AMES, IA--(Marketwire - September 16, 2008) - BioForce Nanosciences Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: BFNH), a leader in systems integration at the micro and nano scales to create products for the life sciences, is pleased to announce that funding for its ViriChip™ pathogen detection system has been secured by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) in the Senate Fiscal Year 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations bill. Senator Harkin, a four term senator, is a senior member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. The bill must pass the Senate and the House, and receive the President’s signature, before this funding is finalized.