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Exhibit 10.14  

***Text Omitted and Filed Separately

with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Confidential Treatment Requested

Under 17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4),

200.83 and 230.406.  

  
 

    COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
  AND LICENSE AGREEMENT    
    
    BETWEEN    
    
    SENOMYX, INC.    
    
    AND    
    
    CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY    
    

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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENT  

        This Agreement is entered into as of the Effective Date by and between Senomyx, Inc., a Delaware Corporation having offices at 11099 North Torrey
Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 ("Senomyx") and Campbell Soup Company, having its principal place of business at Campbell Place, Camden, NJ 08103-1799 ("Campbell"). 

BACKGROUND  

        Senomyx conducts research in the field of chemosensation, an objective of which is to study potential biological targets and develop assays for use in the
discovery and Product Commercialization Plan of products in taste and olfaction. Campbell is in the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer food products. Senomyx and Campbell
desire to collaborate in a research and development program to discover GRAS approved or GRAS approvable compounds that can  [***]. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and of the covenants, representations and agreements set forth below, the parties hereby agree as follows: 

THE AGREEMENT  

1.    Definitions.    Certain terms set forth in this Agreement with initial
capitals are defined in Appendix A, which is incorporated herein by reference. 

2.    Steering Committee.    No later than ten days after the Effective Date, the
parties will establish a joint steering committee (the "Steering Committee"). The Steering Committee will manage the Collaborative Program and will (i) provide strategic direction and
performance criteria for the Collaborative Program; (ii) monitor progress and communicate status of the Collaborative Program; (iii) facilitate the cooperation of the parties under the
Collaborative Program; and (iv) will continue to communicate following the Collaborative Period regarding the development and commercialization of Products and New Products. The Steering
Committee will consist of not less than two representatives designated by Senomyx and not less than two representatives designated by Campbell, as the parties shall agree from time to time. Each
member of the Steering Committee will have one vote. Scientific and management authority and responsibility for activities conducted under the Collaborative Protocol will be governed by the Steering
Committee. The Steering Committee will meet no later than thirty days after the Effective Date and at least four times per year during the Term of the Agreement using mutually agreed upon meeting
locations and formats including tele-conferencing and video-conferencing. Each party shall bear its own expenses relating to the meetings and activities of the Steering Committee. On an
alternating basis, one party will promptly prepare and deliver to the members of the Steering Committee minutes of such meetings for review and approval of both parties. Each party may change their
individual members of the Steering Committee as each may deem to be advisable from time to time with prior approval of the Steering Committee, so long as there are always an equal number of
representatives from each party. Decisions in the Steering Committee will be made by unanimous vote, at a meeting where all voting representatives are present. All unresolved disputes will be settled
in accordance with Section 16.4, or as otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing. 

3.    Collaborative Program.    The parties will collaborate exclusively in the
conduct of the Collaborative Program in accordance with the Collaborative Protocol during the Collaborative Period. The Collaborative Protocol, attached hereto as Appendix C and incorporated
into the Agreement by reference, may be revised from time to time as the parties shall agree. The parties will jointly perform the Collaborative Protocol outlined in Appendix C. 

        3.1    Development Phase.    

        (A)  During
the Collaborative Period, Senomyx will perform the activities outlined in the Collaborative Protocol using reasonable efforts, and the resources provided under
Section 7.1. Senomyx will prepare a data package for [***], as the parties shall agree. 

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        (B)  During
the Collaborative Period, Campbell will use reasonable efforts to perform the activities in accordance with the Collaborative Protocol, including the evaluation
of the data package provided by Senomyx for Compounds as provided for under Section 3.1(A). 

        (C)  During
the Collaborative Period, the Steering Committee will select the Selected Compounds for development under the Collaborative Protocol. 

        3.2    Responsibilities of Parties in Development Phase    

        (A)  Senomyx
will be responsible for the [***]. All regulatory filings made or filed by Senomyx for
any Selected Compound will be owned exclusively by Senomyx and shall be subject to the license grant pursuant to Section 8. Campbell will cooperate to the extent reasonably necessary to permit
Senomyx to perform the foregoing activities. Excluding Campbell's cost of Consumer Panels and Consumer Acceptance Testing performed by Campbell under Section 3.2(B), Senomyx will be responsible
for the cost associated with sensory testing and regulatory approval as outlined in this Section 3.2(A) for [***]
Selected Compounds, provided, however, that if the cost to Senomyx associated with the activities to be performed in this Section 3.2(A)(iii) exceeds  [***], documented by Senomyx, Senomyx may
request that Campbell provide additional funding and Campbell shall provide such
additional funding or Campbell may terminate the Collaborative Period, including, but not limited to, the development of Selected Compounds pursuant to this Agreement. 

        (B)  Upon
Obtaining GRAS approval as referenced in the above Section 3.2(A), Campbell will be responsible for formulating the product prototype(s) to be used in
Consumer Panels and Consumer Acceptance Testing of product prototypes, including the cost associated with such activities, in accordance with the activities outlined in the Development Protocol.
Campbell shall, in its sole discretion and after conferring with the Steering Committee, set the criteria for activities related to Consumer Panels and Consumer Acceptance Testing. If Campbell elects
to abandon, discontinue, or forgo product development pursuant to the Collaborative Protocol, or fails after a reasonable time, in accordance with the Collaborative Protocol, to initiate development,
upon written notice to Campbell by Senomyx, Campbell's license under Section 8(1)(B) of this Agreement to such Selected Compound(s) will terminate. 

        (C)  The
parties agree that the research must meet certain requirements preliminary to drafting and implementation of a Product Commercialization Plan. One requirement is
that the Selected Compound shall provide for the [***]. 

