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Briteseed

HQ: Chicago, IL source · briteseed.com ↗ · Midwest

Location: Chicago, IL · source · Oct 15, 2026

Profile checked Oct 10, 2026

7NIH grants

Funding and NIH signals

NIH award NIH awarded $1M (SBIR Phase II 5R44EB036417-03, continuation, notice Jul 6, 2026). NIH RePORTER 5R44EB036417-03 (Jul 6, 2026)
Evidence (1 event)
- Jul 6, 2026 · NIH RePORTER 5R44EB036417-03
  Organization: BRITESEED, LLC; City/State: CHICAGO, IL; Project number: 5R44EB036417-03; Activity code: R44; Fiscal year: 2026; Award notice date: 2026-07-06; FY total cost (award amount): 1000469; Administering IC: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Project title: Development of a Multispectral Kerrison Rongeur for Dura and Nerve Root Detection; Organization type: Domestic For-Profits

Job counts as of Oct 18, 2026. All funding and NIH signals

Timeline

Jul 6, 2026 Grant Government grant — SBIR: $1M (annual award, as published), announced Jul 6, 2026. Agency: NIH/NIBIB. Source: government award database. source ↗
Sep 5, 2025 Grant Government grant — SBIR: $490,469 (annual award, as published), announced Sep 5, 2025. Agency: NIH/NICHD. Source: government award database. source ↗
Jul 22, 2025 Grant Government grant — SBIR: $1.05M (annual award, as published), announced Jul 22, 2025. Agency: NIH/NIBIB. Source: government award database. source ↗

Funding

Last 2 years.

Jul 6, 2026 Government grant — SBIR: $1M (annual award, as published), announced Jul 6, 2026. Agency: NIH/NIBIB. Source: government award database. source ↗
Sep 5, 2025 Government grant — SBIR: $490,469 (annual award, as published), announced Sep 5, 2025. Agency: NIH/NICHD. Source: government award database. source ↗
Jul 22, 2025 Government grant — SBIR: $1.05M (annual award, as published), announced Jul 22, 2025. Agency: NIH/NIBIB. Source: government award database. source ↗

NIH awards 7

Annual award amounts. Total $3.0M.

Aug 15, 2024 NIH award 5SB1HD089769-05 FY2024: $494,374 awarded for that fiscal year; activity SB1 (SBIR); PI SHUKAIR, SHETHA; recipient as written: BRITESEED, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. Custom Sensor Manufacturing and Regulatory Preparat source ↗
Aug 2, 2024 NIH award 1R44EB036417-01 FY2024: $306,735 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI THROCKMORTON, GRAHAM ADAIR; recipient as written: BRITESEED, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. Development of a Multispectral Kerrison source ↗
Sep 19, 2023 NIH award 2SB1HD089769-04 FY2023: $497,923 awarded for that fiscal year; activity SB1 (SBIR); PI SHUKAIR, SHETHA; recipient as written: BRITESEED, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. Custom Sensor Manufacturing and Regulatory Preparat source ↗
Apr 23, 2019 NIH award 5R44HD089769-03 FY2019: $668,691 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI SHUKAIR, SHETHA; recipient as written: BRITESEED, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. Intraoperative Ureter Detection System source ↗
May 23, 2018 NIH award 2R44HD089769-02 FY2018: $780,962 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI SHUKAIR, SHETHA; recipient as written: BRITESEED, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. Intraoperative Ureter Detection System source ↗
Dec 19, 2016 NIH award 3R43HD089769-01S1 FY2017: $50,000 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI SHUKAIR, SHETHA; recipient as written: BRITESEED, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. Intraoperative Ureter Detection System source ↗
Jul 29, 2016 NIH award 1R43HD089769-01 FY2016: $224,881 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI SHUKAIR, SHETHA; recipient as written: BRITESEED, LLC, CHICAGO, IL. Intraoperative Ureter Detection System source ↗