references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . march 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message verenium corporation type public company nasdaq vrnm industry industrial biotechnology founded 2007 headquarters san diego california key people james levine president & ceo janet roemer coo jeff black cfo products enzymes number of employees 130 website www.verenium.com verenium corporation is a san diego california based industrial biotechnology company that specializes in the development of 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 . using proprietary and patented genomic technologies verenium extracts microbial dna directly from collected samples to avoid the slow and often impossible task of growing microbes in the laboratory . verenium then mines its collection of microbial genes numbering in the billions using high throughput screening technologies designed to identify unique enzymes as product candidates . as required these enzymes can then be further optimized for commercial use through the company s patented directevolution technologies . by combining discovery and laboratory evolution technologies verenium has successfully developed and commercialized a suite of highly differentiated enzyme products tailored to meet the specific needs of companies in various markets including grain processing biofuels animal health and nutrition and other industries . on september 20 2013 verenium entered an agreement to be acquired by basf . 1 see also edit novozymes genencor codexis references edit basf announces cash offer to acquire specialized enzyme biotechnology company verenium . basf . 20 september 2013 . retrieved 21 september 2013 . external links edit verenium corporation retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title verenium corporation & oldid 743675428 categories companies based in san diegobiotechnology companies of the united statesamerican companies established in 2007technology companies established in 2007hidden categories articles lacking reliable references from march 2012all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 17 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view