Oxford, UK, 20 June 2007 – VASTox plc (AIM: VOX), a leading UK biotechnology company, announces that it has been awarded a grant of £400,000 by the Welsh Development Agency (”WDA”) under the SMARTCymru scheme. The grant, which runs for 12 months, will support the research and development work undertaken at VASTox’s Aberystwyth facility and provides recognition of the unique skills and expertise of its scientists based there.