NIH RePORTER data · Fiscal year 2026
Top 50 NIH-Funded Companies, FY2026
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
NIH awarded $1.84B to 1,245 companies in fiscal year 2026, 5.1% of all NIH extramural award funding (−7.7% from FY2025). Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. ranked first with $102.5M.
For-profit recipients of NIH awards: R&D and support contractors, clinical research organizations, and small businesses funded through SBIR and STTR.
FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.
FY2026 NIH funding
$1.84B
−7.7% vs FY2025
Recipients
1,245
NIH-funded companies
Top 50 share
40.7%
Of FY2026 funding to companies
NIH funding ranking of companies, FY2026
| # | Institution | FY2026 | vs FY2025 | Awards | U.S. rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.Frederick, MD | $102.5M | −73.2% | 17 | #84 | OD |
| 2 | Westat, Inc.Bethesda, MD | $86.7M | −42.9% | 14 | #94 | NHLBI |
| 3 | PPD Development, LPWilmington, NC | $59.1M | +11.0% | 9 | #124 | NIAID |
| 4 | Four Points Technology, LLCChantilly, VA | $52.1M | +3.9% | 4 | #141 | OD |
| 5 | Technical Resources International, Inc.Bethesda, MD | $49.1M | −13.8% | 5 | #145 | OD |
| 6 | The Emmes Company, LLCRockville, MD | $29.5M | −54.6% | 6 | #190 | NIAID |
| 7 | Fisher Bioservices, Inc.Rockville, MD | $29.2M | +11.1% | 16 | #195 | OD |
| 8 | Carahsoft Technology CorporationReston, VA | $28.2M | +100.2% | 3 | #201 | OD |
| 9 | Rho Federal Systems Division, Inc.Durham, NC | $26.7M | −13.2% | 5 | #204 | NIAID |
| 10 | Dell Federal Systems L.P.Round Rock, TX | $18.1M | +83.4% | 3 | #242 | OD |
| 11 | Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA | $16.5M | +38.0% | 1 | #248 | NIA |
| 12 | PsychoGenics, Inc.Paramus, NJ | $16.1M | +54.3% | 3 | #253 | OD |
| 13 | Revagenix, Inc.San Mateo, CA | $14.2M | — | 2 | #265 | NIAID |
| 14 | Advanced Bioscience Laboratories, Inc.Rockville, MD | $12.9M | +75.8% | 14 | #274 | OD |
| 15 | Lighthouse Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Novato, CA | $12.6M | 0.0% | 1 | #276 | NIA |
| 16 | Precision Bioservices, Inc.Frederick, MD | $12.1M | −16.9% | 4 | #280 | OD |
| 17 | Theradex Systems, Inc.Princeton, NJ | $9.3M | +2.1% | 2 | #314 | OD |
| 18 | Mucommune, LLCMorrisville, NC | $9.2M | +44.3% | 9 | #316 | NICHD |
| 19 | Sciome, LLCResearch Triangle Park, NC | $8.7M | — | 14 | #325 | OD |
| 20 | Axle Informatics, LLCNorth Bethesda, MD | $8.0M | −71.1% | 4 | #342 | NIDA |
| 21 | Digital Infuzion, Inc.Rockville, MD | $7.8M | −64.5% | 3 | #345 | OD |
| 22 | Icf, Inc., LLCFairfax, VA | $7.7M | −52.3% | 13 | #350 | NIEHS |
| 23 | Pascall Systems, IncorporatedBoston, MA | $7.0M | −13.4% | 6 | #370 | NIA |
| 24 | Microbiotix, IncWorcester, MA | $6.0M | −26.9% | 5 | #391 | OD |
| 25 | New England Research Institutes, Inc.Wilmington, DE | $6.0M | +92.0% | 2 | #392 | NHLBI |
| 26 | Innovative Design Labs, Inc.Minneapolis, MN | $5.9M | −4.2% | 6 | #398 | NIA |
| 27 | Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies, IncNiskayuna, NY | $5.8M | +74.4% | 8 | #400 | OD |
| 28 | Akyso Therapeutics, LLCSalisbury, MD | $5.6M | +0.1% | 2 | #403 | NIDA |
| 29 | Epicypher, Inc.Research Triangle Park, NC | $5.6M | −46.0% | 5 | #404 | NIGMS |
| 30 | Ensysce Biosciences, Inc.La Jolla, CA | $5.3M | −0.2% | 1 | #409 | NIDA |
| 31 | Coridea, LLCNew York, NY | $5.1M | +37.4% | 4 | #414 | NIDA |
| 32 | Helixbind, Inc.Boxborough, MA | $5.0M | −0.7% | 5 | #417 | NIAID |
| 33 | Nirsum Laboratories, Inc.New York, NY | $4.9M | 0.0% | 1 | #421 | NIDA |
| 34 | Artery Therapeutics, Inc.San Ramon, CA | $4.9M | +100.1% | 2 | #422 | NIA |
| 35 | Crestone, Inc.Boulder, CO | $4.9M | −11.5% | 2 | #423 | NIAID |
| 36 | Sinopia Biosciences, Inc.San Diego, CA | $4.6M | +201.2% | 3 | #433 | NINDS |
| 37 | Locus Biosciences, Inc.Morrisville, NC | $4.6M | +37.9% | 1 | #435 | OD |
| 38 | Albany Molecular Research, Inc.Albany, NY | $4.5M | +48.1% | 6 | #436 | OD |
| 39 | Biosensics, LLCNewton, MA | $4.5M | −47.1% | 5 | #438 | NIA |
| 40 | Synergy Enterprises, Inc.Silver Spring, MD | $4.5M | +1.3% | 2 | #439 | OD |
| 41 | Mgh Institute of Health ProfessionsCharlestown, MA | $4.2M | +36.1% | 9 | #452 | NICHD |
| 42 | Rise Therapeutics, LLCRockville, MD | $4.1M | +41.1% | 5 | #455 | NIDDK |
| 43 | Arisan Therapeutics, Inc.Carlsbad, CA | $3.9M | +105.4% | 2 | #460 | OD |
| 44 | Posit Science CorporationSan Francisco, CA | $3.8M | +185.4% | 5 | #465 | NIA |
| 45 | Vivid Bioinnovations, PbcSan Francisco, CA | $3.8M | +211.0% | 7 | #467 | NIA |
| 46 | Virogenomics Biodevelopment, Inc.Tigard, OR | $3.7M | +12.6% | 2 | #470 | NIDA |
| 47 | Integral MolecularPhiladelphia, PA | $3.6M | −38.1% | 4 | #474 | OD |
| 48 | Gentibio, Inc.Cambridge, MA | $3.6M | +212.8% | 4 | #475 | NIDDK |
| 49 | Instanosis, Inc.Milford, DE | $3.6M | −12.3% | 3 | #477 | NIDA |
| 50 | Reacx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.South San Francisco, CA | $3.5M | 0.0% | 1 | #485 | NIDA |
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