Visualant Appoints Phillip Bosua to Scientific Advisory Board
Visualant, Inc. (OTCQB: VSUL) – a provider of chromatic-based identification, authentication and diagnostic solutions, with its
patented ChromaID™ technology, announced today that it has appointed Phillip Bosua to its Scientific Advisory Board.
Bosua is an internationally recognized inventor and innovator. His expertise in lighting led him to found LIFX (www.lifx.com) where he created the world’s first commercial smart light bulb. The 2014 crowdsourcing launch of
his smart light bulb raised $1.3 million in six days and attracted $12.0 million in funding from Sequoia Capital (www.sequoiacap.com). His groundbreaking smart light bulb invention, with up to a 25 year lifespan, earned him
the prestigious Edison Award (www.edisonawards.com) presented by Elon Musk to innovators who create products that have a positive impact on
the world. Recently Bosua founded RAAI, Inc. where he is continuing his innovative creation of new uses of light.
Visualant Founder and CEO Ron Erickson said, “Phil is a tremendous addition to the Visualant team. His knowledge of LEDs and
light and innovative skills will make a significant contribution as we bring to commercialization a new category of exciting and
disruptive products.”
Bosua said, ‘I’m inspired by the potential impact of ChromaID in products that could have far reaching uses in businesses,
medical facilities and homes. We’re already working on a new consumer product for detecting harmful bacteria in the home.”
About Visualant, Inc.
Visualant™ is a public company whose shares trade under the stock symbol “VSUL.” The Visualant Spectral Pattern Matching™ (SPM)
technology directs structured light onto a substance or material, through a liquid or gas, or off a surface, to capture a unique
ChromaID™. A ChromaID can be used to identify, detect, or diagnosis markers invisible to the human eye. ChromaID scanner modules
can be integrated into a variety of mobile or fixed-mount form factors. The patented, award-winning technology is disruptive,
making it possible to effectively conduct analyses in the field that could only previously be performed by large and expensive
lab-based tests. For more information on Visualant, visit the company’s website at www.visualant.biz.
Visualant Contact:
Redwood Investment Group
Div of: Pillar Marketing Group, Inc
Tom Hemingway, 714-978-4425
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