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Shell and Codexis Collaborate to Convert Non-Food Feedstocks into Biofuels

November 9, 2007
http://www.shell.com/home/content/media-en/news_and_library/press_releases//biofuels_codexis_06112007.html

A leading global energy company, Shell, and a leading solutions provider for clean biocatalytic chemical processes, Codexis have expanded their collaboration to develop a new generation of powerful enzymes which will convert a range of non-food feedstocks into high performance biofuels. The expanded research collaboration is an offshoot of the research success by Codexis in its previous research collaboration with Shell, twhich started in November 2006.  

Under this new collaboration, covering a period of five years, Shell will make an equity investment in Codexis, and will take a seat in its board. According to Dr. Graeme Sweeney, Shell Executive Vice President Future Fuels and C02, the “exciting research work into new powerful enzymes for more efficient conversion and better biofuels” would accelerate the drive for making the next-generation biofuels a commercial reality.”

Relates information
Shell Biofuels: http://www.shell.com/static/media-en/downloads/press/shell_and_biofuels_nov.pdf
Codexis website: http://www.codexis.com/wt/page/about