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UMBI has received a $575,000, three-year subcontract awardfrom the University of California at Berkeley to develop more efficient ways to convert lignocellulose to biofuels such as ethanol and butanol. The subcontract is part of a multifaceted, collaborative research and development effort designed to improve the efficiency of biofuel production. These efforts are led by threePrincipal Investigators, including Dr. Frank T. Robb of UMBI's Center of Marine Biotechnology, Dr. Douglas S. Clark and Dr. Harvey W. Blanch of the Chemical Engineering Department at Berkeley. Read »