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Article: Verenium Awarded U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Speed Enzyme Development for Cellulosic Ethanol Production.
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- February 27, 2008
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- Grant will fund development of Verenium's proprietary enzyme systems that convert renewable plant waste into next-generation biofuels -
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Verenium Corporation , a pioneer in the development of next-generation cellulosic ethanol and high-performance specialty enzymes, today announced that it has been awarded one of four grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under a $33.8 million program announced yesterday for the development of improved enzyme systems to be used in converting biomass into clean, renewable cellulosic ethanol. The grants will be appropriated over a four-year period beginning now ...