Phantech, LLC
Phantech, LLC is a Madison, WI-based biomedical hardware company that designs and manufactures patented imaging phantoms (test objects) for preclinical and clinical PET, SPECT, CT, MRI, optical, and MPI systems, serving academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and imaging equipment manufacturers worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersMadison, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Phantech, LLC does
Phantech, LLC is a privately held biomedical hardware company headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin that designs and manufactures phantoms — standardized test objects used to calibrate, characterize, and validate medical imaging systems — for preclinical and clinical applications across PET, SPECT, CT, MRI, optical, and magnetic particle imaging (MPI) modalities. The company's core technology is a patented linear filling method (US Patent #9625584 B1) that uses piece-wise construction to create a single snaking channel through complex hole patterns, enabling bubble-free filling in approximately 10 to 30 seconds, reducing radioactivity requirements by roughly 8x, and improving image quality by eliminating background noise from pooled radiation. Its product portfolio includes standard preclinical phantoms (Derenzo resolution, PVC, BioMouse/BioRat biomimetic phantoms, NEMA NU 4-2008 and SPECT-IQ, uniformity, multi-isotope, scatter/NECR, and registration), clinical phantoms (Jaszczak-style, clinical Derenzo, inserts), optical and fluorescence microscopy phantoms, MPI phantoms, and a radioluminescence multi-pattern cube phantom, plus fully custom phantom design services and OEM B2B solutions with custom packaging and branding.
Phantech sells to four primary customer verticals: academic and research institutions (e.g., NIH, MD Anderson, MSKCC, Stanford, Washington University in St. Louis, Massachusetts General Hospital, UW-Madison, UAB), pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies (Genentech, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, Regeneron), medical imaging equipment manufacturers (Bruker, Canon, Molecubes), and clinical imaging facilities. The go-to-market is sales-led and quote-based, relying on direct email engagement, conference presence at SNMMI, EMIM, and the Preclinical Imaging Consortium, a website product catalog, and two global distribution agreements signed in December 2023 with Medilumine (Montreal) and Scintica Instrumentation (London, Ontario). Revenue is generated primarily through one-time hardware sales of standard and custom phantoms, supplemented by PhanQual — a partnership with RadQual (International Isotopes, Inc) that ships phantoms as NIST-traceable sealed radioactive sources — and by integration with Gremse-IT Imalytics Preclinical Imaging software for automated quantitative analysis via fiducial cone markers. No public pricing, revenue, headcount, or external equity funding is disclosed; the only recorded funding is a 2022 SEED grant from UW-Madison Discovery to Product and the State of Wisconsin.
Phantech, LLC firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Phantech, LLC
- Legal name
- Phantech, LLC
- Website
- https://phantechmedical.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Phantech, LLC is a Madison, WI-based biomedical hardware company that designs and manufactures patented imaging phantoms (test objects) for preclinical and clinical PET, SPECT, CT, MRI, optical, and MPI systems, serving academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and imaging equipment manufacturers worldwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Phantech, LLC industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Medical Imaging Phantoms
- NAICS
- Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)
- SIC
- Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Contrast Media Injectors & Radiology Accessories (HLAHABAK)
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Where Phantech, LLC is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Madison
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Phantech, LLC business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Standard Phantoms: Sale of standard preclinical and clinical imaging phantoms including Derenzo, PVC, NEMA, uniformity, scatter, registration, and modular phantoms across PET, SPECT, CT, MRI, optical, and MPI modalities.
- Custom Phantoms: Custom phantom design and manufacturing services tailored to specific imaging system requirements. Process includes design consultation, iteration, finalization, and manufacturing with typical shipping within two weeks of design approval.
- B2B Phantom Solutions: Custom packaging and flexible branding solutions for imaging system manufacturers, offering group pricing for multiple phantom sets.
- Sealed Radioactive Sources (PhanQual): Partnership with RadQual to provide NIST traceable sealed radioactive sources with phantoms, enabling shipment with accurate activity concentration of select radioisotopes.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Standard phantom products |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels4 records
Phantech, LLC product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Phantech, LLC designs and manufactures innovative phantoms for preclinical and clinical medical imaging, including Derenzo, PVC, BioMouse, BioRat, NEMA, uniformity, scatter, registration, multi-isotope, optical, MPI, radioluminescence, and fluorescence microscopy phantoms used to characterize, calibrate, and validate PET, SPECT, CT, MRI, optical, and MPI imaging systems. The company also provides custom phantom design and B2B OEM packaging/branding solutions for imaging system manufacturers.
