Current Showcase Companies
Each year, NCI SBIR conducts a private-sector peer review with more than 70 third-party investors and strategic partners to determine which companies in the NCI SBIR portfolio are ready to attract financing and/or partnerships. Below, we present the 30 companies selected for 2026. These companies will be attending and pitching at leading investor conferences through the summer of 2027.
If you are an investor or company interested in learning more about any of the companies, you can find their contact information below or contact Brittany Connors for more information or a direct introduction.
Biopharmaceuticals
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Alanis Therapeutics, Inc. (AvantGen, Inc.)
San Diego, CA
Antagonist Anti-JAG1 Antibody
Robert Goodenow | robert.goodenow@alanistx.com
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Cloverleaf Bio, Inc.
New Haven, CT
Novel RNA Therapeutics Platform for Oncology
Austin Draycott | austin@cloverleafbio.com -
Allterum Therapeutics, Inc. (Fannin Partners, LLC)
Houston, TX
Chimerical Monoclonal Antibody Against CD127
Atul Varadhachary | atul@fannininnovation.com
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Lumina Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boston, MA
Novel Potential Pan-Cancer Radioligand Therapy
Valerie Humblet | val@luminapharma.com
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March Biosciences, Inc.
Houston, TX
CD5-Targeted CAR-T Cell therapy
Sarah Hein | sarah@march.bio
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Metaclipse Therapeutics Corporation
Atlanta, GA
Autologous Immunotherapy Platform
Shaker Reddy | sreddy@metaclipse.com
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Myosin Therapeutics, Inc.
Jupiter, FL
First-In-Class Therapies Targeting Molecular Nanomotors
Courtney Miller | courtney@myosintherapeutics.com
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NomoCan Pharmaceuticals, LLC
New York, NY
First-In-Class , Tumor-Specific ADC for PDAC
Ehsan Yazdi | ehsan.yazdi@nomocan.com
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NovoMedix, LLC
San Diego, CA
Novel Small Molecule Multi-Pathway Modulators
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Orphagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Small Molecule Antagonist of the Orphan Nuclear Receptor SF-1 (NR5A1)
Scott Thacher | SMT@orphagen.com
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Privo Technologies, Inc.
Peabody, MA
First Non-Surgical Therapy for Early-Stage Oral Cancer
Manijeh Goldberg | mgoldberg@privotechnologies.com
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TippingPoint Biosciences, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
First-In-Class Small Molecule Therapeutic Targeting the Aberrant Chromatin State
Laura Hsieh | laura.hsieh@tippingpointbiosciences.com
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Trethera Corporation
Sherman Oaks, CA
Oral Small Molecule Inhibitor of Deoxycytidine Kinase (dCK)
Kenneth Schultz | KSchultz@trethera.com
Devices
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Cordance Medical, Inc.
Mountain View, CA
Non-Invasive, Focused Ultrasound System to Precisely Open the Blood-Brain Barrier
Bhaskar Ramamurthy | bhaskar.ram@cordancemedical.com
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Gradient Medical, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
Next-Generation Cancer Ablation Platform
Jordan Fong | jordan.fong@gradient-medical.com
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iSono Health, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA
AI-Powered, Hands-Free Wearable and Automated Breast Ultrasound Imaging System
Neda Razavi | neda@isonohealth.com
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Leuko Labs, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
Non-Invasive White Blood Cell Monitoring Device
Carlos Castro Gonzalez | carlos@leuko.com
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Lumicell, Inc.
Waltham, MA
Real-Time Fluorescence-Guided Imaging for More Precise Cancer Surgery
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Navigation Sciences, Inc.
Brookline, MA
GPS Navigation for Precise Margin Control During Surgical Resection
Alan Lucas | alan.lucas@navigationsci.com
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SafeGuard Surgical, Inc.
Tampa, FL
Biodegradable Intraluminal Barrier Device Platform to Prevent Anastomotic Leakage Following Cancer Resection Surgery
Scott Kelley | drscottkelley@drscottkelley.com
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Syntr Health Technologies, Inc.
Irvine, CA
Point-of-Care Technologies for Safer, More Effective, and More Accessible Tissue Reconstruction
Ahmed | azobi@syntrtech.com
Diagnostics/Tools
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Early is Good, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
Multi-omics Liquid Biopsy Platform
Thakshila Liyanage | thakshila@earlyisgood.com
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Eximius Diagnostics Corporation
Los Angeles
Extracelleular Vesicle-based Liquid Biopsy Tests
Matthew Smalley | msmalley@eximiusdx.com
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ImCare Biotech, Inc.
Doylestown, PA
Blood-based Liver Cancer Diagnostic
Aaron Yefel Lu | yl@imcarebiotech.com
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Orbit Genomics, Inc.
Boulder, CO
Gemonic Cancer Diagnostics Platform
Dede Willis | dwillis@orbitgenomics.com
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Sus Clinicals, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
Large-animal Preclinical Cancer Model
Kyle Schachtschneider | kyle@susclinicals.com
Digital Health
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Gradient Health, Inc.
Durham, NC
Real-World Data (RWD) Research Platform
Joshua Miller | josh@gradienthealth.io
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IMVARIA, Inc.
Berkeley, CA
Clinical AI Platform
Joshua Reicher | jreicher@imvaria.com
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mPATH Health (Digital Health Navigation Solutions, Inc.)
Winston-Salem, NC
Digital Oncology Navigation Platform for Cancer Screening Enablement
Dave Miller | dave@mpathhealth.com
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NeuralRad
Madison, WI
AI-powered Radiotherapy Software
Hao Jiang | hao.jiang@neuralrad.com