UNIVERSAL PIG GENES INC

Agritech · Private

Boar semen extender buffer (MU Vanguard) that preserves sperm viability and fertility during processing and storage

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Agritech
Total capital: $759K

Federal grants: $750K; 2 awards · 2019–2020; Rank in peer group#14 of 36
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $10K; 1 award · Agriculture; Rank in Agritech#92 of 882
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

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Latest events

Sep 2020Federal grantAgriculture · Problem: U.S. Swine Herd Reproductive Performance Is Limited More By Sire Sub Fertility Than Dam. TODAY'S Boar Semen Processing Is Largely Unchanged Since The 1980S. The Newly Identified, But Longtime Existing Technical Problem Is Current Techniques Doom A Considerable Portion Of Spermatozoa Sub Fertile And For Premature Death, Reducing The Overall Pounds/sow/marketed Due To Inefficient Use Of Superior Genetics.opportunity: Managing The Identified Problem Can 1) Increase Sow Litter Sizes (op$650K
Aug 2019Federal grantAgriculture · Optimizing Boar Sperm Fertilization Competency$100K
Jul 2014Federal contractAgriculture · Cyropreserved Semen (3990)$10K

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Standing among 36 peers

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Agritech · Material

Federal grants#14 · top 39%

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Agritech

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09 Jul 2026Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
09 Jul 2026Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
06 Jul 2026Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
29 Jun 2026Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
17 Jun 2026Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
11 Jun 2026Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation

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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

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