SenesTech
{{Short description|American biotechnology company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = SenesTech, Inc.
| logo =
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ|SNES}}
{{nowrap|Russell Microcap Index component}}
| industry = {{Unbulleted list|Biotechnology|Pest control}}
| founded = {{start date and age|2004}}
| founder = {{Unbulleted list|Dr. Loretta Mayer|Dr. Cheryl Dyer}}
| hq_location_city = Phoenix, Arizona
| hq_location_country = United States
| area_served = United States and international markets
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Joel Fruendt (CEO)|Tom Chesterman (CFO)|Warren Hopkins (Sales Director)}}
| products = {{Unbulleted list|ContraPest|Evolve}}
| brands = {{URL|https://contrapeststore.com/}}
| services = Fertility control
| num_employees = 33
| website = {{URL|https://senestech.com/}}
}}
SenesTech, Inc. ({{IPAc-en|s|ɛ|n|ɛ|s|t|ɛ|k}}) is an agricultural biotechnology life-sciences company, specializing in fertility management as a form of pest control. The company's primary product, ContraPest is designed to make brown and black rats infertile.{{Cite web|url=https://www.flagstaffbusinessnews.com/new-york-state-approval-major-step-senestech/|title=New York State Approval is Major Step For SenesTech|last=FBN|date=2017-03-06|website=Flagstaff Business & Online News {{!}} Northern Arizona Local Newspaper|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}{{Cite web|url=https://azdailysun.com/news/local/booming-in-biotech-flagstaff-s-senestech-takes-major-leaps/article_c0bc41ee-d6af-5756-8629-bef1ef3631f9.html|title=Booming in biotech: Flagstaff's SenesTech takes major leaps|last=Reporter|first=EMERY COWAN Sun Staff|website=Arizona Daily Sun|date=30 April 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-15}} SenesTech is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
History
The company was founded by Dr. Loretta Mayer and several colleagues, who were researching menopause in rodents. The commercial applications of their research became apparent, and they incorporated SenesTech in 2004.{{Cite web |title=Loretta Mayer |url=https://www.pctonline.com/article/loretta-mayer/ |access-date=2019-03-15 |website=PCT - Pest Control Technology |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=A Conversation with Professor Patricia Hoyer {{!}} SWEHSC |url=https://swehsc.pharmacy.arizona.edu/conversation-professor-patricia-hoyer |access-date=2019-04-17 |website=swehsc.pharmacy.arizona.edu}}{{Cite news |last=Kisner |first=Jordan |date=2016-09-20 |title=Man v rat: could the long war soon be over? {{!}} Jordan Kisner |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/20/man-v-rat-war-could-the-long-war-soon-be-over |access-date=2019-03-15 |issn=0261-3077}} In 2019, SenesTech began selling directly to the public.
Products
= ContraPest =
ContraPest is a sugary liquid, designed to be attractive to, and to be consumed by rats in order to eliminate future potential offspring. However, it does not sterilize the rats, so a continuous supply is required.{{Cite web |title=FAQ {{!}} Senestech |url=https://senestech.com/contrapest/faq/ |access-date=2019-03-07 |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=2016-09-20 |title=Man v rat: could the long war soon be over? |language=en-GB |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/20/man-v-rat-war-could-the-long-war-soon-be-over |access-date=2016-09-21 |issn=0261-3077}}
The product was approved for commercial use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in August 2016.{{cite web |date=12 August 2016 |title=ContraPest Rodent Control Product Wins EPA Approval |url=http://www.pctonline.com/article/senestech-contrapest-rodent-product-epa-approval/ |access-date=11 November 2016 |publisher=Pest Control Technology, GIA Media, Inc.}} Removal of the "Restricted Use Only" label from ContraPest was permitted by the EPA in October 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pctonline.com/article/contrapest-rup-removed/|title='Restricted Use Only' Removed From ContraPest Label|website=PCT - Pest Control Technology|language=en|access-date=2019-03-15}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.news9.com/story/40214610/senestech-announces-fiscal-2018-financial-and-operational-results|title=SenesTech Announces Fiscal 2018 Financial and Operational Results|website=www.news9.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-04}} The active ingredients of ContraPest are 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD), which reduces oocytes in immature ovarian follicles{{Cite web|title=FAQ {{!}} Senestech|url=https://senestech.com/contrapest/faq/|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-15}} and triptolide reducing reproductive effects on both males and females.{{Cite web|title=Evaluation of ContraPest fertility control on black rats Laboratory Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Fertility Control Bait ContraPest ® on Wild-captured Black Rats (Rattus rattus) {{!}} Academic Technical Report|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323846449|website=ResearchGate|language=en|access-date=2019-03-18}}