Recent News
January 17, 2012Biotech bonanza: Phthisis among local groups awarded grants
Phthisis Diagnostics made the front page of the The Daily Progress Charlottesville Business Journal on January 16, 2011. Dr. Icenhour is pictured on the cover page showing components of the E-Sphere® DNA Extraction Kit followed with the caption”Boom in Biotech bucks: Area groups awarded total of 1.8 million in state grants.” Read More… We are honored to receive these grants [...]
December 22, 2011Phthisis Diagnostics Wins Over $500,000 in Virginia Grant Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phthisis Diagnostics Wins Over $500,000 in Virginia Grant Awards Charlottesville-based Phthisis Diagnostics, Inc. has been awarded over half a million dollars in a combination of grants from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Phthisis will receive a Commercialization Program grant of $499,477 and a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Matching Funds award for [...]
November 14, 2011Phthisis Diagnostics Introduces DNA Extraction Kit at AMP Meeting
Company exhibit at AMP 2011 to feature Evaluation Program Phthisis Diagnostics will introduce its DNA extraction kit to the pathology market at the annual meeting and exhibition of the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP 2011) November 17‐19 in Grapevine, Texas (Dallas/Ft. Worth area). Phthisis Diagnostics, based in Charlottesville, VA, triggered strong market interest in previous [...]
September 9, 2011Phthisis Diagnostics Introduces First Product To Pathology Market
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dory Hulse, Media Relations 434-964-1037 or 434-242-1333 (mobile) Dory1333@embarqmail.com Company exhibit at CAP ’11 – THE Pathologists’ Meeting™ to feature Evaluation Program Phthisis Diagnostics will introduce the company’s first product to the pathology market at the College of American Pathologists 2011 annual meeting: CAP ‘11 – THE Pathologists’ Meeting™ to be [...]
August 9, 2011WTOP Interviews with Phthisis Diagnostics
Radio interview with Crystal Icenhour, president and chief science officer at Phthisis Diagnostics by Kathy Stewart of WTOP News: (transcript below) Much Faster & Easier DNA Extraction by Phthisis Diagnostics The Virginia biotech company has developed a stool DNA extraction kit which is, “much faster and easier” says Crystal Icenhour, president and chief science officer [...]
