Harris & Harris Group Notes Solazyme and Mitsui Multi-Year Agreement

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TINY), an early-stage, active investor in transformative nanotechnology companies, notes that Solazyme, Inc., and Mitsui & Co. have entered into a $20 million multi-year agreement to jointly develop a suite of triglyceride oils for use primarily in the oleochemical industry. The agreement includes further development of Solazyme's high myristic algal oil, a valuable raw material in the oleochemical industry, as well as additional oils that Solazyme is developing for the oleochemical and industrial sectors. Product development is expected to span a multi-year period, with periodic product introductions throughout the term of the joint development alliance.  End-use applications may include renewable, high-performance polymer additives for plastic applications, aviation lubricants, and toiletry and household products. Solazyme's press release can be viewed at http://solazyme.com/media/2013-02-06.

Harris & Harris Group is an investor in publicly traded Solazyme, Inc.

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Released February 7, 2013