Recently funded science companies in Arizona
57 companies in Arizona closed federal SBIR/STTR awards in the last two years, newest first. The funding event is the signal — small companies grow right after the award lands.
Alphacore, Inc.
TEMPE, AZ · 36 employees
“Cryogenic High-Speed Modulator with Non-volatile Tunability in Commercial Silicon Photonics”
Department of Defense · Department of Energy · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase Phase I/Phase II
GLOBAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
TUCSON, AZ · 4 employees
“Advanced Fretting Fatigue Life Prediction Method for Naval Aerospace Application”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
LR InnovOptics Inc
TUCSON, AZ · 5 employees
“SBIR Phase I: High-Throughput Manufacturing of Ultracompact, High-Contrast Precision Glass Micro-Optics for Next-Generation Photonics and Im”
National Science Foundation · Phase Phase I
POLYCHARGE AMERICA, INC
TUCSON, AZ · 35 employees
“High Energy Density Radiation Hardened Capacitors Enabled by Next-Generation Manufacturing Methods”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
RTSYNC CORP
CHANDLER, AZ · 7 employees
“DEVS-based Virtual As is Simulation Test platform (DVAST)”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
BLACK FUR INDUSTRIES LLC
TUCSON, AZ · 13 employees
“AI-Based Side Channel Attack for EW Cyber Offense and Defense”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
PAXAURIS LLC
PHOENIX, AZ · 4 employees
“Health Monitoring Hearable”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
Echelon Orbital Inc.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ · 10 employees
“VADER”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
NUVOX PHARMA, L.L.C.
TUCSON, AZ · 10 employees
“Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma Treated with Chemoradiation and an Oxygen Therapeutic”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase II
TF HEALTH CORPORATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ · 4 employees
“Smart driving technology for non-invasive detection of age-related cognitive decline”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase II
H2O INSIGHTS LLC
SCOTTSDALE, AZ · 2 employees · woman-owned
“High-efficiency Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production Using Polymeric Optical Fibers and Visible Light”
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase Phase I
Fusion Energy Solutions DBA Serva Energy
Tempe, AZ · 15 employees
“Providing GMP-grade Terbium-161 as a therapeutic option for US academic institution”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase II
PARAGON SPACE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
TUCSON, AZ · 137 employees
“Deep-space Anomaly Solution for Habitat Assistance and Resolution Aid (DASHARA)”
Department of Defense · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase Phase I/Phase II
Amahealth LLC
TUCSON, AZ · 1 employee
“Accurate and actionable prediction of impending labor using deep learning on maternal physiological data”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase I
RIDGETOP GROUP INC
TUCSON, AZ · 7 employees · woman-owned
“Robust Fault Management Tool Suite to Investigate, Develop, and Support FM Approaches and Solutions”
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase Phase I
SPOC PROTEOMICS INC.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ · 13 employees
“Tools and Methods for Producing High Quality Functional Protein Microarrays for Biomarker Discovery”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase II
AIRTRONICS, LLC
TUCSON, AZ · 95 employees
“Feasibility Demonstration of Prussian Blue Sodium-Ion Batteries in Lunar Applications.”
Department of Defense · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase Phase I
IMMUNOSHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC.
CHANDLER, AZ · 2 employees · woman-owned
“Hydrogel injection molded islet macroencapsulation devices to treat diabetes in a non-human primate model”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase II
CND LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ · 130 employees
“Analysis of Cutaneous Phosphorylated alpha-Synuclein to Identify Patients at Risk of Progressing from Essential Tremor to Parkinson's Diseas”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase II
EIT USA Inc.
