| Georgia Institute of Technology, Engineering |
Jeffrey Martin is a seasoned executive from the biotechnology and medical device industry. Under Martin’s leadership, Yulex Corporation became the first commercial enterprise to produce biobased, medical-grade latex that is safe for people with latex allergy as well as a variety of other green and sustainable products based on the arid crop guayule that is native to the U.S. Southwest.
Yulex Corporation currently produces Yulex® Natural Rubber, a safe material for medical devices and is expanding its product line to incorporate catheters, surgical and exam gloves, dental dams, condoms, balloons and other products using natural rubber and latex. Other green products from guayule in the future include biofuels, electrical power, building materials and adhesives.
