KeriCure announced today that they will be a vendor at the 2014 Big East Sports Medicine Symposium May 12 -14, 2014. KeriCure representatives intend to promote the usage of their skin protectant products for athletic trainers and sports medicine professionals for the protection and fast sealing of cuts, scrapes and burns. Ideal for use during practice and during a game or competition, the KeriCure products are optimally suited for sports medicine. With the rise of MRSA infections in the locker rooms, and the recent MRSA scare at One Buc Place, KeriCure provides an effective option for stopping germs. KeriCure products have […]
KeriCure Donates Products to Tampa Charitable Organizations
Tampa, FL: Today, KeriCure™ Inc (KeriCure), a Tampa based liquid bandage company specializing in a new HydroShieldTM Technology developed at the University of South Florida, announced that they have donated over $2,000 worth of product for the first quarter of 2014. The recipients of the donations include Joshua House of Tampa Bay, a safe haven home for the abused, neglected and abandoned children in the area, as well as, The Spring of Tampa Bay and Are You Safe, both of which are programs for women who are victims of domestic abuse. Of the company’s recent donations. KeriCure Founder, Chairman and […]
KeriCure Donates Multiple Products to The Spring of Tampa Bay
February 7, 2014 Tampa, FL KeriCure and The Spring of Tampa Bay have partnered to provide all 12 shelters in the greater Tampa Bay area with KeriCure products. “Every man, woman, child, and pet that come into these shelters have access to the best possible care and protection. We are excited to be a part of that agenda and exceptional standard of care,” says KeriCure founder Dr. Kerriann Greenhalgh. KeriCure donated over $400 worth of products and informational materials to the organization this week. KeriCure samples and coupons redeemable at Publix Supermarkets were also donated to the organizations annual fundraising event, Peace […]
CBS 10 News Interview of KeriCure – USF Invention helps close wounds big & small
Click here to watch the full interview from CBS 10 News. Tampa, Florida — The University of South Florida ranks 10th among universities worldwide in U.S. patents. One of the inventions that’s putting USF on the map is a liquid bandage that helps close wounds both big and small. While getting her PhD, Dr. Kerriann Greenhalgh was collaborating with a professor at USF on a project when she discovered a polymer could be turned into a bandage. “I was really struck by its elastic properties, its ability to stretch and move with the body and then come back to its original […]
Invention hotbed USF among world’s top patent holders
Click here for the full article at tbo.com. TAMPA — Her boyfriend suffered a nasty cut between his thumb and forefinger, where a traditional bandage wouldn’t hold. Kerriann Greenhalgh fretted, especially when her beau ended up with a staph infection that required surgery. “That was a very traumatic thing to go through just from a small cut that should have been able to be protected from infection,” she said. “There just wasn’t anything out there that did that.” Fast-forward a year or so when the University of South Florida grad student in organic chemistry was noodling around with a nanoparticle […]