Baltimore, MD – October 23, 2006: Univera LifeSciences, the world’s leading healthy- aging relationship marketing company
and part of the global ECONET group, has pledged $150,000 to support
‘Operation 20/20’ – a major step forward in Vitamin Angels’ global
initiative to eradicate childhood blindness resulting from Vitamin A
deficiency worldwide by the year 2020. Announced at a “Celebration of
Angels” at the recent Natural Products Expo East trade show in
Baltimore, MD, the donations will help launch Vitamin Angels’ effort in
26 countries, to save 4.5 million children from going blind due to
Vitamin A deficiency in 2007.

“This contribution is just part of our effort to address
malnutrition in children – the world’s most vulnerable population,”
said Derek Hall, Vice-Chairman and CEO of ECONET. “Univera LifeSciences,
through its non-profit charity, Univera Serve First, is already working
closely with Vitamin Angles in a rural Mississippi elementary school
program to deliver Ageless Essentials – a nutritionally comprehensive
meal-replacement drink.”

Univera LifeSciences Sales Associates
across the United States have stepped up with more than $100,000 in
cash contributions to date to support the efforts of the Serve First
Mississippi program, which launched with $1 million of product
contribution from Univera, and is administered by Vitamin Angels.
“Serve First affirms the business model of the ECONET global family of
companies, which combines world class natural products with community
service,” said Susan Haeger, Vice President Corporate Communications,
who announced the companies support of Vitamin Angels’ programs at the
Baltimore event.

About the ECONET Family of Companies Unigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(www.unigenpharma.com) is a leading research and development company
and proprietary ingredients supplier of therapeutic botanicals for the
pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries. Aloecorp, Inc.
(www.aloecorp.com) is the world’s leading vertically integrated fine
ingredient Aloe vera manufacturer and supplier focused on scientific
methodology and procedures which guarantee product quality, purity,
potency and biological activity supported by published, peer-reviewed
studies. Univera LifeSciences, Inc. (formerly Oasis LifeSciences)
(www.univeralifesciences.com), is the world’s leading healthy aging
company with full-scale genomic, proteomic and biological research
capabilities unmatched in advanced research, technology and
manufacturing capabilities.