- Business
- SentiSearch, Inc. (SSRC) is a development-stage biotechnology company that holds intellectual property assets and licenses focused on insect olfaction and chemosensation technologies; it develops, manufactures, and commercializes products and services including insecticides for insect-borne disease control such as malaria and dengue fever, insect repellents, and agricultural crop protection solutions based on nucleic acids and proteins from insect odorant receptor genes like OR83b. The company maintains patent applications covering odorant receptors, cloning of vertebrate pheromone receptors, genes encoding insect odorant receptors and their uses, and gene modification processes targeting ubiquitous insect genes; it targets public health, vector control, and agricultural markets with potential applications in non-agricultural settings. Founded in 2006 and headquartered at 27 East 62nd Street, Suite 9A, New York, New York, SentiSearch operates primarily in the United States with global licensing rights and collaborates with leading institutions including Columbia University and Rockefeller University. In collaboration with Bayer CropScience, the company advances research on novel insecticides through proprietary assay technologies, chemical screening, and compound development, as established in agreements dating back to 2010 with no reported major updates, funding rounds, acquisitions, or strategic shifts in the last 1-2 years.