SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RUCH JOSHUA (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY (Street) CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/20/2007	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VERENIUM CORP [ VRNM ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2,380,977	I(1)	See Footnote(1)
Common Stock	249	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes: 1,634,230 shares held by Rho Management Trust II; 698,150 shares held by Rho Investment Partners "H", L.P. ("RIP H"); 47,931 shares held by Rho Management Partners, L.P. ("RMP"); 495 shares held in the Reporting Person's 401(k) plan; and 171 shares held by the Reporting Person's family members.The Reporting Person is a managing partner of the investment advisor to Rho Management Trust II and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The Reporting Person is the President and sole stockholder of the General Partner to RIP H and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The Reporting Person is the President and sole stockholder of the General Partner to RMP and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Martin A. Sabarsky, Attorney-in-Fact for Joshua Ruch	06/22/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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