Product overview
Phantech, LLC is a biomedical hardware company based in Madison, WI that manufactures innovative phantoms for medical imaging. Their product portfolio centers on the patented linear filling technology (US Patent #9625584 B1) and comprises multiple product families: (1) Preclinical Nuclear Medicine Phantoms including Derenzo Phantoms, Partial Volume Correction (PVC) Phantoms, BioMouse™/BioRat™ Phantoms, Multi-isotope Phantoms, Uniformity Phantoms, NEMA Standard Phantoms (NU 4-2008 and SPECT-IQ), Scatter/NECR Phantoms, and Registration Phantoms; (2) Preclinical MRI Phantoms including Distortion Phantoms, Reference Standard Phantoms, and Registration Phantoms; (3) Preclinical CT Phantoms featuring the BioMouse; (4) Optical Phantoms including Line Pair (1951 USAF), Derenzo Resolution, Linearity, Uniformity, and Anthropomorphic phantoms; (5) Fluorescence Microscopy Phantoms; (6) Radioluminescence Multi-Pattern Cube Phantom; (7) Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) Phantoms including Spiral Resolution and Multi-Purpose phantoms; (8) Clinical phantoms including Jaszczak-Style Phantom, Clinical Derenzo Phantoms, and Clinical Inserts; and (9) Custom/B2B Phantom Solutions. All phantoms integrate with Gremse-IT Imalytics Preclinical Imaging software for automated analysis.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- PhanQual: A partnership with RadQual (International Isotopes, Inc) providing Phantech phantoms as NIST traceable sealed sources with accurate activity concentration of select radioisotopes.
Products and services
- Preclinical Nuclear Medicine Derenzo Phantoms Linearly-filled hot rod phantoms used to characterize imaging system resolution by measuring the FWHM of hole patterns with varying diameters and spacing. Feature patented linear-filling technology with ~10 second fill time, bubble-free operation, and reduced fill volume.
- Partial Volume Correction (PVC) Phantoms Phantoms used to generate recovery coefficient calibration curves by comparing measured versus known activity concentration in spheres of varying sizes to characterize partial volume effects and enable PVC corrections for PET/SPECT imaging.
- BioMouse and BioRat Phantoms Fillable biomimetic mouse/rat phantoms with CT Hounsfield Unit density-equivalent bone and soft tissue, featuring fillable organ voids (brain, heart, lung, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, bladder) for co-registration, attenuation, dosimetry, and theranostics applications.
- NEMA Standard Phantoms (NU 4-2008 and SPECT-IQ) Phantoms adhering to National Electrical Manufacturers Association standards for assessing PET and SPECT scanner image quality, featuring three fillable regions representing hot, cold, and uniform radioactivity in animals.
- Preclinical Uniformity Phantoms Phantoms designed for quality control and calibration of field uniformity, normalization, and quantification calibration scans in nuclear medicine, available in mouse (30mm OD) and rat (60mm OD) sizes.
- Multi-isotope Phantoms Phantoms designed to scan more than one isotope at a time, with three channels allowing users to fill with different radioisotopes separately or mixed for spectral unmixing applications.
- Scatter/NECR Phantoms Mouse and rat scatter phantoms composed of tissue-equivalent scattering material (HDPE) for characterizing scanner performance per NEMA NU4 2008 Section 4 and measuring Noise Equivalent Count Rate (NECR).
- Registration Phantoms Phantoms designed to create transform files or check registration for multimodality applications, featuring evenly spaced spheres for automatic segmentation and analysis with Imalytics software.
- Optical Phantoms Commercial fluorescence and luminescence phantoms including Line Pair (1951 USAF), Derenzo Resolution, Linearity, Uniformity, and Anthropomorphic phantoms covering visible spectrum and NIR.
- Fluorescence Microscopy Phantoms Phantoms for fluorescence and luminescence microscopy including Line Pair Resolution and Derenzo Resolution phantoms with proprietary materials emitting fluorescence and phosphorescence.
- Radioluminescence Multi-Pattern Cube Phantom First commercial radioluminescence phantom with five distinct patterns on each side for characterizing, calibrating, and correcting scintillation probes, assessing edge detection, field uniformity, line detection, point detection, and resolution.
- Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) Phantoms MPI phantoms including Spiral Resolution Phantom and Multi-Purpose Phantom, tested contaminant-free for accurate resolution, SNR, and linearity measurements of SPION with MPI systems.
- Clinical Jaszczak-Style Phantom Modular clinical phantom with 8-inch diameter tank accepting hot/cold sphere inserts, compatible with Phantech's linearly-filled derenzo phantom for complete Jaszczak phantom configuration.
- Clinical Linearly-Filled Derenzo Phantoms Patented clinical derenzo phantoms with linear filling technology reducing fill volume by >8x, available in standard (3.5-6.0mm) and NEMA (4.8-12.7mm) rod diameters for clinical PET/SPECT resolution characterization.
- Clinical Phantom Inserts Customizable inserts for clinical Jaszczak phantoms including hot spheres, cold spheres, cold rods, traditional hot rod inserts, and kidney inserts in various NEMA standard sizes.
- Custom Phantom Design and Manufacturing Service Custom phantom design and manufacturing service for modifying standard phantoms or building new phantoms based on specific requirements, with typical 2-week lead time after design approval.
- B2B OEM Phantom Solutions Business partnership solutions for preclinical imaging system manufacturers including custom phantom design for specific systems, group pricing, custom packaging, and flexible branding options.
