Vytex Education! Vytex® was invented by the late Travis Honeycutt, a lifelong chemical engineer,
inventor, and innovator who was considered a genius by many. Travis held over 100
patents. He received several awards for entrepreneurial growth and success, including
Inc. Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year for Healthcare in the Southeast Region, and
was inducted into the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Engineering Hall of
Fame in 2007.
He was the founder of Isolyser Inc., which grew from an idea into a publicly traded
company supplying disposable products to the healthcare industry, that netted $60
million in its IPO and which was later acquired by Ecolab - for $275 million in 2006. He
founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer of Vystar Corporation until March
2008. Today, not surprisingly, some of the most significant investors in Isolyser are investors in Vystar.
One of the carryovers from the Isolyser days includes Bill Doyle, who was appointed Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer (a position he has maintained) of Vystar in March 2008, just as the
company was going public. Prior to joining Vystar, Mr. Doyle served as an executive
with Matria Healthcare, Inc., a disease management
company, which was acquired by Inverness Medical in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $900 million.