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Ceres Nanosciences

Nanotrap particle technology for wastewater pathogen monitoring (COVID, polio).

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Founded
2008
Stage
Series B
Sector
Health
City
Manassas (Cville-adjacent)
Region
NoVA

About

Nanotrap particle technology for wastewater pathogen monitoring (COVID, polio).

Team & affiliation

Founders: Ross Dunlap.

Timeline

  1. 2008Founded
  2. 2009Pre-seed / friends & family
  3. 2010Seed round
  4. 2011Series A
  5. 2012Series B

Region context

Ceres Nanosciences is one of 12 Health companies we track in Northern Virginia, based in Manassas (Cville-adjacent) — about 2% of the region's 574 startups. 20 of the region's companies are at the Series B stage.

Northern Virginia anchors the commonwealth's federal-contracting and enterprise-software economy, with the deepest cleared talent pool in the country.

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Listing IDceres-nanosciences
CategoryStartups
Last reviewedMay 2026 by VAStartups Editorial
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