TERA-PRINT LLC

Skokie, IL · Biotech · Private

Ultra-dense in situ DNA synthesis platform using adapted beam pen lithography technology for rapid, cost-effective production of synthetic DNA oligos

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · teraprint.us

Sector: Biotech
Headquarters: Skokie, IL
Total capital: $2.8M

Federal grants: $2.2M; 4 awards · 2016–2022; Rank in peer group#39 of 42
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $569K; 2 awards · Veterans Affairs; Rank in Biotech#223 of 4373
Granted patents: 2; 12 pending · first 2019; Rank in peer group#17 of 42

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2024Federal contractVeterans Affairs · Tera Print 3D Servicing$36K
Apr 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Toward Rapid and Accessible DNA Synthesis for Synthetic Biology via Beam Pen Lithography$1.6M
Jun 2021Federal contractVeterans Affairs · 3D Printer$533K
Feb 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Toward Rapid and Accessible DNA Synthesis for Synthetic Biology via Beam Pen Lithography$250K
Aug 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High-Definition 3D Liver-on-a-Chip with Real-Time Biosensing Enabled by Beam Pen Lithography$150K
Jul 2016Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: A Large-Area, High-Throughput Desktop Nanoprinter$225K

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Standing among 42 peers

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Biotech · Instrument

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#17 · top 40%
Linked publications#4 · top 10%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 14

Jun 11, 2026PendingDevices, Systems, And Methods For High Resolution PhotolithographyUSPTOApplication 19410428
Dec 12, 2024PendingHigh Resolution PhotolithographyUSPTOApplication 18736307
Nov 21, 2024PendingMethods Of Forming Bioactive Patterns Using Beam Pen Lithograpy-controlled Cross-linking PhotopolymerizationUSPTOApplication 18695856

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Devices, Systems, And Methods For High Resolution PhotolithographyJun 11, 2026 · Application 19410428Pending
High Resolution PhotolithographyDec 12, 2024 · Application 18736307Pending
Methods Of Forming Bioactive Patterns Using Beam Pen Lithograpy-controlled Cross-linking PhotopolymerizationNov 21, 2024 · Application 18695856Pending
Fabrication Of Micro/nanoscale Barcodes Using Cantilever-free Scanning Probe LithographyOct 12, 2021 · US 11,143,960Granted
Electrical Contact Auto-alignment Strategy For Highly Parallel Pen Arrays In Cantilever Free Scanning Probe LithographyOct 29, 2019 · US 10,459,004Granted
Fabrication Of Micro/nanoscale Barcodes Using Cantilever-free Scanning Probe LithographyApplication PCTUS2018035827Pending
Electrical Contact Auto-alignment Strategy For Highly Parallel Pen Arrays In Cantilever Free Scanning Probe LithographyApplication PCTUS2018016599Pending
Fabrication Of Micro/nanoscale Barcodes Using Cantilever-free Scanning Probe LithographyApplication 62514251Pending
Devices, Systems, And Methods For High Resolution PhotolithographyApplication PCTUS2025058363Pending
Electrical Contact Auto-alignment Strategy For Highly Parallel Pen Arrays In Cantilever Free Scanning Probe LithographyApplication 62453757Pending
High Resolution PhotolithographyApplication 63728664Pending
High Resolution PhotolithographyApplication PCTUS2024032847Pending
High Resolution PhotolithographyApplication 63471336Pending
Methods Of Forming Bioactive Patterns Using Beam Pen Lithograpy-controlled Cross-linking PhotopolymerizationApplication 63251434Pending

Recent research by its founders

An Electric Field‐Enhanced Ultrahigh Energy Density Micro‐Supercapacitors Printed by High Precision Maskless Photolithography20252 cites
Paper–Polymer Composite Materials. Review20251 cites
Animal collagen in the composition of food products20250 cites

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Regulatory activity · Biotech

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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
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Sources

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