SPIRA INC
Genetically engineered microbes that produce stable, acid- and heat-tolerant natural blue dye for industrial use
- Sector
- Biotech
- Total capital
- $275K
- Federal grants
- $275K
- 1 award · 2020
- Rank in peer group#135 of 392
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 1 pending · first 2022
- Rank in peer group#70 of 392
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Cyanobacteria Metabolic Engineering for Dye Stability$275K
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Standing among 392 peers
Line = medianBiotech · Molecule
- Federal grants#135 · top 34%
- Granted patents#70 · top 18%
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 2- GrantedSpring Cushioned Shoe With Encapsulated SpringUSPTOUS 11,497,273
- PendingSpring Cushioned Shoe With Encapsulated SpringUSPTOApplication PCTUS2018048631
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Regulatory activity · Biotech
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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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