FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of January 2008
Commission File Number: 000-30850
789 West Pender Street, Suite 1010
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1H2
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Valcent Products, Inc.’s (the “Company”) “Vertigro” Joint Venture (“Vertigro”) has reached agreement with Sapphire Inc. (“Sapphire”) to conduct a joint research and development project to be located in San Diego, California. Several Vertigro photobioreactors will be built to test the feasibility of producing certain strains of algae biomass. The bioreactors are similar to the Vertigro Joint Venture’s field test bed facility currently operating in El Paso, Texas.
Both Sapphire and the Vertigro Joint Venture partners will fund their individual costs which is estimated to be approximately equal, and the research program will take some several months to complete.
Global Green Solutions Inc. and the Company both own a 50% interest in the Vertigro Joint Venture, an algae based feedstock initiative, and are subject to 4.5% royalties to Pagic LLC.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Valcent Products, Inc. | |
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Date: January 23, 2008 | By: | /s/ George Orr | |
| | Name: George Orr | |
| | Title: Director | |
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