WSU, Startups Get $2M Algae Grant

Luke Timmerman12/7/09

Washington State University will receive a $2 million federal grant to develop algae-based biofuels in a collaboration with a couple of Seattle-based startup companies. The grant, secured with help of Washington Sen. Patty Murray, will support what’s called the Washington State Algae Alliance, a partnership of WSU, Seattle-based Targeted Growth, and Seattle’s Inventure Chemical.

Luke Timmerman is the National Biotech Editor of Xconomy, and the Editor of Xconomy Seattle. E-mail him at ltimmerman@xconomy.com or follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ldtimmerman.