        3.3    Product Commercialization Plan.    Within  [***] of approval of
the Consumer Acceptance Testing data, Campbell will prepare a Product Commercialization Plan detailing the
commercially reasonable timing of manufacture, launch and commercialization of Product(s) in each country where regulatory approval is granted which will be approved by Senomyx and which will be
attached as Appendix D to this Agreement, and incorporated into the Agreement by reference. The parties acknowledge that the Steering Committee shall not be responsible for drafting or approval
of the Commercialization Plan. Campbell will initiate the Product Commercialization Plan outlined in Appendix D within a commercially reasonable period of time not to exceed  [***] for such
initiation. The Product Commercialization Plan may be revised from time to time, as the parties shall agree in
writing, to reflect changing market conditions and to develop other Product Commercialization Plans and marketing plans as Campbell markets the Products worldwide.  [***]. 

        (A)  Campbell
will be responsible, at Campbell's expense, to commercialize and market any Product in each country worldwide,  [***] and Senomyx will cooperate to the extent reasonably necessary to permit Campbell to
perform the foregoing activities. 

        (B)  If
Campbell elects to abandon, discontinue, or forgo the Product Commercialization Plan or fails after a reasonable time, in accordance with the Product
Commercialization Plan, to 

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commercialize
its Products [***], upon written notice to Campbell by Senomyx, Campbell's licenses under Section 8 of this
Agreement to such Selected Compound will terminate [***] and the rights under the Senomyx Patent Rights to make, have made, use,
sell and have sold such Product(s) [***] will revert to Senomyx. Campbell will have no obligation for the Product  [***] where Campbell's rights are
terminated under this Section 3.3. Campbell will provide written notice to Senomyx
within 10 days of receipt of the written notice of termination. In the event Campbell shall not respond to the written notice, Campbell shall be deemed to have assented to the termination of
rights. 

4.    Collaboration with an Affiliate or Third Party.    Subject to the limitations
of Section 8.5, Senomyx will have the right to enter into collaborative programs with its Affiliates or with Third Parties including collaborative programs to discover compounds that  [***]taste for
use outside the Field and to modify modalities of taste and flavor other than  [***] taste within the Field. The parties acknowledge that Senomyx will not use any Product Compound with any Third Party
within
the Field or in violation of this Agreement. Campbell will have the right to enter into collaborative programs with its Affiliates and Third Parties. 

5.    Law and Regulation.    The Compounds, Selected Compounds, Product Compounds
and Materials provided by Senomyx under this Agreement shall be used in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Senomyx certifies that it conducts tests in
vitro or other tests that are only used for laboratory research purposes and that all Materials and chemicals under this Agreement will actually be used for these purposes
only. 

6.    Reporting.    Each party will report to the other a written summary of results
of research and development work it carries out, if any, under this Agreement within thirty days of the end of each calendar quarter. Each party agrees to prepare and exchange written and electronic
reports concerning any results and data that must be used by either party as supporting information for any regulatory filings. The exchange of such report may be reasonably supplemented, at the
request of the party receiving a report, by correspondence and/or upon reasonable prior notice, visits to the other party's facilities. 

7.     Financial Terms.  

        7.1    Annual Research Support.    Campbell will provide funding to Senomyx for  [***]
 for the first three (3) years, such rate to be increased for inflation using the Aon Consulting/Radford Division
report for industry compensation. Research support payments will be made by Campbell according to the following schedule: 

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

These
payments are inclusive of overhead, labor, and supplies. These payments do not include (i) Campbell's costs associated with providing support for the collaboration; (ii) the costs
of any unanticipated materials as requested and agreed to by the parties; or (iii) the costs of high throughput screening over  [***]. Additional funding, if any, will be proposed to the Steering
Committee and agreed to in writing by the parties. 

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        7.2    Milestone Payments.    Campbell will pay Senomyx the following non-creditable,
non-refundable milestone payment: [***]. 

        7.3    Royalty for Products.    Campbell will pay to Senomyx the following earned royalties during the Royalty Term:

        (A)  With
respect to the Net Sales of Product(s), Campbell will pay Senomyx a royalty equal to [***]
of total annual Net Sales of Product(s); 

        (B)  In
the event that [***]. 

        (C)  Campbell
will pay Senomyx a royalty equal to [***] of the total annual Net Sales of New
Product(s). 

        7.4    Payment Terms.    For each quarter ending on or about October 31 of each year, Campbell will pay
royalties due for such quarter under Section 7.3 on or before the next December 15. For each quarter ending on or about January 31 of each year, Campbell will pay royalties due
for such quarter under Section 7.3 on or before the next March 15. For each quarter ending on or about April 30 of each year, Campbell will pay royalties due for such quarter
under Section 7.3 on or before the next June 15. For each quarter ending on or about July 31 of each year, Campbell will pay royalties due for such quarter under
Section 7.3 on or before the next September 15. With each such quarterly payment, Campbell will furnish to Senomyx a royalty statement in sufficient detail to permit confirmation of the
accuracy of the royalty payment made, which sets forth on a [***] basis the relevant sales information, including the total
number of units of each such Product or New Product sold, Net Sales for the Products [***] (applicable only for total annual Net
Sales), the royalties payable in United States dollars, the method used to calculate the royalty, the exchange rate used and other information employed to calculate Net Sales for such Product or New
Product [***] (if applicable). 

        7.5    Currency of Payment.    All payments to be made under this Agreement, including the royalties payable to
Senomyx by Campbell, will be paid in United States dollars by wire transfer to [***], unless notified by Senomyx pursuant to
Section 16.11. Translation of Net Sales recorded in local currencies to United States dollars will be performed in a manner consistent with Campbell's normal practices used to prepare its
audited financial statements for internal and external reporting purposes, which uses a widely accepted published exchange rate. 

