Verenium consolidates management of demo-stage cellulosic ethanol plant; EVP departs

In Massachusetts, Verenium announced that EVP for biofuels, John Molloy, has resigned from the company and the plant’s biofuels operations will be centralized under the EVP for R&D, Gregory Powres. The company said it wished to consolidate operations.

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