Solazyme Announces Appointment of Dr. James Barber as Key Advisor

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Solazyme, Inc., a leading synthetic biology company that harnesses the power of microalgae to renewably produce clean and scalable high performance biofuels, “green” chemicals and health and wellness products, today announced that Dr. James J. Barber has joined its board of advisors. In this role, Dr. Barber will draw on his deep expertise in driving companies from R&D into the commercial arena to help accelerate Solazyme’s progress. Link.