        7.6    Taxes Withheld.    Any income or other tax that Campbell, or any of its Affiliates is required by a government
agency to withhold and pay on behalf of Senomyx with respect to the royalties payable under this Agreement will be deducted from and offset against such royalties prior to remittance to
Senomyx; provided, however, that in regard to any tax so deducted, Campbell will give or cause to be given to Senomyx such assistance as may reasonably be necessary to enable Senomyx to claim
exemption from or credit for the tax so deducted, and in each case will promptly furnish to Senomyx proper evidence of the taxes paid on Senomyx's behalf. 

        7.7    Late Payment.    In the event that any payment, including royalty payments, due hereunder is not made when due,
the payment will accrue interest from that date due at the rate of [***]; provided, however, that in no event will such rate
exceed the maximum legal annual interest rate. The payment of such interest will not limit Senomyx from exercising any other rights it may have as a consequence of the lateness of any payment. 

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           7.8    Records of Unit Sales, Net Sales and Royalty Calculations.    During the
Royalty Term and for a period of three
years thereafter, Campbell will keep complete and accurate records of Net Sales and all other information necessary to calculate Net Sales of Products, New Products and  [***] (as applicable) in
sufficient detail to allow the accrued royalties to be determined accurately in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles and to verify the royalty payments pursuant to Section 7.3. Senomyx, with reasonable written notice to Campbell, will have the right to cause
Senomyx's nationally recognized independent, certified public accountant to audit such records at the place or places of business where such records are customarily kept in order to verify the
accuracy of the reports of Net Sales and royalty payments. Such accountant must execute a confidentiality agreement prior to entering Campbell's premises, obligating such accountant to keep all
information disclosed to it confidential and will only be permitted to disclose to Senomyx the extent of any discrepancy between royalty payments made by Campbell under this Agreement and the actual
royalty required to be so paid. Senomyx will bear the full cost of such audit unless such audit discloses a variance of more than  [***] from the amount of the royalties due under this Agreement, in
which event, Campbell will bear the full cost of such audit.
In all events, Campbell will pay any underpayment with interest in accordance with Section 7.8. Senomyx agrees not to disclose Confidential Information concerning royalty payments reports, and
all other information learned in the course of an audit or inspection, except to the extent necessary for Senomyx to enforce its rights under this Agreement or if disclosure is required by law. 

8.    Grants.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Senomyx
hereby grants to Campbell and Campbell hereby grants to Senomyx the following rights: 

        8.1    Grant of Rights regarding Compounds, Selected Compounds, Products, and New Products:    

        (A)  Senomyx
hereby grants to Campbell a non-exclusive, nontransferable (except as permitted under Section 8.2 and 16.12), worldwide license, under the
Senomyx Technology to use Compound(s) solely for evaluation in the Field; 

        (B)  Senomyx
hereby grants to Campbell an exclusive, nontransferable (except as permitted under Section 8.2 and 16.12), worldwide license, under the Senomyx Technology
solely to use mutually agreed upon Selected Compound(s) for non-commercial development in the Field; and 

        (C)  Senomyx
hereby grants to Campbell an exclusive, nontransferable (except as permitted under Section 8.2 and 16.12), worldwide license, under the Senomyx Patent
Rights to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, have sold, import and export Products that use the Product Compounds. 

        (D)  Senomyx
hereby grants to Campbell an exclusive, nontransferable, worldwide, royalty-bearing license under the Senomyx Technology to have made, use, sell, have sold,
import and export New Products in the Field. Such grant of rights will be dependent and contingent upon the approval by Senomyx, approval not to be unreasonably withheld, of a development and/or
commercialization plan for any such New Product, including any additional research funding to be provided by Campbell to Senomyx (if applicable). The royalty amount for such New Products is outlined
in Section 7.3(C). 

        8.2    Limitations to Licenses.    Campbell may not sublicense its rights under Section 8 to Third Parties and
Affiliates, except for the purpose of entering into collaborative development agreements between any such Third Party and/or Affiliate and Campbell that provide the support, as is appropriate at the
time, for research, development or pursuant to the Product Commercialization Plan of Product(s), and as agreed to by Senomyx in writing. All rights granted by Senomyx to Campbell under
Section 8 shall be subject to the Campbell's diligence obligations under Section 3 of this Agreement and the timely payment by Campbell under Section 7 of the Agreement. 

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        8.3    Grant of Rights from Campbell to Senomyx.    Campbell hereby grants to Senomyx a fully paid,
non-exclusive, worldwide, fully-transferable license, to use the Campbell Technology for research purposes only under this Agreement, with the right to grant sublicenses for research
purposes only; provided, however, that any such sublicense shall be subject to the prior written approval of Campbell, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Nothing in this Agreement is intended
to provide Senomyx with any Campbell Technology for uses other than research purposes and, in no event, will Senomyx or any Third Party use Campbell Technology for commercialization. 

        8.4    Right to Negotiate License for Product Compounds Outside the Field.    Notwithstanding the provisions contained
within this Agreement, Campbell may, at any time, request to negotiate for a license for the use of Product Compounds outside the Field. However, the parties understand that any such negotiation and
license will be subject to Third Party agreements entered into by Senomyx and the final decision to enter into such license shall be made by Senomyx, in its sole discretion. 

        8.5    Right to Negotiate License for Other Compounds for Use Within the Field.    Campbell may, at any time request
to negotiate for a license to use compounds developed by Senomyx other than Compounds or Selected Compounds, for use within the Field. However, the parties understand that any such negotiation and
license will be subject to Third Party agreements entered into by Senomyx and the final decision to enter into such license shall be made by Senomyx, in its sole discretion. 

9.     Ownership of Intellectual Property.  

        9.1    Transfer of Rights.    The parties retain all rights not expressly licensed or assigned in this Agreement.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended to convey or transfer ownership or the grant of any license or sublicense by one party to the other
party of any rights in any Confidential Information, Patent Rights or Know-How Controlled by a party. Except, as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement will be
construed to grant manufacturing rights. 

        9.2    Senomyx Inventions.    Senomyx will own all Inventions and other Know-How made solely by its
employees and agents and all Patent Rights claiming such Inventions and other Know-How. 

