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Best Life Sciences Companies in Phoenix, United States

The 74 best Life Sciences companies in Phoenix, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Dermavant.

74companies tracked
$476Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
33have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · LIFE SCIENCES × PHOENIX

Our analysis of 164 Life Sciences companies

$34.7b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

164companies analysed
83%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
7unicorns
2016median founding year
50kcombined LinkedIn audience
60%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Life Sciences companies in Phoenix

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Dermavant
Developer of small molecule based therapeutics for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases
$160M60 mo ago73Todd Zavodnick
CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21——
2OncoMyx Therapeutics
Provider of oncolytic virus-based immunotherapeutics
$75M54 mo ago17————
3Cayenne Medical
Pioneering sports medicine solutions, optimizing patient care through innovation and integration
$46M148 mo ago54——221 patents
Nanofiber-based soft tissue repair systems and suture anchor technologies for orthopedic surgery
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4Dot Compliance
AI-powered electronic quality management system for life science companies
$33M26 mo ago134Doron Sitbon
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+25—1 launch
5CyMedica Ortho
At-home muscle strengthening therapy for lasting knee pain relief
$33M76 mo ago14Struan Coleman
Co-Founder
———
6Creative Medical Technologies
Stem-cell based therapeutics for male and female reproductive health
$19M49 mo ago4—Webflow EcommerceWebflowYouTube+10——
7NeoLight
Provider of LED phototherapy to treat neonatal jaundice
$17M68 mo ago55—Webflow EcommerceWebflowMemberStack+2132 patents
Ophthalmic phototherapy devices and wide-field retinal imaging systems
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8Vomaris Innovations
Wound healing using bio mimicking technology
$16M90 mo ago18Michael Nagel
President & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+20152 patents
Advanced wound care, fixation, and bioelectric therapeutic devices for musculoskeletal health
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9CND Life Sciences
Provider of a neurological disease diagnostic tool for providers
$16M13 mo ago22Roy Freeman
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+26——
10ExsoMed
Orthopedic implants for hand and wrist
$16M61 mo ago29——79 patents
Small bone orthopedic fixation devices and wrist fusion implants
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11Paradigm Dx
Eradicating cancer through prevention, early detection, and personalized therapy guidance
$11M85 mo ago23——29 patents
Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics
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12EPIC Research & Diagnostics
Digital skin response or electrodermal response (EDR) measurement systems
$8M118 mo ago13Nancy R. Rizzo
Founder and CEO
———
13Planatome
Developer of surgical scalpels for hospital & doctors use
$6M31 mo ago—Tim Tobin
CEO
—6 patents
Optimized surface‑textured surgical cutting instruments for enhanced precision
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14BMSEED
Integrated biomechanics, imaging, and electrophysiology tools for in vitro research
$5M44 mo ago4Oliver Graudejus
Founder & CEO
—4 patents
Soft, stretchable microelectrode arrays for peripheral nerve bioelectronic interfaces
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15Bioscience Pharma
Pioneering therapeutics for chronic neuroinflammation in central nervous system disorders
$2M99 mo ago—Paul Dumond
CEO
———
16Pinnacle Transplant
Provider of allograft tissue for transplant
$2M134 mo ago76
76 → 119 (+57%)
Noah Stromer
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+14——
17Yaso Therapeutics
Innovative contraceptive and antiviral solutions for global family planning and health
$2M154 mo ago—Mary Weitzel
Co-Founder & CEO
———
18Avant Diagnostics
Your trusted source for Toto Macau results, live draws, and data
$2M96 mo ago11————
19Binary Genomics
Developer of a pan-cancer detection blood test
$1M21 mo ago—Mitesh Borad
Co-Founder
———
20Beacon Biomedical
Online casino and sports betting platform with diverse gaming options
$1M57 mo ago6——41 patents
Orthopedic spinal and bone fixation implants with marrow aspiration fastening mechanisms.
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21bioSyntagma
Provider of technology for gene expression analysis of tumor samples
$1M100 mo ago3——8 patents
Single-cell dissection and spatial biomarker analysis for disease diagnostics and therapy prediction.
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22LaserTouchOne
Laser based pain relief devices
$650K190 mo ago7Mike Sperduti
President & CEO
Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+25——
23assisTek
Decentralized clinical trial platform providing eCOA solutions and custom clinical software
$450K35 mo ago4————
24Western Research
Developer of disease detection and diagnosis technologies, especially for cancer
$396K179 mo ago6————
25Attometrics
Single molecule diagnostics for infectious diseases
$149K120 mo ago—Wayne Frasch
CEO
———
26nVector
Developer of therapeutics for the central nervous system
$125K47 mo ago6Gerry Shaw
Co-Founder
———
27Electromedical Technologies
An electrotherapy device that helps reduce and eliminate chronic or acute pain
$105K63 mo ago7—Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+35——

