UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: December 16, 2005
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VISUALANT, INCORPORATED
(formerly Starberrys Corporation)
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 0-25541 91-1948357
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(State or jurisdiction of (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
incorporation) Identification No.)
500 Union Street, Suite 406
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 903-1351
(Address of Registrant's principal executive office
and telephone number)
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Section 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 16, 2005 the Company entered into a research and development
contract with RatLab LLC, a privately-owned research laboratory in Seattle,
Washington. The contract calls for monthly payments by the Company to RatLab LLC
for an initial research Phase 1, expected to last approximately three months.
The contract also includes provisions for extending the payments and research
agreement for multiple phases, which could extend in excess of one year. Under
the contract, RatLab will perform research and development using the Company's
existing intellectual property, as well as newly developed research and
technologies in order to assist the Company with the commercialization of its
core technologies in the areas of brand and forgery protection, homeland
security, medical diagnostics, and color-based file creation and matching.
RatLab LLC is a research laboratory formed primarily by Dr. Thomas Furness,
founder and former director of the Human Interface Technology Lab (HitLab) at
the University of Washington, and one of the leading researchers in the world in
the area of human interface technology. Dr. Furness also is the founder of the
Virtual World Consortium, an organization of more than fifty leading technology
companies and enterprises dedicated to sharing and advancing research in many
scientific research areas important to the Company. The Company has been a
member of the Virtual World Consortium since July 2005. RatLab LLC also employs
other leading scientists and research associates in the areas of computer
science, imaging technology, and light sensing technology, who will be part of
the team conducting research on behalf of the Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: VISUALANT, INCORPORATED
/s/ Jerry D. Goldberg
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By: Jerry D. Goldberg
Title: Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary
Dated: December 16, 2005