        9.3    Campbell Inventions.    Campbell will own all Inventions and other Know-How made solely by its
employees and agents, and all Patent Rights claiming such Inventions and other Know-How. To the extent that such Campbell Inventions and Know-How materially incorporate Senomyx
Technology, Compounds, Product Compounds or Selected Compounds or consist of material improvements to such Senomyx Technology, Compounds, Product Compounds or Selected Compounds, Campbell hereby
assigns to Senomyx all interest in and to any such Inventions and other Know-How, subject to the licenses granted to Campbell under Section 8. Senomyx hereby irrevocably assigns to
Campbell all interest in and to any such Inventions and other Know-How that consist of improvements to Campbell Technology. In the event that either party is legally unable to assign such
rights to the other, then the assignor agrees either to waive the enforcement of such rights against assignee and any sublicensees and assignees, or to grant the assignee an exclusive, irrevocable,
perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid license, with right to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicense, to such rights. Nothing in this Section 9.3 is intended to transfer or
assign to Senomyx any Campbell Know-How, Inventions or Technology that do not materially incorporate the Senomyx Technology, Compounds, Product Compounds or Selected Compounds. Nothing in
this Agreement is intended to permit Senomyx to use Campbell Technology, whether or not assigned or licensed to Senomyx, to Campbell's detriment or to benefit Campbell's competitors. 

        9.4    Joint Inventions.    All Inventions conceived jointly by employees or agents of Senomyx and employees or agents
of Campbell (the "Joint Inventions") and all Joint Patent Rights will be owned jointly by Campbell and Senomyx. Campbell hereby irrevocably assigns to Senomyx all interest in and to any Joint
Inventions that consist of improvement to Senomyx Technology, Compounds, Product 

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Compounds
or Selected Compounds and uses thereof, and all Joint Patent Rights claiming such Joint Inventions, subject to the licenses granted to Campbell under Section 8. In the event that
Campbell is legally unable to assign such rights to Senomyx, then Campbell agrees either to waive the enforcement of such rights against Senomyx and any sublicensees and assignees, or to grant Senomyx
an exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid license, with right to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicense, to such rights. Nothing in this Section 9.4 shall
prohibit Campbell from using the Joint Inventions and Joint Patent Rights consistent with this Agreement. Senomyx hereby irrevocably assigns to Campbell all interest in and to any Joint Inventions
that consist of improvement to Campbell Technology and uses thereof, and all Joint Patent Rights claiming such Joint Inventions, subject to the licenses granted to Senomyx under Section 8. In
the event that Senomyx is legally unable to assign such rights to Campbell, then Senomyx agrees either to waive the enforcement of such rights against Campbell and any sublicensees and assignees, or
to grant Campbell an exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid license, with right to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicense, to such rights. 

        9.5    Other Inventions.    Any Inventions not included in Sections 9.2, 9.3, or 9.4 will be owned by their inventors.

        9.6    Inventorship and Assignment.    United States patent law will determine inventorship of patentable inventions.
Senomyx and Campbell agree to execute all documentation necessary to perfect all assignments of Inventions, Know-How and Patent Rights contemplated in this Agreement. 

        9.7    Markings.    Campbell agrees to mark and to cause any Affiliate or sublicensee to mark any Product or New
Product (or their containers or labels) made, sold or otherwise disposed of by it or them with any notice of Patent Rights necessary or desirable under applicable law to enable the Senomyx Patent
Rights or Joint Patent Rights, as applicable, to be enforced to their full extent in any [***] where Products or New Products
using the Product Compound(s) are made, used or sold. Subject to the mutual agreement of Campbell and Senomyx, Campbell agrees to mark and to cause any Affiliate or sublicense to mark any Product or
New Product (or their containers or labels) made, sold or otherwise disposed of by it or them with the trademark of the Product Compound or Senomyx (the "Trademarks"). Subject to the terms and
conditions of the Agreement, Senomyx hereby grants to Campbell a non-exclusive, nontransferable (except as permitted under Section 9.2 and 16.12) worldwide license to use the
Trademark solely in connection with the marketing and sale of the Products or New Products; provided, however, that: (i) Campbell shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations with
respect to the Trademark and shall not do or suffer to be done any act or thing that would impair Senomyx's rights; and (ii) Campbell agrees not to adopt or use any other trademark, words or
symbol that features or includes the word Senomyx or any marks which are confusingly similar to the Trademark on the Products or New Products. The placement
of the Trademark or any other proprietary mark of Senomyx on Campbell's labels or packaging or in Campbell's marketing materials shall be at the discretion of Campbell, subject to Senomyx's prior
approval, not to be unreasonably withheld. 

        9.8    Manufacturing.    Campbell may in its sole discretion, manufacture or enter into supply and manufacturing
agreements with a mutually agreed upon Third Party regarding Product Compounds; provided however, Senomyx will have the first right of negotiation and refusal to manufacture any such Product
Compounds, subject to provisions of cost, quality and quantity. Within [***] of notice to Campbell of its intention to bid the
project, Senomyx shall supply Campbell with samples and detailed costs with respect to the manufacture. In the event Senomyx shall not reply within such time period and has not requested and been
granted by Campbell an additional amount of time to respond, Senomyx shall be deemed to have declined to bid the project. Nothing in this Agreement shall require Campbell to offer the bid to Senomyx
if it is unable to meet Campbell's requirements of cost, specifications or timeframe or such other terms and conditions as Campbell, in its sole discretion, deems to be material. 

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10.   Treatment of Confidential Information; Publicity.  

        10.1    Confidentiality.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Senomyx and Campbell each agree
that, during the Term and for a period of [***] thereafter, it will keep confidential, and will cause its Affiliates to keep
confidential, all Confidential Information that is disclosed to it or to any of its Affiliates by the other party. Neither Senomyx nor Campbell nor any of their respective Affiliates will use the
other party's Confidential Information except as expressly permitted in this Agreement. 