Top 12 Life Sciences companies in Phoenix

#1
Series A · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2017 · 22 employees
$16Mraised
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Provider of a neurological disease diagnostic tool for providers. The company has developed a diagnostic kit called Syn-One Test which assists in the diagnosis of synucleinopathy in patients. The kit is a skin biopsy tool that has the ability to detect and visualize abnormal skin cell conditions based on pathological evidence.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 8.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Series A$13.5M
  • Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$2.4M
  • Feb 2025Series A$8.6M
  • Mar 2024Seed$2M
Founders & team
Roy FreemanCo-FounderChristopher GibbonsCo-FounderTodd LevineCo-Founder & CMO
Investors
Top Corner Capital, NIH, Honor Health, HHS, Tanis Ventures, Trianacapitalpartners
Tech stack
Anime.JsAutoptimizeCart FunctionalityCore-JsGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#2
Series B · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2016 · 134 employees
$33Mraised
▾

AI-powered electronic quality management system for life science companies. It enhances the CAPA process by guiding quality teams through establishing and maintaining compliant CAPA procedures. It automates documentation, revision management, and reporting. It helps life sciences companies streamline quality processes, reduce regulatory risks, and bring products to market.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 19k LinkedIn followers — 38.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Series B$17.5M
  • Jul 2022Series B$23M
Founders & team
Doron SitbonFounder & CEO
Investors
Israel Growth Partners, Vertex Ventures, TPY Capital, Vertex Ventures Israel
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsGenesis BlocksGodaddy
#3
Funding Raised · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2016
$1.4Mraised
▾

Developer of a pan-cancer detection blood test. This DNA-based test dynamically adapts to identify unique epigenetic fingerprints from a patient's tumor, irrespective of cancer type. The technology detects gene silencing events through methylation, regardless of location in the genome. Applications include earlier diagnosis, monitoring of residual or recurrent disease, and assessing treatment efficacy. The goal is to provide a broad-spectrum diagnostic tool to improve patient outcomes.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$990.8K
  • Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$398K
Founders & team
Mitesh BoradCo-FounderAbhijit PatelCo-FounderMichael BarrettCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
HHS
#4
Acquired · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2016 · 73 employees
$160Mraised
▾

Developer of small molecule-based therapeutics for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases. The company's lead product candidate DMVT-505 is a therapeutic AhR modulating agent inhibiting several proinflammatory factors used for the treatment of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis. Other products of the company include DMVT-502 against atopic dermatitis and vitiligo which is Phase 1 clinical trial, DMVT-504 against primary focal hyperhidrosis.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2021Series D$160M
  • Jun 2021Conventional Debt$40M
Founders & team
Todd ZavodnickCEO
Investors
Marathon Asset Management, NovaQuest Capital Management
#5
Deadpooled · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2018 · 17 employees
$75Mraised
▾

