Company receives transfusion

The core product made by Sarasota-based Biolife, a powder that can stop bleeding and control wounds, underwhelmed consumers in its first go-around in the marketplace.

The second effort, however, has been a solid success. So much so that Biolife is in the early stages of an expansion. That includes a recent move into a new building, growing its presence in the marketplace by 300% and adding at least nine people to its 28-employee workforce by the end of 2011.

“We have great plans for growth,” says Andrew McFall, Biolife's vice president of marketing. “We are doing it in steps that make sense for us now.”