        10.2    Disclosure to Related Parties.    Senomyx and Campbell each agree that any disclosure of the other party's
Confidential Information to any officer, employee, contractor, consultant, sublicensee or agent of the other party or to any of its Affiliates will be made only if and to the extent necessary to carry
out its responsibilities under this Agreement and to exercise the rights granted to it hereunder, will be limited to the extent consistent with such responsibilities and rights, and will be provided
only to such persons or entities who are under an obligation of confidentiality no less stringent than as set forth in this Agreement. Each party will use reasonable efforts to take such action, and
to cause its Affiliates to take such action, to preserve the confidentiality of each other's Confidential Information, which will be the same efforts as it would customarily take to preserve the
confidentiality of its own Confidential Information. 

        10.3    Return of Confidential Material Upon Termination.    Upon termination of this Agreement, each party, upon the
other party's request, will return or destroy all Confidential Information received from the other party pursuant to this Agreement, including all copies and extracts of documents, within thirty days
of the request of the other party; provided, however, one copy of the Confidential Information may be retained in a secure location with limited access for legal purposes only. Each party, upon the
other party's request, will provide the requesting party with a list of the Confidential Information being retained. 

        10.4    Exceptions to Confidential Information.    Confidential Information will not include any information, which
the receiving party can prove by competent written evidence: 

        (A)  is
now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on the part of the receiving party, generally known or available; 

        (B)  is
known by the receiving party at the time of receiving such information, as evidenced by its records; 

        (C)  is
hereafter furnished to the receiving party without restriction as to disclosure or use by a Third Party lawfully entitled to furnish such information; 

        (D)  is
independently developed by the employees, agents or contractors of the receiving party without the aid, application or use of the disclosing party's Confidential
Information; or 

        (E)  is
the subject of a written permission to disclose provided by the disclosing party. 

        A
party may also disclose Confidential Information of the other party where required to do so by law or legal process; provided, however, that, in such event, the party required to
disclose such information must give advance written notice of such disclosure to the other party and must cooperate with the other party's efforts to seek, at the request and expense of the other
party, all confidential treatment and protection for such disclosure as is permitted by applicable law. 

        10.5    Confidential Financial Information.    The parties agree that the material financial terms of this Agreement
will be considered Confidential Information of both parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may disclose such terms in legal proceedings or as are required to be disclosed in its
financial statements, by law, or under an obligation of confidentiality to bona fide potential sublicensees. Either party will have the further right to disclose the material financial terms of this 

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Agreement
under an obligation of confidentiality to any potential acquirer, merger partner, bank, venture capital firm, or other financial institution to obtain financing. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the parties will agree upon a press release to announce the execution of this Agreement. Thereafter, Campbell and Senomyx may each disclose to Third Parties the information contained in
such press release without the need for further approval by the other party. 

        10.6    Confidential Research Information.    The parties agree that all results and data generated from the research
under the Collaborative Program will be owned jointly by Senomyx and Campbell to the extent of their respective contributions and considered Confidential Information of the parties subject to the
confidentiality requirements of Section 10. Neither party will provide to a Third Party any Materials provided by the other or any Confidential Information without the express written consent
of the other party. 

        10.7    Permitted Use and Disclosures.    Each party may use or disclose Confidential Information disclosed to it by
the other party to the extent such information is included in the Campbell Technology, Senomyx Technology or Joint Patent Rights, and to the extent such use or disclosure is reasonably necessary and
permitted in the exercise of the rights granted hereunder in filing or prosecuting patent applications, prosecuting or defending litigation, complying with applicable governmental regulations, or
court orders or otherwise submitting information to tax or other governmental authorities, conducting clinical trials, submitting information for food additive approval applications, or making a
permitted sublicense or otherwise exercising rights expressly granted to the other party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that if a party is required to make any such
disclosure of the other party's Confidential Information, other than pursuant to a confidentiality agreement, it will give reasonable advance notice of such disclosure to the other party where
reasonably possible and, save to the extent inappropriate in the case of patent applications, will use its reasonable efforts to secure confidential treatment of such Confidential Information in
consultation with the other party prior to such disclosure (whether through protective orders or otherwise) and disclose only the minimum necessary to comply with such requirements. 

        10.8    Use of Data for Promotional Purposes.    Either party may (i) make public statements regarding
Compounds, Selected Compounds, Product Compounds Products or New Products by announcing the achievement of milestones and fees therefor, following consultation with the other party and with the
written consent of the other party to the form and content of the public statement, and (ii) without the prior consent of the other party, make public statements regarding the overall success
rate(s) achieved by and/or for its customers with the use of Campbell Technology or Senomyx Technology; provided, however, that it may not disclose any chemical structures, screens or the other
party's name or identity. 

        10.9    Publication of Results.    Subject to this Section 10, results and data obtained by either party in the
course of the collaboration may be submitted for publication by either party in accordance with such party's customary practices. The submitting parting shall send a copy of the proposed publication
to the other party and will allow such party [***] from the date of receipt in which to determine whether such publication
contains subject matter for which patent protection should be sought prior to disclosure, or otherwise contains such party's Confidential Information. The non-submitting party will use its
best efforts to reply to Senomyx within the [***] period. In the event that the non-submitting party does not
respond during the [***] period, the submitting party shall be free to publish the report with  [***] prior notice to the other party as provided under
Section 16.11. 

        10.10    Publicity.    Except as required by law and as provided in this Section 10, neither party may make any
public announcement or otherwise disclose the terms of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. 

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   11.   Intellectual Property Enforcement and Defense of Claims.  

