Vivakor, Inc.'s Management Sees New Opportunities in Stem Cell Research

CORALVILLE, IA--(Marketwire - December 21, 2009) - Vivakor, Inc. (OTCBB: VIVK) -- With the recent authorization of 13 new stem lines by the National Institutes of Health and another 96 new lines awaiting federal approval, combined with the Obama administration's focus on funding research on these newly released stem cell lines (31 grants worth approximately $21 million have already been approved by the NIH), Vivakor and its biological handling division have a unique opportunity to seize on this suddenly red hot market. Vivakor's Executive Chairman, Matt Nicosia, was quoted: "Vivakor's VivaThermic division and its cryovials present a dramatic new tool for researchers in this incredibly important and commercially exploding field. We plan on playing a large role by establishing our cryovials as the new 'gold standard' for use in many of the research areas which utilize stem cells and cryopreservation of the cells."

Vivakor's CEO and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Tannin Fuja, recently noted in a previous announcement that "Testing results show that the VivaThermic Ultra vials give a 300% better temperature control than standard cryovials or microcentrifuge tubes. For example, if a user wants to freeze a sample slowly, using precise temperature control, the VivaThermic vials give superior precision; or, if a user wants to thaw a sample quickly, the VivaThermic vials will thaw the sample 3 times faster than market leading vials." With results like these it is clear that the company's optimism for the opportunity in the new stem cell research field is well placed.

About Vivakor, Inc.

Vivakor is a biomedical/biotechnology company with transdisciplinary research that develops and acquires products in the fields of molecular medicine, electro-optics, biological handling and natural and formulary compounds, that extend or improve life. More information can be found about Vivakor at www.vivakor.com.

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