GENELINK AND GARDEN STATE NUTRITIONALS ANNOUNCE THE CREATION OF CUSTOMIZED NUTRACEUTICS BASED ON GENELINK'S PROPRIETARY GENETIC PROFILES 
October 3, 2001

MARGATE, NJ - (Business Wire) - October 3, 2001 - GeneLink BioSciences, Inc. (OTCBB:GNLK) and Garden State Nutritionals, Inc., of West Caldwell, NJ, a division of Vitaquest International, today announced that they have created the "first of its kind" class of customized vitamin and nutritional formulations -based on GeneLink's proprietary new SNPs based (single nucleotide polymorphism) genetic profiling tests.

GeneLink BioSciences, Inc., The World's First Family Centered DNA Bank and Hereditary Genetic Information Service, is the leader in confidential collection, handling and banking of DNA and was recently granted U.S. Patent No. 6,291,171 for its DNA Collection Kit®. The innovative bioscience company will use its patented collection system for this worldwide marketing campaign. "New Products are ready and we are beginning to interview companies seeking worldwide licensing and distribution agreements," adds John R. DePhillipo, CEO of GeneLink.

"We are very pleased to begin working with Garden State to create and market this exciting new class of customized nutritional formulations," says Monte Taylor, GeneLink's Director of Business Development. "Together with Garden State, we are marrying nutritional and genetic sciences; the era of 'one size fits all' nutritional supplementation will soon give way to the era of individually tailored formulas." 

No longer does a consumer need to guess what supplement is best for them. Now, by simply swabbing the inside of their mouth and sending the collected sample to GeneLink's laboratories, a consumer can have a nutritional regimen specifically customized to support their unique genetic profile. GeneLink uses the term "Nutragenetics'" to describe the process.

"We are committed to utilizing the latest technological advances and developments in nutritional sciences to provide our customers with truly state-of-the art customized products," says Jan DeBenedetto, Garden State's Vice-President of Marketing & Sales. "GeneLink's genetic profiling technologies are impressive and unique to this industry. We're looking forward to an ongoing collaboration to meet the needs that GeneLink's science uncovers."

Garden State Nutritionals, Inc., a division of Vitaquest International, is the world's leading custom manufacturer of nutritional and botanical products. Garden State produces over 5000 custom formulations for more than 150 companies in all segments of the nutrition industry in 45 countries worldwide. Housed in more than 235,000 square feet of state-of-the-art manufacturing space, Garden State Nutritionals delivers a full range of products and delivery systems and boasts an unparalleled staff of scientific experts specializing in all fields of nutritional and botanical sciences.

Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which provides a new "safe harbor" for these types of statements.

SOURCE:GeneLink BioSciences, Inc.