        11.1    Intellectual Property Enforcement.    Subject to the Third Party obligations of Senomyx, each party will have
the right, but not the obligation, to bring proceedings against any Third Party for the inappropriate use, including patent infringement, of Patent Rights solely Controlled by it, at its own risk and
expense. If either party brings such an action, such party will be entitled to control such action, hire and retain counsel, make decisions, settle on any terms, and retain any and all awards or
damages obtained in any such proceeding. At the request and expense of either party, the other party will give the requesting party all reasonable assistance required to file and conduct any such
proceeding. 

        11.2    Defense of Infringement Claims for Senomyx Technology.    Campbell will cooperate with Senomyx, at Senomyx's
expense, in the defense of any suit, action or proceeding against Campbell or Senomyx or Senomyx's Affiliates alleging the infringement of the intellectual property rights of a Third Party by reason
of Campbell's or Senomyx's use of any Senomyx Technology licensed to Campbell under this Agreement. The parties shall notify each other promptly in writing of the commencement of any such suit,
action, proceeding or claim of infringement. Campbell will give to Senomyx full and sole authority, information and assistance necessary to defend, hire counsel, make decisions or settle on any terms
any such suit, action or proceeding and Campbell will execute all documents, provide pertinent records, and take all other actions, including requiring persons within its control to give testimony,
which may be reasonably required in connection with the defense or settlement of such litigation. 

        11.3    Defense of Infringement Claims for Campbell Technology.    Senomyx will cooperate with Campbell, at Campbell's
expense, in the defense of any suit, action or proceeding against Senomyx or Campbell alleging the infringement of the intellectual property rights of a Third Party by reason of Campbell's or
Senomyx's use of any Campbell Technology licensed to Senomyx under this Agreement. The parties shall notify each other promptly in writing of the commencement of any such suit, action, proceeding or
claim of infringement. At the expense of Campbell, Senomyx will give to Campbell full and sole authority, information and assistance necessary to defend, hire counsel, make decisions or settle on any
terms any such suit, action or proceeding and Campbell will execute all documents, provide pertinent records, and take all other actions, including requiring persons within its control to give
testimony, which may be reasonably required in connection with the defense or settlement of such litigation. 

12.    Patent Prosecution and Maintenance.    The control and expense of the filing,
prosecution (including an opposition or interference) and maintenance of Patent Rights or other intellectual property rights claiming Inventions made solely by a party will be the sole responsibility
of the party that made such Invention, and the party not filing the patent application will cooperate in such filing, prosecution and maintenance. Senomyx and Campbell will determine by mutual
agreement which party will be responsible for, and will cooperate in, the filing, prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patent Rights and will share equally in the expenses incurred with respect
thereto. 

13.   Term and Termination.  

        13.1    Term.    The term of this Agreement will begin on the Effective Date and will continue through the end of the
Royalty Term, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2, 13.3 or 13.4 hereof (the "Term"). 

        13.2    Termination by Campbell.    Campbell will have the right to terminate this Agreement without cause at any time
upon sixty (60) days written notice, provided, however, if such termination occurs prior to the date, which is 30 months from the Effective Date, Campbell must provide research funding
in accordance with Section 7.1 for a period of six months from the date of written notice of termination. 

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        13.3    Termination By Mutual Agreement.    The parties may terminate this Agreement at any time, in whole or in part,
by mutual written agreement executed by both parties. 

        13.4    Termination for Breach.    Either party has the right to terminate this Agreement at any time for an Event of
Default. The non-breaching party, upon termination of this Agreement, may seek actual or general damages and remedies available to it at law or in equity. NEITHER PARTY WILL SEEK PUNITIVE
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. 

14.   Effect of Termination.  

        14.1    Upon termination of this Agreement in the case of Campbell's breach or voluntary termination, Campbell will have no
right to practice within or use of the Senomyx Technology, and all rights, title and interest in and to the Senomyx Technology will revert to and become the sole property of Senomyx, unless otherwise
agreed upon in writing by the parties on or before the effective date of such termination. 

        14.2    In the event that either party is in material default under any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement or has
materially breached any of its representations or warranties in this Agreement, the non-defaulting or non-breaching party may terminate or suspend all or any part of this
Agreement by notice to the defaulting party, which termination shall be effective immediately upon the giving of such notice, and shall be entitled to pursue all further remedies then available at law
or in equity. 

        14.3    Expiration or termination of this Agreement will not relieve the parties of any obligation accruing prior to such
expiration or termination. 

        14.4    Survival.    The obligations and rights of the parties under Sections 7.8, 9.1 through 9.7, 10, 14, 15.2(B),
15.3, 15.4(B), 15.5, 16, and Appendix A, will survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 

15.   Warranties and Indemnification.  

        15.1    Mutual Representations and Warranties.    The parties make the following representations and warranties to
each other: 

        (A)    Corporate Power.    Each party hereby represents and warrants that as of the Effective
Date such party (i) is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state of its incorporation and has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry
out the provisions hereof; (ii) has the requisite power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its property and assets, to lease the property and assets it operates under lease,
and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted; and (iii) is in compliance with all requirements of applicable law, except to the extent that any noncompliance would not have a
material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. 

        (B)    Due Authorization.    Each party hereby represents and warrants that as of the
Effective Date such party (i) has the requisite power and authority and the legal right to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and (ii) has taken all
necessary action on its part to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and to authorize the performance of its obligations hereunder and the grant of rights extended by it hereunder. 

        (C)    Binding Agreement.    Each party hereby represents and warrants to the other that as of
the Effective Date (i) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on its behalf and is a legal and valid obligation binding upon it and is enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such party does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or understanding, oral or written, to which it is a party or by
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be
bound, nor violate any law or regulation of any court, governmental body or administrative or other agency having authority over it; and (iii) all necessary consents, approvals and
authorizations of all governmental authorities and other persons required to be obtained by it in connection with the Agreement have been obtained. 

