KODAK &lt;EK> BUYS STAKE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY

  Eastman Kodak Co said it has
  reached an agreement to acquire new stock representing a 16 pct
  interest in industrial biotechnology company &lt;Genencor Inc> for
  undisclosed terms.
      Other Genencor shareholders include Staley Continental Inc
  &lt;STA>, Corning Glass Works &lt;GLW> and Genentech Inc &lt;GENE>.
      The company said it has been granted options to increase
  its equity stake during 1987.  It said it has agreed to make a
  multiyear, multimillion dollar commitment to Genecor research
  products related to food additivies and pharmaceutical
  intermediates.
  

