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StaphAseptic™ News
Vail investors make 'superbug' test possible
February 2, 2010
Vail Daily
Sarah Mausolf
EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - Staph infections have been making the news more often in recent years. Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady and West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd are just a few of the famous people who contracted them.
Now, a group of Vail investors are doing their part to make sure staph infections are identified sooner and treated properly.
About 30 people with connections to Vail have pooled their money so MicroPhage Inc. in Longmont could make a quick, user-friendly staph infection test.
The company recently got permission to sell the test outside the United States, and expects to get clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this coming spring to sell it to hospitals in the United States, said Scott Conlin, director of marketing for MicroPhage.
While most tests on the market take three to four days to identify a staph infection, MicroPhage's version takes just five hours, he said.
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