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Altis Biosystems, Inc.

HQ: Durham, NC source · altisbiosystems.com ↗ · Southeast

Location: Durham, NC · source · Oct 15, 2026

Profile checked Oct 10, 2026

17NIH grants

Funding and NIH signals

NIH award NIH awarded $1M (SBIR Phase II 5R44DK130708-03, continuation, notice May 19, 2026). NIH RePORTER 5R44DK130708-03 (May 19, 2026)
Evidence (1 event)
- May 19, 2026 · NIH RePORTER 5R44DK130708-03
  Organization: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC.; City/State: Durham, NC; Project number: 5R44DK130708-03; Activity code: R44; Fiscal year: 2026; Award notice date: 2026-05-19; FY total cost (award amount): 1001183; Administering IC: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Project title: Mucus and ALI Models of the Human Intestine; Organization type: Domestic For-Profits

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

Timeline

May 19, 2026 Grant Government grant — SBIR: $1M (annual award, as published), announced May 19, 2026. Agency: NIH/NIDDK. Source: government award database. source ↗
Jun 9, 2025 Grant Government grant — SBIR: $835,939 (annual award, as published), announced Jun 9, 2025. Agency: NIH/NIDDK. Source: government award database. source ↗

Funding

Last 2 years.

May 19, 2026 Government grant — SBIR: $1M (annual award, as published), announced May 19, 2026. Agency: NIH/NIDDK. Source: government award database. source ↗
Jun 9, 2025 Government grant — SBIR: $835,939 (annual award, as published), announced Jun 9, 2025. Agency: NIH/NIDDK. Source: government award database. source ↗

NIH awards 17

Annual award amounts. Total $10.4M.

Jun 27, 2024 NIH award 5R44TR004230-03 FY2024: $913,659 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI SIMS, CHRISTOPHER ELDRIDGE; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. Planar culture of gastrointestina source ↗
Aug 14, 2023 NIH award 1R43TR004549-01A1 FY2023: $343,297 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI SIMS, CHRISTOPHER ELDRIDGE; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. MetabolGut: a rapid assay platf source ↗
Jul 21, 2023 NIH award 5R44DK130647-03 FY2023: $900,267 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI SIMS, CHRISTOPHER ELDRIDGE; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. A 2D Intestinal Crypt Platform fo source ↗
Jun 27, 2023 NIH award 2R44TR004230-02 FY2023: $913,659 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI THELIN, BILL; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. Planar culture of gastrointestinal stem cells f source ↗
Mar 31, 2023 NIH award 5R44TR004234-02 FY2023: $988,414 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI THELIN, BILL; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. InflammaGut: a drug-screenable co-culture syste source ↗
Sep 22, 2022 NIH award 2R44DK130647-02A1 FY2022: $988,431 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI THELIN, BILL; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. A 2D Intestinal Crypt Platform for Compound S source ↗
Jun 23, 2022 NIH award 1R43TR004230-01 FY2022: $256,574 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI THELIN, BILL; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. Planar culture of gastrointestinal stem cells f source ↗
May 6, 2022 NIH award 1R43DK130708-01A1 FY2022: $293,991 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI THELIN, BILL; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. A Mucus-producing Intestinal Epithelium Model source ↗
Apr 30, 2022 NIH award 1R44TR004234-01 FY2022: $992,302 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI THELIN, BILL; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. InflammaGut: a drug-screenable co-culture syste source ↗
Jun 30, 2021 NIH award 1R43DK130647-01 FY2021: $256,543 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI SIMS, CHRISTOPHER ELDRIDGE; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. A 2D Intestinal Crypt Platform fo source ↗
Jun 28, 2021 NIH award 5R44DK121580-03 FY2021: $699,341 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI SIMS, CHRISTOPHER ELDRIDGE; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. Developing an optimized cell base source ↗
Aug 21, 2020 NIH award 2R44DK121580-02 FY2020: $712,990 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI SIMS, CHRISTOPHER ELDRIDGE; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. Developing an optimized cell base source ↗
Jul 28, 2020 NIH award 5R44DK117763-03 FY2020: $745,742 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI SIMS, CHRISTOPHER ELDRIDGE; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. Co-culture cassette for anaerobes source ↗
Mar 30, 2020 NIH award 1R43DK125155-01 FY2020: $245,920 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI SIMS, CHRISTOPHER ELDRIDGE; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. Generating drug-screenable primar source ↗
Sep 13, 2019 NIH award 2R44DK117763-02 FY2019: $747,640 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R44 (SBIR); PI SIMS, CHRISTOPHER ELDRIDGE; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. Co-culture cassette for anaerobes source ↗
Jul 23, 2019 NIH award 1R43DK121580-01A1 FY2019: $223,049 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI SIMS, CHRISTOPHER ELDRIDGE; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. Developing a platform and optim source ↗
Sep 20, 2018 NIH award 1R43DK117763-01A1 FY2018: $224,898 awarded for that fiscal year; activity R43 (SBIR); PI SIMS, CHRISTOPHER E; recipient as written: ALTIS BIOSYSTEMS, INC., Durham, NC. Co-culture cassette for anaerobes and source ↗