SUNFLOWER THERAPEUTICS PBC
Automated continuous cell disruption system integrated with perfusion bioreactor for virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine manufacturing
- Sector
- Biotech
- Headquarters
- Hingham, MA
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $2M, May 2024
- Total capital
- $2.9M
- Federal grants
- $306K
- 1 award · 2025
- Rank in peer group#10 of 17
- Private capital raised
- $2.6M
- 2 Form D · last May 2024
- 29 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 8
- 21 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#2 of 17
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Pioneering continuous cell disruption for efficient commercial scale virus-like particle (VLP) biomanufacturing$306K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$610K
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 17 peers
Line = medianBiotech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#2 · top 12%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Kerry R. LoveResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $306K in grants as PI
- J. Christopher R. LoveDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kathryn R. GoldenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Larry R. WeinerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Maik R. JornitzDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 8 granted of 29- GrantedCell Retention DeviceUSPTOUS 12,708,876
- GrantedAseptic Connector For Fluid ConduitsUSPTOUS 12,551,681
- PendingInternal Support System for a Stirred Tank ReactorUSPTOApplication 18656419
Show all 29 patent records
- Cell Retention DeviceAug 18, 2026 · US 12,708,876Granted
- Aseptic Connector For Fluid ConduitsFeb 17, 2026 · US 12,551,681Granted
- Internal Support System for a Stirred Tank ReactorNov 6, 2025 · Application 18656419Pending
- Truncated Recombinant L1 Protein Of Human PapillomavirusSep 11, 2025 · Application 19074708Pending
- Scalable Condenser With Single Use ManifoldAug 7, 2025 · Application 19046016Pending
- SensorAug 5, 2025 · US D1,086,908Granted
- Fluid Transport And Distribution ManifoldMar 20, 2025 · Application 18966901Pending
- Fluid Transport And Distribution ManifoldJan 7, 2025 · US 12,188,599Granted
- SensorApr 23, 2024 · US D1,023,797Granted
- Vessel Cart and Vessel Assembly Having SameFeb 22, 2024 · Application 18452812Pending
- Systems And Methods For Collecting FluidsJan 18, 2024 · Application 18364857Pending
- Cell Retention DeviceJan 11, 2024 · Application 18471468Pending
- Aseptic Connector For Fluid ConduitsDec 19, 2023 · US 11,844,922Granted
- Tangential Flow Filtration Systems and MethodsNov 23, 2023 · Application 18364851Pending
- Cell Retention DeviceOct 31, 2023 · US 11,801,477Granted
- Fluid Transport And Distribution ManifoldOct 24, 2023 · US 11,796,111Granted
- Selectable Fluid CouplerSep 29, 2022 · Application 17703515Pending
- Tangential Flow Filtration Systems And MethodsApplication 63429259Pending
- Vessel Cart and Vessel Assembly Having SameApplication 63399925Pending
- Truncated Recombinant L1 Protein Of Human PapillomavirusApplication 63563554Pending
- Selectable Fluid CouplerApplication PCTUS2022021727Pending
- Internal Support System for a Stirred Tank ReactorApplication 63643321Pending
- Aseptic Connector For Fluid ConduitsApplication PCTUS2022020695Pending
- Cell Retention DeviceApplication PCTUS2021049251Pending
- Scalable Condenser With Single Use ManifoldApplication PCTUS2025014592Pending
- Fluid Transport And Distribution ManifoldApplication PCTUS2021049256Pending
- Scalable Condenser With Single Use ManifoldApplication 63550533Pending
- Internal Support System For A Stirred Tank ReactorApplication PCTUS2025027855Pending
- Systems And Methods For Collecting FluidsApplication 63487664Pending
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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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