Provider of oncolytic virus-based immunotherapeutics. The company is developing oncolytic immunotherapies based on the myxoma virus (MYXV) platform to maintain an immune response and treat cancer. Their therapeutic pipeline includes both monotherapies and therapies to be used in combination with immune checkpoint blockade and other immuno-modulatory approaches.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Series B$50M
  • Jun 2019Series A$25M
Investors
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, Xeraya Capital, Madison Partners, Delos Capital Partners, City Hill, Korea Investment Holdings
#6
Series A · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2017
$6Mraised
▾

Developer of surgical scalpels for hospital & doctors use. The company has developed smart medical tools that help in healing, reduces infections, increases wound strength with less scarring, less pain, and provide solutions for nerve damages by using planatome technology.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Series A$5M
  • Oct 2023Convertible Debt$1M
Founders & team
Tim TobinCEO
#7
Public · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2011 · 4 employees
$18.7Mraised
▾

Stem-cell based therapeutics for male and female reproductive health. Its lead product Caverstem is an autologous stem cell-based therapeutic for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. In addition, it also stem cell treatments for male infertility and female sexual dysfunction,

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 434 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2022Post IPO$17M
  • Sep 2018Post IPO$509K
  • Mar 2018Post IPO$48K
  • Mar 2018Post IPO$115K
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesHstsHttp/3
#8
Series A · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2013 · 14 employees
$32.8Mraised
▾

At-home muscle strengthening therapy for lasting knee pain relief. They offer clinically proven solutions for knee pain relief, providing advanced at-home therapy. Their e-vive product demonstrates a commitment to quality care and innovation in the orthopedics field. They focus on improving patient outcomes through accessible and effective muscle strengthening programs. They operate in the healthcare sector, providing a direct-to-consumer model for their therapy. They are dedicated to helping individuals achieve lasting relief from knee pain and improve their overall quality of life.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2020Series A$2.1M
  • May 2019Series A$4M
  • Sep 2018Series A$3M
  • Jun 2016Series A$5.6M
Founders & team
Struan ColemanCo-Founder
Investors
RCT, California Technology Ventures, Aphelion Capital
#9
Funding Raised · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2012 · 4 employees
$5.4Mraised
▾

Integrated biomechanics, imaging, and electrophysiology tools for in vitro research. The company provides innovative solutions for replicating in vivo cellular environments in controlled in vitro settings. They offer all-in-one systems and stand-alone modules for electrophysiology, mechanics, and imaging, including flexible and stretchable multi-electrode arrays (MEAs), glass MEAs, 3D-MEAs, and microfluidics. Their products support applications like neuroprotective drug screening, alternatives to animal testing, cell culture, and cardiac action potentials. The company aims to improve the predictive accuracy of pre-clinical research by combining biomechanics and electrophysiology in a dynamic 3D environment, delivering more relevant and reliable data. They offer tools for cell stretching, imaging, and recording/stimulating electrophysiological activity, separately or concurrently. Their stretchable MEAs allow manipulation of chemical, electrical, and mechanical factors independently. The company focuses on providing accurate data, efficient workflows, and unrivaled results to better predict clinical outcomes and reduce failure rates in clinical trials.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 323 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$2.1M
  • Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$474.6K
  • Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$15K
  • Oct 2018Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Oliver GraudejusFounder & CEO
Investors
Invest Southwest, MassChallenge, HHS
#10
Acquired · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2005 · 54 employees
$46.3Mraised
▾

