Entrepreneurial chemist creates winning business formula with speed, focus

A natural flair for invention and a passion for R&D power Pasco County-based burn care brand KeriCure.

  • By Laura Lyon
  • | 5:00 a.m. May 9, 2025
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Kerriann Greenhalgh invented a spray-on bandage after her partner got an awkwardly placed cut on his hand that resulted in an infection.
Kerriann Greenhalgh invented a spray-on bandage after her partner got an awkwardly placed cut on his hand that resulted in an infection.
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Kerriann Greenhalgh is a chemist based in Pasco County with a love of research and development who has built a multimillion dollar wound care business. She's won multiple government contracts worth millions, sold her products in Publix Super Market stores and employs nearly two dozen sales reps and employees.

And it all started with a single, small cut.

 

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