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Senomyx to webcast corporate presentation at the NEEDHAM 10th ANNUAL GROWTH STOCK CONFERENCE

SAN DIEGO, CA - January 2, 2008 - Senomyx, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNMX), a leading company focused on using proprietary taste receptor technologies to discover and develop novel flavor ingredients for the packaged food and beverage industry, announced today that the Company's President and CEO, Kent Snyder, will present a corporate overview on Wednesday, January 9, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (6:30 a.m. Pacific Time) during the Needham 10th Annual Growth Stock Conference. The conference is taking place at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City. During his presentation, Mr. Snyder will provide an overview of the Company's pipeline of novel flavor ingredients.

To access the live presentation or a subsequent archived recording, please log onto Senomyx's website at http://www.senomyx.com and click on the "Investor Relations" tab. The archived webcast will be available for 30 days following the presentation. Please connect to Senomyx's website prior to the start of the webcast to ensure adequate time to download any software that may be necessary.

About Senomyx, Inc. (www.senomyx.com)

Senomyx is a leading company using proprietary taste receptor technologies to discover and develop novel flavor ingredients in the savory, sweet, salt and bitter areas. Senomyx has entered into product discovery and development collaborations with six of the world's leading packaged food and beverage companies: Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Cadbury Schweppes, Campbell Soup Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Nestlé SA, and Solae, LLC. Nestlé is currently marketing products that contain one of Senomyx's flavor ingredients. For more information, please visit www.senomyx.com.

Contacts

Investor Relations:

Gwen Rosenberg

Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

Senomyx, Inc.

858-646-8369

gwen.rosenberg@senomyx.com