SAN DIEGO, CA and GENEVA, SWITZERLAND--(Marketwire - January 03, 2008) - Senomyx, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNMX), a leading company focused on using proprietary technologies to discover and develop novel flavor ingredients for the packaged food and beverage industry, and Firmenich SA, the world’s largest privately-owned fragrance and flavor company, announced today that they have entered into a collaborative research, development, commercialization and license agreement for novel flavor ingredients intended to provide a cooling taste effect.