Laval, Quebec, Canada, July 15, 2009 - OVOS Natural Health Inc., an international company dedicated to launching evidence-based, branded natural health products, is a title sponsor of this year's NBJ Summit, being held July 22-24 in Dana Point, Calif. The company's involvement will include a tabletop dedicated to showcasing its cognitive health supplement VIVIMIND(TM), a patent-protected product with 15 years of clinical and scientific research conducted on more than 2,000 subjects.  Additionally, OVOS Natural Health President and CEO Gary Schmid will offer some formal remarks during the program introducing the company and highlighting future plans for VIVIMIND.

"With a firm scientific profile for VIVIMIND established after more than $200 million in clinical research, we now look to secure partners 
to help bring this unique product to the U.S. market," noted Schmid.  
"This conference boasts many of the industry's major decision makers, and we are pleased to be able to network with these individuals and support this key industry event as a title sponsor."

VIVIMIND, which is based on the naturally occurring ingredient homotaurine found in seaweed, has achieved retail success in Canada and online in several international markets.  Research shows that VIVIMIND protects memory function*, and more specifically:
- Protects the brain structure associated with memory and learning*
- Preserves memory*
- Sustains brain cell health*
- Maintains verbal skills and comprehension ability*
- Supports planning and execution skills*

About OVOS Natural Health
OVOS Natural Health Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BELLUS Health Inc., is an international natural health company devoted to the commercialization of brands that are made with quality ingredients under Good Manufacturing Practice standards.  OVOS Natural Health draws on a team of world-renowned clinical and scientific investigators leveraging more than 15 years of research and development experience from BELLUS Health.  VIVIMIND, a new dietary supplement that protects memory function, is currently available in 
the Canadian market and in certain other markets via the Internet*.  
For more information on OVOS Natural Health and VIVIMIND, please visit www.ovos.com .

* These statements have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease.

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