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"We're hoping our powder, when applied to bleeding wounds, will seal them and help fight further spread of this disease."

- Andrew McFall, Biolife
 

[Health]  Sarasota Company Joins Ebola Fight
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

The spread of Ebola has the attention of health experts around the world focused on West Africa. Now a Sarasota company joins the fight against the spread of the disease. Biolife announced Monday it would send 5,000 WoundSeal applications to health workers treating the disease, and started a drive in hopes of sending an additional 80,000 applications. 

Biolife donated the initial batch of applications to Matthew 25: Ministries, an organization assisting people in South Africa. WoundSeal is a product that treats bleeding by accelerating clotting and forming an instant artificial scab when poured on a wound. This capacity is especially important in fighting the spread of Ebola because the disease spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids including blood. 

"The benefit is it will not only stop the bleeding but will seal those wounds," said Andrew McFall, vice president of marketing for Biolife. "Bandages can cover a wound but they don't really stop the bleeding." After after the artificial scab is created by proteins interacting with the substance, a true scab will form underneath the Woundseal and then come off the patient naturally when the bleeding is no longer a problem.

The outbreak of the disease in Africa has raised stateside concerns, especially after American health workers who contracted the disease had to be flown back to the United States for treatment. The Ebola epidemic to date has killed more than 2,400 in West Africa this year. President Barack Obama this month said the U.S. would have to lead the fight against Ebola, and Biolife said the donation on WoundSeal was answering that call. McFall said Biolife has worked on other projects previously with Matthew 25: Ministries, which is based out of Ohio, and saw the partnership as a good way of getting the product somewhere that it could make a difference. 

“In countries where injury commonly occurs, having an agent available such as WoundSeal can stop bleeding instantly in the field, seal and protect the wound and help prevent re-bleeds through a durable scab that won’t fall off like bandages often do," said Dr. Louis Guzzi, an Orlando critical care physician and the chief medical advisor for Biolife. "WoundSeal will decrease the risk of exposure to contagion for health workers, family and the populace. This is just one of many measures that need to be taken to help staunch the spread of this deadly disease."

Beyond the initial donation of 5,000 applications, the company has set a goal of donating 80,000 additional applications to charity though retail promotions where one retail purchase of WoundSeal four-pack results in a donation of four applications for use in Africa. 

[Exec Moves]  Hodgens Joins Glasser Schoenbaum

The Glasser Schoenbaum Human Services Center announced the appointment of Kameron Partridge Hodgens as president and CEO, effective Oct. 13. Hodgens, who holds a Ph.D. in Lifespan Developmental Psychology, brings years of nonprofit leadership, management and fundraising experience to the position. She is currently vice president of Programs and Services at Easter Seals Southwest Florida where she has served since 2008. 

Glasser Schoenbaum Human Services Center

[Recognition]  Merrill Named Lawyer of the Year

William W. Merrill III, a senior shareholder at Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen and Ginsburg, has been named the 2014 “Lawyer of the Year” for Administrative/Regulatory Law in the Tampa area (including Sarasota and Bradenton) by The Best Lawyers in America. As one of the oldest and most respected peer review publications in the legal profession, Best Lawyers produces its annual list based on nearly 4 million confidential evaluations of lawyers by their peers across the country. A single lawyer in each practice area representing each community is further honored as a “Lawyer of the Year.” 

Icard Merrill

[Exec Moves]  Cat Depot Welcomes Johnson

Faithe Johnson has joined the staff at Cat Depot as Volunteer and Education Director. A graduate of Mankato State University, Johnson previously was executive director for Kids’ Care Connection in Minnesota, a nonprofit providing high quality and nationally accredited early childhood education program and tuition scholarships for low-income families. Johnson will manage the Cat Depot volunteer program, including the addition of a teen service program, and increase educational opportunities for the community. 

Cat Depot

[Exec Moves]  Bruce Williams Hires Courson

Bruce Williams Homes has announced the addition of Jack Courson as project manager. Courson, who previously owned and operated a custom homebuilding company and holds a Certified Residential Contractor’s license issued by the State of Florida, will be handling various projects such as custom homes and remodels. 

Bruce Williams Homes



[Breakfast Symposium]  SB2: Elected Mayor

Join SRQ | The Magazine and panelists Del D. Borgsdorf, Grants Committee Co-Chair, The Community Foundation at The Venice Golf and Country Club, Mollie Cardamone, Founder, Cardamone Consulting and Former Mayor of Sarasota, Peter Fanning, President, Main Street Connection, MSC Managing Member Digital Wi-Fi Solutions, DWS, Chris Gallagher,Hoyt Architects, and Wayne H. Poston, Mayor and Police Commissioner of the City of Bradenton, to deconstruct the why, the who, and the what now on the Elected Mayor issue. This SB2 symposium is on Thursday, September 25, 2014, from 7:30-9am at The Francis. Symposium tickets are $35/person and include breakfast buffet. 

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