Item 8.01 Other Events.

As previously announced, on October 9, 2012 we made a Capital Markets Day presentation. We intended to host a live webcast of the Capital Markets Day presentation, however due to technical difficulties, the presentation was not webcast live. Therefore, we are filing this Current Report on Form 8-K for the sole purpose of making our Capital Markets Day presentation publicly available.

A copy of our Capital Markets Day presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Our Capital Markets Day presentation is also accessible through our corporate website, located at http://ir.verenium.com/eventdetail.cfm?EventID=118672.

The information in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Verenium Corporation Capital Markets Day presentation, dated October 9, 2012.

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