Note 1 - The Company	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	(1) The Company Calypte Biomedical Corporation (the “Company”) develops, manufactures, and distributes in vitro diagnostic tests, primarily for the diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”) infection. Until late 2005, we manufactured and marketed urine-based HIV-1 diagnostic screening tests and urine and blood-based Western Blot supplemental (sometimes called “confirmatory”) tests for use in high-volume laboratories, which we call our “Legacy Business.” In November 2005, we sold our Legacy Business and began to concentrate primarily on our rapid test platform products which we had begun developing in 2003. Our emphasis has been on the development and commercialization of our AwareTM HIV-1/2 rapid tests. We have completed field trials and product evaluations of our AwareTM HIV-1/2 OMT (oral fluid) rapid test covering an aggregate of over 9,000 samples in China, India, South Africa and elsewhere and believe that the results of these studies and evaluations have validated the test. In our studies, AwareTM HIV-1/2 OMT averaged 99.7% accuracy. We have obtained regulatory approvals in Russia, India and China as well as a number of key countries in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Sales of our rapid test products have so far been primarily through the efforts of our distributors in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates (“U.A.E”). We manufacture and sell HIV-1 BED Incidence EIA test, our AwareTM BED Incidence Test, through an arrangement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”). In the first quarter of 2008, we introduced Aware MessengerTM, our oral fluid sample collection device. Although we do not currently have approval to sell this device for diagnostic purposes, we can sell it for “research use only” in situations where assay developers and test laboratories can qualify the product for use with their own assays. In March 2011, we successfully completed internal trials of our new AwareTM 2 HIV-1/2 oral fluid rapid test, which showed an accuracy of 100%. Based on these results, we have contacted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and started the process to conduct clinical trials and apply for Premarket Approval. In October 2011, we entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MoU”) with a private investor to secure funding needed to initiate the FDA approval procedures for the new AwareTM 2 product. The MoU contemplates an initial investment of at least $1,000,000 through 2012, contingent upon the Company following an agreed upon budget plan, and potentially up to $4,000,000 from additional investors. To date, the parties have not entered into a definitive agreement or agreed upon a budget plan as contemplated by the MoU; however, as of September 30, 2012 the Company had received $705,000 in investments pursuant to the MoU. Although the MoU expresses the expectation of the parties that the investor will assist us in raising an additional $4 million from other investors, no party is under a contractual obligation to invest any funds beyond the $1 million to be invested pursuant to the MoU, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to raise the additional funds. Based on our revised revenue and expense forecasts, we anticipate that we will be required to raise additional financing beyond the initial $1 million from the MOU in order to fully fund our efforts to obtain FDA approval of our AwareTM 2 product. At September 30, 2012, we had a working capital deficit of $2.8 million and our stockholders’ deficit was $5.0 million. Our cash balance at September 30, 2012 was $5,000, which we do not believe is sufficient to enable us to fund our operations through the remainder of 2012 unless we continue to receive financing as provided in the MoU. We currently have 800,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, of which approximately 786,095,129 shares are issued and outstanding or reserved for issuance under current financing arrangements and our incentive plans. At the current market price of our common stock, we do not have sufficient authorized common stock to raise the capital necessary to execute our long-term business plan and achieve self-sustaining cash flow. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties. We have prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and they reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2012 and the consolidated results of our operations and our consolidated cash flows for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2012. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2011 has been derived from our audited financial statements at that date. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any future interim period. This information should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2011 included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 22, 2012. Certain information in footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) has been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. The data disclosed in these condensed consolidated financial statements and in the related notes is unaudited.

Note 1 - The Company

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

(1) The Company

Calypte Biomedical Corporation (the “Company”) develops, manufactures, and distributes in vitro diagnostic tests, primarily for the diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”) infection. Until late 2005, we manufactured and marketed urine-based HIV-1 diagnostic screening tests and urine and blood-based Western Blot supplemental (sometimes called “confirmatory”) tests for use in high-volume laboratories, which we call our “Legacy Business.” In November 2005, we sold our Legacy Business and began to concentrate primarily on our rapid test platform products which we had begun developing in 2003. Our emphasis has been on the development and commercialization of our AwareTM HIV-1/2 rapid tests. We have completed field trials and product evaluations of our AwareTM HIV-1/2 OMT (oral fluid) rapid test covering an aggregate of over 9,000 samples in China, India, South Africa and elsewhere and believe that the results of these studies and evaluations have validated the test. In our studies, AwareTM HIV-1/2 OMT averaged 99.7% accuracy. We have obtained regulatory approvals in Russia, India and China as well as a number of key countries in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Sales of our rapid test products have so far been primarily through the efforts of our distributors in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates (“U.A.E”).

We manufacture and sell HIV-1 BED Incidence EIA test, our AwareTM BED Incidence Test, through an arrangement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”).

In the first quarter of 2008, we introduced Aware MessengerTM, our oral fluid sample collection device. Although we do not currently have approval to sell this device for diagnostic purposes, we can sell it for “research use only” in situations where assay developers and test laboratories can qualify the product for use with their own assays.

In March 2011, we successfully completed internal trials of our new AwareTM 2 HIV-1/2 oral fluid rapid test, which showed an accuracy of 100%. Based on these results, we have contacted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and started the process to conduct clinical trials and apply for Premarket Approval.

In October 2011, we entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MoU”) with a private investor to secure funding needed to initiate the FDA approval procedures for the new AwareTM 2 product. The MoU contemplates an initial investment of at least $1,000,000 through 2012, contingent upon the Company following an agreed upon budget plan, and potentially up to $4,000,000 from additional investors. To date, the parties have not entered into a definitive agreement or agreed upon a budget plan as contemplated by the MoU; however, as of September 30, 2012 the Company had received $705,000 in investments pursuant to the MoU. Although the MoU expresses the expectation of the parties that the investor will assist us in raising an additional $4 million from other investors, no party is under a contractual obligation to invest any funds beyond the $1 million to be invested pursuant to the MoU, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to raise the additional funds. Based on our revised revenue and expense forecasts, we anticipate that we will be required to raise additional financing beyond the initial $1 million from the MOU in order to fully fund our efforts to obtain FDA approval of our AwareTM 2 product.

At September 30, 2012, we had a working capital deficit of $2.8 million and our stockholders’ deficit was $5.0 million. Our cash balance at September 30, 2012 was $5,000, which we do not believe is sufficient to enable us to fund our operations through the remainder of 2012 unless we continue to receive financing as provided in the MoU.

We currently have 800,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, of which approximately 786,095,129 shares are issued and outstanding or reserved for issuance under current financing arrangements and our incentive plans. At the current market price of our common stock, we do not have sufficient authorized common stock to raise the capital necessary to execute our long-term business plan and achieve self-sustaining cash flow. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

We have prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and they reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2012 and the consolidated results of our operations and our consolidated cash flows for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2012. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2011 has been derived from our audited financial statements at that date. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any future interim period. This information should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements for each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 2011 included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 22, 2012.

Certain information in footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) has been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. The data disclosed in these condensed consolidated financial statements and in the related notes is unaudited.

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