THERMAL GRADIENT, INC.
Rapid portable instrument for HIV detection and viral load monitoring using thermal gradient real-time PCR technology
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- FAIRPORT, NY
- Latest Form D
- $614K, Jan 2017
- Total capital
- $1.7M
- Federal grants
- $1.1M
- 1 award · 2015
- Rank in peer group#438 of 477
- Private capital raised
- $614K
- 1 Form D · last Jan 2017
- 117 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$614K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · A Rapid Portable HIV Detection and Monitoring System for Low Resource Settings$1.1M
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.
Federal first
18months
from THERMAL GRADIENT, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jul 2015
- Health and Human S · $1.1M
- First Form D · Jan 2017
- $614K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 477 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Robert D JuncosaResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.1M in grants as PI
- David D GiddingsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jose' D CoronasDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
No granted patents are on record.
USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.
Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
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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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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