SAN MARINO, Calif.,
May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VG
Energy, an agricultural biotech company, announces today a
strategic alliance with DAK Renewable Research to conduct field
trials using LipidMax to increase the corn oil yield. VG Energy is
a majority owned subsidiary of VG Life Sciences, Inc. (OTC Pink:
VGLS).
VG Energy's exclusively licensed compound LipidMax selectively
inhibits certain metabolic pathways to increase the oil yield in
plants, possessing a wide variety of applications including biofuel
and vegetable oils. This important discovery is called
Metabolic Disruption Technology.
DAK Renewable Research headquartered in Brandon, South Dakota brings agricultural
innovations together with investors. It is primarily focused on
developing viable and cost-effective green energy solutions. DAK is
providing twelve 2,000 ft2 plots in South Dakota to measure the effect of LipidMax
in corn oil production and test the robustness of LipidMax in field
conditions. The compound will be applied at multiple stages in the
growth cycle of the corn. The crop will reach maturity in
mid-October and results will be announced shortly thereafter. All
data from the results will be exclusively owned by VG Energy.
"We are excited to see our product take this leap from the lab
to the field," says Haig Keledjian,
CEO of VG Life Sciences. "Our goal with these tests is to further
approach market commercialization and getting LipidMax closer to
being in the hands of farmers."
The inventor of Metabolic Disruption Technology (MDT) is
Karen Newell, PhD at Texas A&M University School of Medicine and
Chief Scientist at VG Life Sciences. Dr. Marty Dickman, PhD at Texas
A&M University, is the Chief Scientific Advisor for VG
Life Sciences on the agricultural side of the
business. Together Dr. Newell and Dr. Dickman are testing and
developing exciting MDT agricultural applications including
LipidMax.
"We have seen very positive lab results on oil yields using
LipidMax and now we are anxious to see if we get similar yields in
the field," said Dr. Dickman. "Yield is the watchword of every
farmer and our partners at DAK Renewable Research are the perfect
facilitators to bring this all together."
About VG Energy
VG Energy, Inc. is an agricultural
biotech company that is a majority-owned subsidiary of VG Life
Sciences Inc., a biotech company researching treatments for
drug-resistant cancer, Lyme disease, Strep, Staph and Sepsis, and
HIV/AIDS. VG Energy holds the exclusive worldwide license to the
Metabolic Disruption Technology (MDT) patent rights for use in the
increase of production of various oils from algae, plants and
seeds. VG Energy's pivotal discoveries could allow the agricultural
industry to increase production yields. For more information,
please visit www.VGEnergy.net or www.VGLifeSciences.com.
About DAK Renewable Research
DAK Renewable Energy is
committed to working towards a greener environment through the
development, management and investment in projects related to
ethanol, wind and biofuels. The directors of DAK are supported by a
team of talented individuals with extensive experience in
agricultural, education and business development. For more
information, please visit www.dakrenewableenergy.com.
Safe Harbor Statement and Forward-Looking
Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties associated with
financial projections, milestone timelines, clinical development,
regulatory approvals and other risks described by VG Life Sciences
from time to time in its periodic reports. None of VG Life
Sciences' drug compounds are approved by the US FDA or by any
comparable regulatory agencies elsewhere in the world. Therefore,
there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements
included in this release will prove to be accurate. In light of the
significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking
statements included herein, the forward-looking statements should
not be regarded as a representation by VG Life Sciences or any
other person that the objectives and plans of VG Life Sciences will
be achieved.
CONTACT:
Alexandria Sumner, Marketing
Consultant
VG Energy, Inc.
Phone: (805) 679-6763
Email: Alex@vglifesciences.com
SOURCE VG Energy