Pioneering sports medicine solutions, optimizing patient care through innovation and integration. This company is a leader in sports medicine, providing surgeons with comprehensive and manageable solutions. Their portfolio integrates with leading-edge technologies and a continuum of care in joint preservation, optimizing patient care throughout their medical journey. They offer pioneering products for rotator cuff repair, shoulder labral repair, biceps repair, AC joint repair, hand & wrist, ACL reconstruction, knee instrumentation, meniscus repair, and hip procedures. Their offerings include all-suture anchors, knotless anchors, biocomposite anchors, suture passers, and arthroscopy systems. They also provide capital equipment, biologics, and solutions for ASCs and trauma cases. They offer medical education and resources for healthcare professionals, as well as patient resources through a dedicated patient recovery site.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2014Series D$5M
  • Dec 2013Series D$189K
  • Jun 2012Venture Debt$8M
  • Feb 2012Series D$10M
Investors
NXT Capital, SVB, Fletcher Spaght, Split Rock Partners, MB Venture Partners, Investor Growth Capital
Tech stack
Windows ServerIisHstsDigicertAkamai
#11
Series B · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2014 · 55 employees
$16.6Mraised
▾

Neolight is a medical device company that develops phototherapy beds to treat jaundice in pre-term and full-term babies. It is portable, uses LED technology, and consists of four modular plug-and-play blocks. The company is also developing a disposable mattress that babies can sleep on for the device.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 6.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Advanced Healthcare Technology Ltd (AHT)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Series B$7M
  • Aug 2019Series A$2.5M
  • Mar 2018Series A$3.3M
  • Feb 2017Seed$1M
Investors
Revolution, Dignity Health, Honor Health
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFullpage.JsGoogle Analytics
#12
Series A · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2012 · 29 employees
$15.7Mraised
▾

Exsomed develops orthopedic implants for hand and wrist. Products developed by the company include ArcPhix (compression screw indicated for use in the surgical fixation of small bones, bone fragments, and osteotomies. It is not indicated for soft tissue fixation), ArrowPhix (tapered design for functional fusion at angles 0°-25°), and Intramedullary Threaded Nail (cannulated screw system intended for fixation of intra-articular and extra-articular fractures and non-unions of small bones and small bone fragments, arthrodesis of small joints, bunionectomy and osteotomies). The company has received FDA clearance for its ITN Cannulated Screw System.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2021Series A$8.9M
  • Aug 2020Series A—
  • Jan 2019Series A$6.8M
Investors
Sea Purity Investments

Funding & investor landscape

$476Mtotal disclosed funding
32companies funded
108disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
HHS8 rounds
BlueStone Venture Partners2 rounds
Honor Health2 rounds
J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute2 rounds
Madison Partners2 rounds
Vertex Ventures2 rounds
Alumina Partners1 rounds
Aphelion Capital1 rounds
Arboretum Ventures1 rounds
B Capital1 rounds

