QuarryBio Providing Sanitizer to Tallahassee Community and Beyond

Tallahassee-based startup, QuarryBio, is doing its part to support our local community during the Coronavirus pandemic by using their lab and resources to produce hand sanitizer by the gallon, for local businesses and agencies in need. QuarryBio’s founder, Eric Graban says “when we went into the biotechnology business, our whole goal was to alleviate human suffering” so when the pandemic struck, they knew they had to do something. “We had everything we needed to be able to produce hand sanitizer,” said Graban, so they registered QuarryBio with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and then got to work.. 

Hand sanitizer has a very strict and prescriptive formula that is determined by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the scientists at QuarryBio followed it to a tee. With 75 percent isopropyl alcohol, Graban says that “the biggest thing is to make sure that the concentration of alcohol is high enough to kill the Coronavirus if it gets on your hands.” This is why they perform vigorous testing on the sanitizer prior to bottling it up and sending it on its way. 

Though QuarryBio began with providing sanitizer to the local region of Tallahassee, Panama City, and South Georgia, they are now able to ship. They have shipped all throughout the state of Florida and they even have orders shipping as far as Seattle and Oregon! “Our mission is to get as much sanitizer out to as many places as we can,” says Graban, “if you can pay for it and help us cover our costs, that’s great” but QuarryBio is more than willing to work with businesses during this difficult time. 

Graban says their ultimate goal is to flatten the curve as much as possible and, with their high volume of supplies, they haven’t had to turn anyone away. So, if you or your business is in need of hand sanitizer, contact QuarryBio by emailing info@quarrybio.com, text messaging 812-272-6362, or visiting their website for more information!