Ceres Selected by AlwaysOn as a GoingGreen Top 100 Winner
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — September 4, 2008 – Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. today 
announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Top 100 Winners. Inclusion in the GoingGreen 100 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the green technology industries. Ceres was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and other industry experts, based on innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value and media buzz.
Ceres and the GoingGreen Top 100 Companies will be honored at GoingGreen 2008, a three-day event schedule for September 15-17, 2008 in Sausalito, Calif. This conference features the most promising emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities. Ceres CEO Richard Hamilton is scheduled to speak at GoingGreen 2008 on September 16.
About Ceres
Ceres, Inc. is a leading developer of high-yielding energy crops that can be planted as feedstocks for cellulosic ethanol production and biopower. Its development efforts cover switchgrass, sorghum, miscanthus, energycane and short-rotation woody crops. The plant breeding and biotechnology company markets its seed products under its Blade Energy Crops brand. Ceres holds one of the world’s largest proprietary collections of fully sequenced plant genes. The privately held firm also licenses its technology and traits to other organizations.