Notable founders

Roy Freeman
Co-Founder · CND Life Sciences
Christopher Gibbons
Co-Founder · CND Life Sciences
Doron Sitbon
Founder & CEO · Dot Compliance
Mitesh Borad
Co-Founder · Binary Genomics
Abhijit Patel
Co-Founder · Binary Genomics
Todd Zavodnick
CEO · Dermavant
Tim Tobin
CEO · Planatome
Struan Coleman
Co-Founder · CyMedica Ortho
Oliver Graudejus
Founder & CEO · BMSEED
Michael Nagel
President & CEO · Vomaris Innovations
Nancy R. Rizzo
Founder and CEO · EPIC Research & Diagnostics
Paul Dumond
CEO · Bioscience Pharma
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,465,538 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Life Sciences coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Biotechnology is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Biotechnology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 6,260 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820162026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 44% → 42% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Harvard University209
  • Cornell University177
  • University of Tennessee at Chattanooga140
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute126
  • Johns Hopkins University121
leading researchers
Stylianos Chatzimanolis · TARIK DEDOVIC · KATH-RYN ANN F. HANKINS · Christoforos Pavlou · Giannis Bolanakis · Ashley R Tetens · Tyler Findlay · Jordyn Craig-Schwartz
▲ Breakthroughs2,038 · 33%
▼ 41%→30% share
▼0.7× share momentum0 median citations71% since 2021mostly empirical
Breakthroughs are cooling (41%→30% of field), led by Gene.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Gene33→164
  • Transcription (linguistics)11→79
  • Antibody11→62
  • Genome6→56
  • Mutation7→56
Newly emergingIdentification (biology) 0→18 · Function (biology) 0→18 · Reporter gene 0→16
Landmark U1 snRNP regulates cancer cell migration and invasion in vitro · 7,224 cites
◆ Advancements2,118 · 34%
▲ 29%→35% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations80% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (29%→35% of field), led by Gene.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Gene8→110
  • Cell culture3→62
  • Gene expression3→62
  • Fermentation2→54
  • Downregulation and upregulation1→50
Newly emergingIdentification (biology) 0→27 · Probiotic 0→24 · Cultivar 0→23
Landmark Using Deep Learning for Image-Based Plant Disease Detection · 4,262 cites
▼ Concerns1,006 · 16%
▼ 17%→15% share
▼0.9× share momentum0 median citations73% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (17%→15% of field), led by Agriculture.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Agriculture19→58
  • Antibiotic resistance15→45
  • Public health4→31
  • Gene6→30
  • Production (economics)5→29
Newly emergingQuality (philosophy) 0→27 · Animal health 0→14 · Integrated pest management 0→13
Landmark The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and appropriate · 8,812 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where biotechnology is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Boston351 · +0.52
Hot · Cancer researchAdvancing · Nucleic acidOpportunity · Strain (injury)Concern · Antibiotics
New York319 · +0.47
Hot · GermplasmAdvancing · Genomic selectionOpportunity · CellConcern · Agriculture
SF Bay Area235 · +0.57
Hot · Near-infrared spectroscopyAdvancing · Fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopyOpportunity · ReceptorConcern · Biochemical engineering
Philadelphia115 · +0.60
Hot · Chimeric antigen receptorAdvancing · Genetically modified mouseOpportunity · Transgene
San Diego101 · +0.59
Hot · Recombinant DNAAdvancing · Gene knockdownOpportunity · Cell cultureConcern · Cancer cell
Seattle95 · +0.46
Hot · Polymerase chain reactionAdvancing · Monoclonal antibodyOpportunity · Downregulation and upregulation
Chicago95 · +0.57
Hot · AntigenAdvancing · Untranslated regionOpportunity · Transcription factor
Los Angeles93 · +0.61
Hot · NucleaseAdvancing · GenomicsOpportunity · Cell
Pittsburgh65 · +0.54
Hot · MutationAdvancing · Nucleic acidOpportunity · Gene
Ann Arbor65 · +0.58
Hot · Cell cultureAdvancing · Identification (biology)Opportunity · Mutant
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing biotechnology patents in the United States

United States biotechnology patent filing is accelerating — 457,918 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Genentech, UNIV California, Regeneron Pharma; annual filings 36884→44446.

457,918 filings8,000 assigneespeak 51616/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Genentech18078
  • UNIV California17948
  • Regeneron Pharma16082
  • Amgen10495
  • Monsanto Technology9742
  • UNIV Pennsylvania8521
  • Harvard College7460
  • UNIV Texas7378

Common questions

How many Life Sciences companies are there in Phoenix, United States?
Radar tracks 74 indexable Life Sciences companies headquartered in Phoenix, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Life Sciences companies in Phoenix, United States?
The Life Sciences companies in Phoenix, United States on this list have raised a combined $476M in disclosed equity funding across 32 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Life Sciences company in Phoenix, United States?
Dermavant is the highest-funded Life Sciences company in Phoenix, United States, with $160M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Life Sciences companies in Phoenix, United States are funded?
32 of the 74 Life Sciences companies in Phoenix, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Life Sciences unicorns are there in Phoenix, United States?
None of the Life Sciences companies in Phoenix, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Phoenix, United States Life Sciences companies?
The most active investors in Phoenix, United States Life Sciences companies on this list include HHS, BlueStone Venture Partners, Honor Health, J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute, Madison Partners.
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