Verenium Corporation to Announce First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verenium Corporation (Nasdaq: VRNM), a leading industrial biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of high-performance enzymes, today announced that it will release first quarter 2013 financial results on Thursday, May 9, 2013 after market close. In conjunction with the release, the Company will host a conference call with live webcast on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

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The call may be accessed by dialing (877) 755-7422 (domestic) or (678) 894-3067 (international) five minutes prior to start time and providing the passcode 53245436.  A link to the live webcast may be accessed by visiting the "Investors" section of the Company's website at http://ir.verenium.com/.  A replay of the event will be available on the Company's website approximately two hours after the call and will be archived for 30 days.

About Verenium
Verenium, an industrial biotechnology company, is a global leader in developing high-performance enzymes.  Verenium's tailored enzymes are environmentally friendly, making products and processes greener and more cost-effective for industries, including the global food and fuel markets.  Read more at www.verenium.com.

Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical are "forward-looking" and involve a high degree of risk and uncertainty.  These include, but are not limited to, statements related to Verenium's ability to develop and/or commercialize its products, diversify its product portfolio, enhance its manufacturing capabilities, capture near-term and longer-term growth and prospects.  Such statements are only predictions, and actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause or contribute to the differences include, but are not limited to, risks associated with Verenium's strategic focus, technologies, products and product candidates and product pipeline (including Verenium's ability to identify, develop and commercialize new products and product candidates, either independently or with collaborators or partners, and market demand for those products and product candidates), dependence on patents and proprietary rights,  protection and enforcement of its patents and proprietary rights, the commercial prospects of the industries in which Verenium operates and sells products, Verenium's dependence on manufacturing and/or license agreements,  its ability to achieve milestones under existing and future collaboration agreements, the ability of Verenium and its partners to commercialize its technologies and products (including by obtaining any required regulatory approvals) using Verenium's technologies, the timing for launching any commercial products and projects, the ability of Verenium and its collaborators to market and sell any products that it or they commercialize, the development or availability of competitive products or technologies, the future ability of Verenium to enter into and/or maintain collaboration and joint venture or partnership agreements and licenses on a timely basis or at all, and risks and other uncertainties more fully described in Verenium's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, Verenium's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and any updates contained in its subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q .  These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and Verenium expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

CONTACT:
Sarah Carmody
Sr. Corporate Communications Manager
858-431-8581
[email protected]  

SOURCE Verenium Corporation