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Agrivida

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Agrivida, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company, creates renewable, biomass-based alternative fuels and raw materials. It develops corn varieties that are optimized for producing ethanol from corn stover. Ethanol is a clean-burning, renewable fuel that can be used as a gasoline additive or a gasoline replacement. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Milestones

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  Agrivida added R. Michael Raab as Founder and CEO.
  Posted 11/20/09 at 9:45pm
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  Agrivida received $2M in Unattributed funding. (6/13/11)
  Posted 6/13/11 at 6:14pm via masshightech.com
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  Agrivida received $2M in Grant funding. (11/20/09)
  Posted 11/20/09 at 9:45pm via masshightech.com
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  Agrivida — working with Syngenta Ventures to create new forms of corn and switchgrass, among other crops, that will provide low-cost sugar for industrial use (12/10/10)
  Posted 12/13/10 at 4:56am via masshightech.com

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Sources

1. Agrivida nets $2M USDA grant for biofuels research (masshightech.com) [edit]
2. Agrivida finds $2M funding for new biofuel crops (masshightech.com) [edit]
3. Agrivida, Syngenta aim for low-cost sugar production (masshightech.com) [edit]