EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMRS), the industrial bioscience company, is pleased to announce it has been named a Gold Edison Award winner for its collaborative development work on production of artemisinin for life-saving artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs), the World Health Organization’s recommended first-line treatment for malaria. The Edison Awards, named after inventor Thomas Edison, are among the most prestigious accolades a company can receive and honor new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design and innovation that are considered “game-changing.”