Dr. Carl Kukkonen, Chief Executive of VIASPACE Inc. said, "VIASPACE has licensed patents and software technology from Caltech, which manages the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for NASA. This technology was developed by the world's best scientists and engineers at JPL over the last decade and was funded by NASA and the Department of Defense. Through our three subsidiaries, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation, Arroyo Sciences and Ionfinity, VIASPACE has established a diversified IP portfolio that includes microelectronics, sensors, homeland security and public safety, energy/fuel cells, information and computational technology and RFID. We are well underway in our efforts to monetize on our IP portfolio and have made significant progress in partnering with leading U.S. technology companies to develop and bring to market premier homeland security and fuel cell products and technologies."

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About VIASPACE: Unparalleled Knowledge. Unparalleled Solutions.

VIASPACE is a diversified technology company with knowledge and expertise in energy/fuel cells, microelectronics, sensors, homeland security & public safety, information & computational technology, and RFID. Founded in 1998 with the objective of transforming proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions that solve today's complex problems, VIASPACE benefits from important patent and software licenses from Caltech, which manages NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and from relationships with research laboratories, universities, and other organizations within the advanced technology community. For more information, please visit our website at www.VIASPACE.com, contact Investor Relations at (888) 359-9558 or IR@VIASPACE.com, or Public Relations at PR@VIASPACE.com.