Solazyme Engages Public Relations Firm

Peppercom, Inc. to manage strategic communications and media relations

South San Francisco, Calif – Nov. 28, 2007 – Solazyme, a synthetic biology company pioneering the sustainable bioproduction of fuels, industrial oleochemicals, and health/wellness ingredients from marine microbes, today announced it has retained Peppercom, a strategic communications agency with offices in New York, San Francisco and London, to establish brand positioning and execute a thought-leadership campaign. Peppercom will work with Solazyme on a national media and analyst relations program, and government and influencer outreach.

Solazyme will work with GreenPepper, Peppercom’s practice area devoted to developing sustainability strategies.

“In retaining Peppercom we found a partner who understands both life sciences and cleantech,” said Jonathan Wolfson, president and chief operating officer of Solazyme. “Working with Peppercom on our company’s overall media strategy and messaging will enable us to raise awareness of how Solazyme will have a dramatic impact on renewable fuels and specialty chemicals.”

“We are excited to be working with a company that has created breakthrough technology that can contribute alternatives to our world’s diminishing natural resources,” said Ann Barlow, president of Peppercom West and GreenPepper.

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About Solazyme:

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in South San Francisco, California, Solazyme is a leading synthetic biology company focused on the engineering and optimization of marine microbes for production of biofuels, industrial oleochemicals, and health and wellness products. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.solazyme.com.

About Peppercom:

Peppercom, Inc. is a strategic communications firm headquartered in New York, with offices in San Francisco, Chicago and London. In 2005, the agency created GreenPepper to help traditional and renewable energy companies engage with the environmental community and develop communication strategies. Peppercom is the recipient of the “Small Agency of the Year – 2006” award from PR Week and was named “Innovative Agency of the Year – 2006” from The Holmes Report. Information about the agency and its unique service offerings may be found at www.peppercom.com.

For more information contact:

Jackie Kolek, Peppercom, 212-931-6166, jkolek@peppercom.com

Ellen Snook, Peppercom, 415-438-9821, esnook@peppercom.com