through Defect Identification and Mitigation$123K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf, Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (sbir)awarded To Sivananthan Laboratories, Inc. For A Low-cost, High Performance Collodial Quantum Dot Long Wavelength Infrared (lwir) Focal Plane Array (fpa) For Hyperspectral Imaging$1M
Apr 2014Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf A Low-cost, High-performance Colloidal Quantum Dot Mid-wave Infrared Focal Plan Array$100K
Jul 2013Federal contractDefense · Phase I Sbir-a Low-cost High-performance Colloidal Quantum Dot Lwir Fpa For Hyperspectral Imaging$100K
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II Research&dev. STTR Phase II Contract Award, Proposal #: B2-1841. Igf::ot::igf$991K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$150K

Federal awards are summed by year (55 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 164 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#30 · top 18%
Granted patents#50 · top 30%
Linked publications#1 · top 1%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 3 granted of 6

Dec 24, 2024Granted3D NanoprinterUSPTOUS 12,174,542
Oct 10, 2023GrantedComputational Radiation Tolerance for High Quality Infrared Focal Plane ArraysUSPTOUS 11,781,914
Sep 21, 2023PendingAdjacent Electrical Contact Which Provides Pixel Delineation for Monolithic Integration of a Colloidal Quantum Dot Photodector Film with a Readout Integrated CircuitUSPTOApplication 18079687

Show all 6 patent records

3D NanoprinterDec 24, 2024 · US 12,174,542Granted
Computational Radiation Tolerance for High Quality Infrared Focal Plane ArraysOct 10, 2023 · US 11,781,914Granted
Adjacent Electrical Contact Which Provides Pixel Delineation for Monolithic Integration of a Colloidal Quantum Dot Photodector Film with a Readout Integrated CircuitSep 21, 2023 · Application 18079687Pending
Adjacent Electrode Which Provides Pixel Delineation For Monolithic Integration Of A Colloidal Quantum Dot Photodetector Film With A Readout Integrated CircuitDec 13, 2022 · US 11,528,442Granted
Burn severity identification and analysis through three-dimensional surface reconstruction from visible and infrared imageryOct 27, 2022 · Application 17687310Pending
An Adjacent Electrode Contact Which Provides Pixel Delineation For Monolithic Integration Of A Colloidal Quantum Dot Photodector Film With A Readout Integrated CircuitApplication PCTUS2020066895Pending

Recent research by its founders

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In Situ Photopolymerization of Hydrogels in Radical Covalent Organic Frameworks20261 cites
Advances in high‐resolution cryo‐volume electron microscopy (cvEM) imaging for unicellular and multicellular organisms20260 cites

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Sources

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Data freshness

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