ZeaChem, the developer of cellulosic ethanol technology, said today it has agreed on a memorandum of understanding, the first step toward a strategic alliance, with Auburn Hill, MI-based Chrysler Group. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed. ZeaChem, which runs an R&D facility in Menlo Park, CA, said one of the goals will be “to strengthen the credibility among regulators and American consumers of cellulosic ethanol as a cost-effective green transportation alternative.”
Author: Luke Timmerman
Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.
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