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. more
In November 2008 Senomyx and Firmenich entered into a new collaborative commercialization and license agreement for S2383, Senomyx’s novel enhancer of the high-intensity sweetener sucralose. During the collaborative period, Firmenich will be granted exclusive rights on a worldwide basis to commercialize S2383 in virtually all product categories. more
In August 2009 Senomyx and Firmenich entered into a collaborative research, development, commercialization and license agreement regarding Senomyx's novel Sweet Enhancers, which are flavor ingredients intended to enhance the taste of sucrose (table sugar), fructose, and Rebaudioside (stevia)., Senomyx’s enhancer of sucrose (table sugar) that has demonstrated the ability to reduce up to 50% of the sugar in a variety of products while maintaining the taste of natural sugar. more
In January 2010 Firmenich made a decision to proceed with commercial development of S6973, Senomyx’s enhancer of sucrose (table sugar) that has demonstrated the ability to reduce up to 50% of the sugar in a variety of products while maintaining the taste of natural sugar. more
Firmenich is the largest privately-owned company (No.2 worldwide) in the perfume and flavor business. Swiss, family-owned and founded in Geneva in 1895, it has created many of the world’s best-known perfumes and flavors. Firmenich is renowned for its creativity and innovation, as well as its exceptional understanding of consumer trends. The annual turnover for Firmenich was 2.847 million Swiss francs at end-June 2008.