Quantifiable outcome
- Fill time reduced to ~10 seconds for Derenzo phantoms
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Companies that use Phantech, LLC
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Phantech, LLC technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
Feature4 records
Phantech, LLC partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.
- Medilumine, Inc.majorGlobal distribution agreement where Medilumine distributes Phantech's nuclear medicine and optical phantoms. Medilumine is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Scintica Instrumentation, Inc.majorGlobal distribution agreement where Scintica distributes Phantech's nuclear medicine phantoms. Scintica is headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada.
- RadQual (International Isotopes, Inc)corePartnership to create PhanQual, providing Phantech phantoms as NIST traceable sealed sources. Phantech nuclear medicine phantoms can be shipped with accurate activity concentration of select radioisotopes. Enables customers to receive pre-calibrated phantoms ready for imaging.
- Gremse-ITcoreIntegration partnership enabling automated analysis using Gremse-IT Imalytics Preclinical Imaging software. Phantech phantoms with fiducial cone markers enable one-click automated ROI segmentation and analysis for quantitative imaging quality assessment.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Phantech, LLC competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- PTW-Freiburg: Manufactures dosimetry and imaging quality assurance instruments and phantoms used in radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging. Comparable to Phantech in nuclear medicine QA and overlaps in CT/MRI reference phantoms.
- QRM GmbH: Specializes in quality assurance phantoms for CT, PET, and SPECT, including preclinical and small-animal imaging. Closest direct peer to Phantech in nuclear medicine and multi-modality preclinical phantoms.
- Standard Imaging: Supplies QA phantoms and electrometers for radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging. Comparable to Phantech in imaging QA instrumentation, with broader radiation therapy footprint.
- Modus Medical Devices: Produces QA phantoms and software for CT, MRI, ultrasound, and radiation therapy. Comparable to Phantech's multi-modality QA approach with emphasis on automated analysis workflows.
- Data Spectrum Corporation: Pioneer in nuclear medicine phantoms including Derenzo, Jaszczak, and Hoffman resolution phantoms for PET and SPECT. Directly comparable to Phantech's nuclear medicine and clinical imaging phantom lines.
- True Phantom Solutions: Designs and manufactures anatomically realistic preclinical and clinical phantoms for imaging research. Closely comparable to Phantech's BioMouse/BioRat biomimetic phantoms and preclinical OEM custom work.
- CIRS (Computerized Imaging Reference Systems): Long-established manufacturer of medical imaging phantoms across CT, MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and radiation therapy. Directly comparable to Phantech across nuclear medicine and preclinical imaging QA, with a much broader portfolio and global distribution.
Broad incumbents
- Eckert & Ziegler: Diversified radiopharmaceutical and radioisotope company whose isotopes are used in nuclear medicine imaging; overlaps with Phantech via the PhanQual-style pairing of phantoms and sealed radioactive sources.
- Mirion Technologies: Large radiation detection and measurement company serving nuclear medicine, research, and radiation safety. Broader incumbent with overlapping nuclear medicine instrumentation category, though phantoms are not its core focus.
Regional players
- Kyoto Kagaku: Japanese manufacturer of medical and training phantoms for radiology, nuclear medicine, and clinical simulation. Comparable product categories but primarily serves APAC rather than directly head-to-head in North America.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Phantech, LLC leadership team
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Phantech, LLC funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about Phantech, LLC
What does Phantech, LLC do?
Phantech, LLC designs and manufactures innovative phantoms for preclinical and clinical medical imaging, including Derenzo, PVC, BioMouse, BioRat, NEMA, uniformity, scatter, registration, multi-isotope, optical, MPI, radioluminescence, and fluorescence microscopy phantoms used to characterize, calibrate, and validate PET, SPECT, CT, MRI, optical, and MPI imaging systems. The company also provides custom phantom design and B2B OEM packaging/branding solutions for imaging system manufacturers.
Is Phantech, LLC a public or private company?
Phantech, LLC is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Phantech, LLC founded?
Phantech, LLC was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Phantech, LLC based?
Phantech, LLC is headquartered in Madison, United States, in the North America region.
How does Phantech, LLC make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Standard Phantoms are the primary driver. The others are custom Phantoms, B2B Phantom Solutions and sealed Radioactive Sources (PhanQual).
Who are Phantech, LLC's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are PTW-Freiburg, QRM GmbH, Standard Imaging, Modus Medical Devices, Data Spectrum Corporation, True Phantom Solutions and CIRS (Computerized Imaging Reference Systems). Broad incumbents are Eckert & Ziegler and Mirion Technologies. Kyoto Kagaku is listed as a regional player.
Does Phantech, LLC have an API?
No public API is recorded for Phantech, LLC.
What industry is Phantech, LLC in?
Phantech, LLC's product category is Medical Imaging Phantoms. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAHABAK, Contrast Media Injectors & Radiology Accessories. Its NAICS code is 3391 and its SIC code is 3841.