Amyris, Inc. and Firmenich Announce Expansion of Collaboration in Flavors & Fragrances

EMERYVILLE, Calif. and GENEVA, March 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMRS), a leading renewable chemicals company, and Firmenich SA, a leading global flavors and fragrances company, have announced a significant expansion of their collaboration to develop and commercialize renewable ingredients for the Flavors and Fragrances (F&F) market. Outside existing Amyris relationships, the new collaboration agreement provides Firmenich with exclusive access to the Amyris technology platform for the F&F market in exchange for significant funding over the next six years.