Senomyx revenues increased 120 percent in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period last year, as three of its major collaborators simultaneously launched products using Senomyx ingredients.
Senomyx has added five new patents covering the use of the human
bitter and savory taste receptors to its belt, which will help it
develop new flavor ingredients.
Flavor technology firm Senomyx is developing a sweetness enhancer
that aims to reduce the levels of sucralose in food and beverage
applications, providing significant cost benefits to manufacturers.
Nestle, the world's largest food company, has begun rolling out the
first commercial food products containing savory flavor ingredients
made by Senomyx.
Senomyx, a developer of novel flavor ingredients for the packaged
food industry, has been granted a patent for a technology that
makes foods taste sweeter, the US Patent and Trademark Office has
announced.
Four savory enhancers produced by food technologists Senomyx were
awarded FEMA GRAS last week. The flavor enhancers are aimed at
companies wanting to reduce the amount of monosodium glutamate
added to their foods.
Scientists in the US have recently demonstrated the function of
both a human receptor that responds to sweeteners and a related
human receptor that responds to glutamate, a savoury tasting
molecule found in a variety of meats, cheeses...