BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OXIS International, Inc., (OTCBB:OXIS) (Paris:OXI) today announced a major step in the implementation of its global product launch strategy with the introduction of its much anticipated Prograce™ Anti-Aging Serum (http://www.prograceyou.com). Prograce is the first of OXIS's luxury skin care line products to contain its proprietary "intelligent anti-oxidant" EGT™ (99% pure L-ergothioneine). Dr. Tony Nakhla, "America's Dermatologist" and author of the new book "Skin Commandments – 10 Rules to Healthy Beautiful Skin", has been advocating the significant benefits of EGT through numerous interviews in many prominent publications including New Beauty, Ocean, Prevention.