        15.2    Warranties Regarding Senomyx Technology.    Senomyx warrants to Campbell as of the Effective Date the
following: 

        (A)  To
the best knowledge of Senomyx as of the Effective Date: (i) Senomyx has the lawful right to license the Senomyx Technology to Campbell in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement; and (ii) no Third Party suit exists relating to the Senomyx Patent Rights. 

        (B)  EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SENOMYX (INCLUDING ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO SENOMYX TECHNOLOGY. SENOMYX FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY (i) OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF SENOMYX TECHNOLOGY OR
SENOMYX PATENT RIGHTS; (ii) THAT THE PRACTICE OF SENOMYX TECHNOLOGY WILL NOT INFRINGE A PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK OR OTHER RIGHT OF A THIRD PARTY; AND (iii) REGARDING THE
PATENTABILITY OF ANY SENOMYX TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING SENOMYX TECHNOLOGY CLAIMED IN PATENT APPLICATIONS AS PART OF SENOMYX PATENT RIGHTS. 

        15.3    Senomyx Indemnification.    Senomyx hereby agrees to defend and indemnify Campbell, and its respective
officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the "Campbell Indemnitees") from and against all damages or other amounts payable to a Third Party, including reasonable attorneys' fees and
costs of litigation, resulting from a claim, demand, action, suit or other proceeding brought or
threatened by a Third Party against a Campbell Indemnitee based on Senomyx's gross negligence or willful misconduct (but not patent infringement, which is covered in Section 11) relating to
Senomyx's performance or failure to perform under this Agreement. IN NO EVENT WILL SENOMYX BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY CAMPBELL RESULTING FROM THIS AGREEMENT. 

        15.4    Warranties Relating to Campbell Technology.    Campbell represents and warrants to Senomyx as of the Effective
Date the following: 

        (A)  To
the best knowledge of Campbell no Third Party suits against Campbell exist relating to the Campbell Patent Rights. 

        (B)  EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, CAMPBELL (INCLUDING ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO CAMPBELL TECHNOLOGY. CAMPBELL FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY (i) OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF
CAMPBELL TECHNOLOGY, (ii) THAT THE PRACTICE OF CAMPBELL TECHNOLOGY WILL NOT INFRINGE A PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHT OF A THIRD PARTY, AND (iii) REGARDING THE
PATENTABILITY OF ANY CAMPBELL TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING CAMPBELL TECHNOLOGY CLAIMED IN PATENT APPLICATIONS AS PART OF CAMPBELL PATENT RIGHTS. 

        (C)  Campbell
has the lawful right to license (or sublicense, as the case may be) the Campbell Technology to Senomyx in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 

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        15.5    Campbell Indemnification.    

        (A)    Of Senomyx.    Campbell hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Senomyx, and its
respective officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "Senomyx Indemnitees") harmless from and against all damages, losses, liabilities, expenses and costs or other amounts payable
to a Third Party, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of litigation, resulting from a claim, demand, action, suit or other proceeding brought or threatened by a Third Party against a
Senomyx Indemnitee based on (i) the negligent development, manufacture, use, handling, storage, sale, or other disposition of a Selected Compound, Product Compound by or through Campbell or its
Affiliates or its permitted sub-licensees, (ii) a product liability claim on any Product or New Product using the Product Compound or, (iii) the practice by Campbell of any
license granted hereunder, or
(iv) infringement by Campbell of Patent Rights of any Third Party; except to the extent such damages or other amounts payable are attributable to: (a) a violation of any contractual or
fiduciary duty owed by any Senomyx Indemnitee to a Third Party, (b) any breach of this Agreement by a Senomyx Indemnitee or a misrepresentation by Senomyx in this Agreement, (c) trade
secret misappropriation or patent infringement by Senomyx covered by a Third Party's Patent Rights or (d) a negligent act or omission by any Senomyx Indemnitee. IN NO EVENT WILL CAMPBELL BE
LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY SENOMYX RESULTING FROM THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT. 

        (B)    Of Certain Senomyx Licensors.    Subject to this Section 15, Campbell and
Senomyx each hereby agrees to indemnify, and hold [***] and its respective officers, sponsors, directors, employees, and agents
(collectively, the "IP Indemnitees") harmless from and against all damages or other amounts payable to a Third Party, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of litigation, resulting or arising
from the exercise of rights under the licenses granted under this Agreement provided for under Section 8 and pursuant to any agreement between  [***] and Senomyx, including product liability;
provided Campbell shall not undertake such indemnity of the IP Indemnitees due
to the negligent acts or omission of the IP Indemnities or Senomyx for which Senomyx shall indemnify Campbell. 

16.   Miscellaneous.  

        16.1    Force Majeure.    Neither party will lose any rights hereunder or be liable to the other party for damages or
losses on account of failure of performance by the defaulting party (other than a payment default) if the failure is occasioned by war, fire, explosion, flood, (e.g. El Niño),
earthquake, strike, lockout, embargo, act of God, or any other similar cause beyond the control of the defaulting party; provided, however, that the party claiming force majeure has exerted all
reasonable efforts to avoid or remedy such force majeure and thereafter takes all reasonable steps to mitigate any such delay in performance hereunder and any damages that may be incurred by the other
party thereby. If such failure to perform continues beyond one year from the date that such party first claimed force majeure in writing, the parties will meet and confer on reasonable measures to
undertake in order to restore the rights and obligations of this Agreement. In the alternative, either party may terminate this Agreement in the event of a force majeure, which is not remedied within
the one-year timeframe. 

        16.2    Governing Law and Jurisdiction.    This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California, as
such laws are applied to contracts entered into and to be performed entirely within such state. 

        16.3    Binding Effect.    This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and
permitted assigns of the parties. Any assignment not in accordance with this Agreement will be void. 

