CORRECTING and REPLACING Metabolix to Webcast Its Presentation at 12th Jefferies Global Clean Technology Conference

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 7, 2012--First graph, first sentence of release should read: Conference at 3:00 p.m. ET (sted Conference at 4:00 p.m. ET)

The corrected release reads:

METABOLIX TO WEBCAST ITS PRESENTATION AT 12^TH JEFFERIES GLOBAL CLEAN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX), a bioscience company focused on bringing clean, sustainable solutions to the plastics, chemicals and energy industries, announced today that it will be presenting at the 12^th Jefferies Global Clean Technology Conference at 3:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 in New York City.

The Company will deliver a 25-minute formal presentation followed by a breakout session to answer questions from the institutional investment community. The presentation will also be webcast and can be accessed from the Company’s website at www.metabolix.com in the investor relations section.

About Metabolix

Founded in 1992, Metabolix, Inc. is an innovation-driven bioscience company focused on providing sustainable solutions for the world's needs for plastics, chemicals and energy. The Company is taking a systems approach, from gene to end product, integrating sophisticated biotechnology with advanced industrial practice. Metabolix is developing biosourced industrial chemicals and plastics, as well as a proprietary platform technology for co-producing plastics, chemicals and energy, from crops such as switchgrass, oilseeds and sugarcane.

For more information, please visit www.metabolix.com.

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