SAN DIEGO, June 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Senomyx, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNMX), a leading company using proprietary taste science technologies to discover, develop and commercialize novel flavor ingredients for the food, beverage and flavor industries, announced today that it has been included in the Russell 3000®Index following Russell Investments’ reconstitution of its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes. Senomyx was also added to the Russell 2000® Index, a subset of the Russell 3000 composed of small-cap stocks.
“We are pleased that Senomyx has been included in the Russell 2000 and 3000 Indexes, which are among the most prestigious stock market indexes,” stated John Poyhonen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “We believe our inclusion reflects the recent advances achieved by Senomyx, which include regulatory approvals for our novel flavor ingredients and additional committed research funding from new and extended collaborations.”
Annual reconstitution of Russell’s U.S. indexes captures the 4,000 largest U.S. stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization. Membership in the Russell 3000, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000 Index or small-cap Russell 2000 Index, as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes. Russell determines membership for its equity indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes.
The Russell 3000 also serves as the U.S. component to the Russell Global Index. Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies.
About Senomyx, Inc. (www.senomyx.com)
Senomyx is using proprietary taste science technologies to discover, develop, and commercialize novel flavor ingredients. These include modifiers of Sweet and Salt flavors as well as Savory Flavors, Bitter Blockers, and Cooling Agents. The Company is also engaged in an effort to discover and develop natural high-potency sweeteners. Under its direct sales program, Senomyx is beginning to sell certain of its Complimyx® brand flavor ingredients, Sweetmyx®, Savorymyx®, and Bittermyx®, to flavor companies for re-sale to their food and beverage company customers. In addition, Senomyx has collaborative agreements with global food, beverage, and ingredient supply companies, some of which are currently marketing products that contain Senomyx’s flavor ingredients. Senomyx’s corporate socially responsible activities are described on the Senomyx Cares blog at http://www.senomyx-csrblog.com/. For more information, please visit www.senomyx.com.
Contact:
Gwen Rosenberg
Senomyx, Inc.
Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
858-646-8369
gwen.rosenberg@senomyx.com
SOURCE Senomyx, Inc.
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