Thermaquil, Inc.
Minimally invasive thermal nerve block device that uses controlled warming and cooling to reversibly block pain signals in nerves, eliminating need for opioids post-surgery
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, PA
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $405K, Mar 2019
- Total capital
- $4.6M
- Federal grants
- $4.2M
- 7 awards · 2019–2022
- Rank in peer group#203 of 538
- Private capital raised
- $405K
- 1 Form D · last Mar 2019
- 91 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 3 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Drug Free Nerve Block Device for the Relief of Pain and Symptoms in Migraines and other Headaches$678K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Drug Free Nerve Block Device for the Relief of Pain and Symptoms in Migraines and other Headaches$998K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Drug Free Noninvasive Occipital Nerve Block Device to Reduce Opiate Prescriptions$1.2M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Customer discovery for minimally invasive nerve block device to treat severe pain and reduce usage of opiates$55K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Customer discovery for minimally invasive nerve block device to treat severe pain and reduce usage of opiates$554K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Minimally Invasive Intercostal Nerve Block Device to Treat Severe Pain and Reduce Usage of Opiates$499K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Minimally-invasive reversible thermal nerve block for relief of severe pain$225K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$405K
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Standing among 538 peers
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- Federal grants#203 · top 38%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Stephen R. PopielarskiResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $3.1M in grants as PI
- Tai R. ChangfengResearcherDirectorLinked by $499K in grants as PI
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 3- PendingDevice and Method for Nerve Block by Local CoolingUSPTOApplication 63554311
- PendingApparatus And Method For Thermal Blockade Of NervesUSPTOApplication 62949969
- PendingSystems And Methods For Thermal Blockade Of NervesUSPTOApplication PCTUS2019038065
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New 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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- Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the External Lower Extremity Nerve Stimulator for Restless Legs SyndromeFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration
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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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