Verenium to Present at Baird Clean Technology Conference

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Nov 23, 2011, 08:00 ET

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verenium Corporation (Nasdaq: VRNM), a leading industrial biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of high-performance enzymes, today announced that James Levine, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the upcoming Baird 2011 Clean Technology Conference. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. PST on Thursday, December 1, 2011 and will take place at The Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco, California.

More information about this event, including a live webcast, may be accessed by visiting the "Investors" section of Verenium's website at www.verenium.com. A webcast replay will be available approximately one hour after the live webcasts end and will be accessible for one month following these conferences.

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 lines of business, operations, capabilities, commercialization activities, corporate partnerships, target markets and future financial performance, results and objectives, all of which are prospective. 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, ability to obtain additional capital to support its planned operations and financial obligations, dependence on patents and proprietary rights, and 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 agreements and licenses, 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, 2010 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.

Contacts:

Kelly Lindenboom

Vice President, Corporate Communications

858-431-8580

[email protected]

Sarah Carmody

Manager, Corporate Communications
858-431-8581

[email protected]

SOURCE Verenium Corporation