TEMPE, AZ · 0 employees · woman-owned
“AI-enabled occult bleeding detection and monitoring”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase I
Faknostics, LLC
Phoenix, AZ · 0 employees · woman-owned
“Novel Paxillin-FAK Inhibitors for the Treatment of Liver Fibrosis”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase II
Robust Diagnostics LLC
Chandler, AZ · 2 employees
“Machine Learning Powered Platform for Discovery of Peptide Ligands for Peptide-Drug Conjugates”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase I
BIOSENSING INSTRUMENT INC
TEMPE, AZ · 10 employees
“Plasmonic Scattering Microscopy for high-throughput in-situ quantification of molecular binding kinetics on single cells”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase I/Phase II
FLEXBIOTECH INC
SCOTTSDALE, AZ · 4 employees
“Molecular Screening for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Associated with Cervical Cancers in LMIC Environments”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase I
POLARIS AERO LLC
SCOTTSDALE, AZ · 15 employees
“Mission Analysis and Risk Evaluation (MARVAL) with Generative AI”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
HYDRONALIX INC
GREEN VALLEY, AZ · 47 employees
“SCARAB – Swarm-capable Autonomous Robotic Aquatic and Bridging”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
SWIFT COAT INC
PHOENIX, AZ · 6 employees
“Durable and Flexible Oxidation Resistant Coatings Deposited Via Aerosol Impact Driven Assembly”
Department of Defense · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase Phase I
Valence Intelligence Systems
Tucson, AZ · 2 employees
“AI-Enhanced Signal Processing for Extended-Range Radar Detection in Counter-Fire Systems”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
Phronesis, LLC
Tucson, AZ · 1 employee
“Language Models for Veteran Suicide Prevention (LM4VSP)”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
ADVENT DIAMOND, INC.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ · 13 employees · woman-owned
“Phosphorus doped quantum diamond for magnetometry”
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase Phase II
SECURE MICRO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Phoenix, AZ · 17 employees
“Itus: A Flexible Hardware Bridge for Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Agility and Transition”
Department of Commerce · Phase Phase I
SLNT INC
Avondale, AZ · 10 employees
“AFSOC Faraday Solutions for Full-Spectrum EMS Protection”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
ADVANCED CERAMICS MANUFACTURING, LLC
TUCSON, AZ · 16 employees
“High Temperature Removable Tooling”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
DRAGOON TECHNOLOGY LLC
TUCSON, AZ · 23 employees
“UAS Platform and Sensor Hardening for Hazardous Weather Environments”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
TIPD LLC
TUCSON, AZ · 50 employees
“Marine Biofouling Mitigation and Innovative Broad Band Hydrophobic Glass Development”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
KATALYST SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
FLAGSTAFF, AZ · 55 employees
“Automated RSO Characterization: A Scalable Architecture for Automated CCDM Interrogation”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
DELTA DEVELOPMENT TEAM, INC
TUCSON, AZ · 20 employees
“Transportable Blood Storage”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
PRIME SOLUTIONS GROUP, INCORPORATED
GOODYEAR, AZ · 53 employees
“Layered Awareness through passive multi-spectral Neuromorphic Tracking and Event Recognition Network (LANTERN)”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
True Colors Infrared Imaging
Tucson, AZ · 2 employees
“PbSe Detectors for Low C-SWaP Focal Planes”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
inXsol LLC
Scottsdale, AZ · 4 employees
“Health and Safety Training CoPilot: An AI-Driven Pre-Training Generator Tool Benefiting Low-Literacy and Limited-English Workers”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase I
N.P. PHOTONICS, INC.
TUCSON, AZ · 29 employees
“Atmospheric Aerosol Model and Data Collection Over the Marine Boundary Layer for Imaging/Radiofrequency (RF) and Laser Beam Propagation”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
LIFELAB STUDIOS, INC.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ · 0 employees
“SBIR Phase II: AI-Integrated Novel Platform to Power Positive Change in Youth and Increase Public Safety”
National Science Foundation · Phase Phase II
SOLESTIAL, INC.
TEMPE, AZ · 32 employees
“Multi-Orbital and Fast to Manufacture Solar Array Wing for Tactical Response Satellites”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
Control Vision, Inc.
Tucson, AZ · 15 employees
“Fly-Along Post-Intercept Assessment Sensor for Homeland Defense Missions”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
Crystal Sonic, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ · 6 employees
“Acoustic Layer Separation for Thin Film Lithium Niobate”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
PWN.COLLEGE LLC
TEMPE, AZ · 4 employees
“SENSEI: Scaling Education Nationwide for Security Expertise and Impact”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
DELTA THERMAL, INC
Tucson, AZ · 12 employees
“Delta Thermal: Automated Thermography for Navy Fleet Readiness”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
Icarean Inc
Chandler, AZ · 3 employees
“Autonomous flight in Contested/Congested Environments”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
SYNVENTA LLC
TUCSON, AZ · 4 employees
“Etimizol for reversal of Xylazine-fentanyl respiratory depression”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase I
AERIAL SPHERE LLC
PHOENIX, AZ · 12 employees
“AerialSphere - Imagery Solutions”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
SOLARIZ, LLC
Nogales, AZ · 3 employees
“Fiber Reinforced Soluble Matrix Composites (FRSMC) for Rocket Motor Cases”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
SONORAN BIOSCIENCES INC
TEMPE, AZ · 2 employees
“Extended-release injectable gel for multi-day treatment of postoperative pain”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase II
Huma, Inc.
GILBERT, AZ · 70 employees
“UreaHS—A New Humic-Based Enhanced Efficiency Urea Fertilizer”
Environmental Protection Agency · Phase Phase I
BETR-BLOK LLC
TEMPE, AZ · 3 employees
“Making Construction Materials from Forest Biomass, Recycled Cellulose and Geopolymers”
Environmental Protection Agency · Phase Phase I
SPACE DATA CORPORATION
CHANDLER, AZ · 25 employees
“HEROS: High-EO/IR Resolution Optics for Enhanced Sensing”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
BEDFORD SIGNALS CORPORATION
SCOTTSDALE, AZ · 1 employee
“Low-Cost, High-Power Microwave Switches”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
GLOBAL COOLING TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC
Phoenix, AZ · 2 employees
“GCTG New Cooling Pulsating Heat Pipe Technology (CLPHP) for Extreme Operating Conditions (Vibration and Elevated Temperature Environments)”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
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