MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Qteros, Inc., the developer of a unique consolidated bioprocessing platform for low-cost production of cellulosic biofuels, today announced that the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Kevin Gray, Ph.D., will participate in a panel discussion at BioMass Magazine's Northeast BIOMASS Conference and Expo.

Dr. Gray's presentation entitled, "Development of a Low-cost Biomass Conversion Process using the Micro-organism Clostridium phytofermentans" will be delivered as part of the panel discussion, "Cutting-Edge Conversion Approaches: Breakthroughs in Biorefining."  The panel discussion will occur on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 1:30pm EDT at Westin Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Gray leads research and development for Qteros and establishes technical standards for the Company's product development initiatives. Prior to joining Qteros, Dr. Gray was Senior Director of Biofuels Research and Development at Verenium Corporation in San Diego, California. Dr. Gray holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Texas Tech University and a B.S. in zoology from Duke University. He has been a co-author on 40 peer-reviewed scientific articles and is a co-inventor on 22 patents and patent applications.

About Qteros, Inc.

Qteros' mission is to accelerate the global commercialization of large-scale, low-cost cellulosic ethanol production. Qteros has teamed with a core group of world-class strategic partners that complement and leverage our advanced microbiology and process engineering expertise. Working closely with strategic partners, Qteros expects to rapidly scale its highly-efficient, low-cost Consolidated Bioprocessing (CBP) Platform for converting non-food biomass into biofuels. Qteros is funded by leading investors in the alternative energy industry including, among others, Venrock Associates, Battery Ventures, BP Technology Ventures, Soros Fund Management LLC, and Valero Energy Corporation.

SOURCE Qteros, Inc.

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