Corporate Partnerships
Firmenich SA
In January 2008 Senomyx and Firmenich SA, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and flavor company, entered into a collaborative research, development, commercialization and license agreement for novel flavor ingredients intended to provide a cooling taste effect. During the three-year collaborative period, Senomyx will use its proprietary screening technologies to discover and develop novel compounds that may be used by Firmenich on an exclusive basis worldwide as ingredients that impart a cool taste in flavor systems.
Firmenich is well-established in both food and non-food consumer markets. Senomyx believes that Firmenich offers key strengths in the areas of product development, proprietary formulation systems, and manufacturing that may allow us to accelerate commercialization of the novel cooling flavors we may discover. In addition, Firmenich’s capabilities and existing strong customer relationships may facilitate market acceptance for the use of these new flavors ingredients in confectioneries, foods and beverages, as well as oral care and OTC healthcare products.