November 15, 2010
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Rufus Decker, Accounting Branch Chief
Re: Letter to Verenium Corporation dated October 29, 2010
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to a November 12, 2010 discussion between Mike Estell with Cooley Godward LLP and Nudrat Salik and Sherry Heywood on November 12, 2010, Verenium Corporation (“Verenium”) hereby respectfully requests an additional ten business days to prepare its response to the letter sent to Verenium by the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2010. Verenium intends to submit its response by November 30, 2010.
Sincerely,
/s/ Jeffrey G. Black
Jeffrey G. Black
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Verenium Corporation
| Cc: | Nudrat Salik, Staff Accountant |
| Sherry Haywood, Staff Attorney |