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        16.4    Dispute Resolution.    The parties recognize that disputes as to certain matters may from time to time arise
during the Term, which relate to either party's rights and/or obligations hereunder. It is the objective of the parties to establish procedures to facilitate the resolution of disputes arising under
this Agreement in an expedient manner by mutual cooperation and without resort to arbitration. The parties agree that prior to any arbitration concerning this Agreement, Senomyx's president and
Campbell's Vice President of Research and Development or Vice President of Purchasing will meet in person in a good faith effort to resolve any disputes concerning this Agreement. Within thirty days
of a formal request ("Formal Request") by either party to the other party, either party may, by written notice to the other party, have such dispute referred to the parties' officers designated or
their successors, for attempted resolution by good faith negotiations, such good faith negotiations to begin within thirty days after such notice is received. Any dispute arising out of or relating to
this Agreement which is not resolved between the parties or the designated officers of the parties pursuant to this Section 16.4 within 60 days of the Formal Request will be resolved by
final and binding arbitration conducted in San Diego, California (unless the parties mutually agree to another location) in accordance with Sections 1282 through 1288 of the California Code of Civil
Procedure. The arbitration will be conducted by three attorneys acting as arbitrators who have a commercial background and are knowledgeable in the subject matter at issue in the dispute. Senomyx will
select one arbitrator, and Campbell will select one arbitrator. The third arbitrator will be selected by mutual agreement of the two arbitrators selected by the parties. In conducting the arbitration,
the arbitrators will (i) determine what discovery will be permitted, consistent with the goal of limiting the cost and time which the parties must expend for discovery (and provided that the
arbitrators will permit such discovery they deem necessary to permit an equitable resolution of the dispute), (ii) ensure that the total time of the arbitration from filing to a final decision
or executed settlement agreement is less than six months, and (iii) be able to decree any and all relief of an equitable nature, including, but not limited to, such relief as a temporary
restraining order, a preliminary injunction, a permanent injunction, specific performance or repletion of property. The arbitrators will also be able to award actual or general damages, but will not
award any other form of damage (e.g., consequential, punitive or exemplary damages). The parties will share equally the arbitrator's fees and expenses pending the resolution of the arbitration. The
decision of the arbitrators will be final and binding on the parties and may be sued on or enforced by the party in whose favor it runs in any court of competent jurisdiction at the option of such
party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 16.4, either party may seek immediate injunctive or other interim relief from any court of competent jurisdiction with respect to
any breach of Sections 10 or 12 hereof, or otherwise to enforce and protect the Patent Rights, copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights Controlled by such party. In addition,
arbitration will not be used to resolve disputes concerning Patent Rights. Disputes concerning Patent Rights, including, but not limited to, disputes concerning patent ownership, claim language, claim
scope and issues of validity will be settled in a court of law. Any arbitration ruling that relies on an interpretation of Patent Rights will have no binding effect in a court of law on any Patent
Rights related to this Agreement, unless such Patent Rights have been adjudicated in a court of law relevant to the parties hereto. In no event will a demand for arbitration be made after the date
when the institution of a legal or equitable proceeding based on such claim, dispute or other matter in question would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Notwithstanding any of the
foregoing or the outcome of the arbitration proceeding, each party shall bear its own expenses including, without limitation, attorneys fees and court costs, even if the arbitrators have the
discretion to award such fees and costs to the prevailing party. 

        16.5    Severability.    If any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement or the application thereof to any party
or circumstance is, to any extent, held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term, covenant or condition to parties or circumstances other
than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, will not be affected thereby and each term, covenant or condition of this Agreement will be valid and enforced to the fullest extent
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or
condition or the application thereof in good faith in order to provide a reasonably acceptable alternative to the term, covenant or condition of this Agreement or the application thereof that is
invalid or unenforceable, it being the intent of the parties that the basic purposes of this Agreement are to be effectuated. 

        16.6    Independent Contractors.    It is expressly agreed that Campbell and Senomyx will be independent contractors
and that the relationship between the parties will not constitute a partnership or agency of any kind. Neither Campbell nor Senomyx will have the authority to make any statements, representations or
commitments of any kind, or to take any action, which will be binding on the other party, without the prior written authorization of the other party to do so. 

        16.7    Entire Agreement; Amendment.    This Agreement sets forth all of the covenants, promises, agreements,
warranties, representations, conditions and understandings between the parties, and supersedes and terminates all prior agreements and understandings between the parties, with respect to the subject
matter hereof. There are no covenants, promises, agreements, warranties, representations, conditions or understandings, either oral or written, between the parties other than as set forth in this
Agreement. No subsequent alteration, amendment, change or addition to this Agreement will be binding upon the parties unless reduced to writing and signed by the respective authorized officers of the
parties. This Agreement will not be strictly construed against either party. Any conflict between the terms set forth in the text of this Agreement and the terms of any Appendix hereto will be
resolved in favor of the text of this Agreement. 

        16.8    Waiver.    Except as specifically provided for in this Agreement, the waiver from time to time by either of
the parties of any rights or the failure to exercise any remedy will not operate or be construed as a continuing waiver of the same right or remedy or any of the other of such party's rights or
remedies provided in this Agreement. 

        16.9    Construction.    The term "Article" or "Section" can refer to any single paragraph level found in this
Agreement or any collection of multiple paragraphs thereunder. 

        16.10    No Third Party Beneficiaries.    No Third Party, including any employee of any party to this Agreement
(except as specifically provided in this Agreement), will have or acquire any rights by reason of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be deemed to constitute the parties partners
with each other or any Third Party. 

        16.11    Notices.    Any notices or communications provided for in this Agreement to be made by either party to the
other party must be in writing, in English, and will be made by prepaid air mail or overnight carrier with return receipt addressed to the other party at its address set forth below. Any 

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such
notice or communication may also be given by hand, or facsimile to the appropriate designation. Notices will be sent: 

	If to Senomyx, to:	 	Senomyx, Inc.

11099 North Torrey Pines Road

La Jolla, CA 92037

Facsimile number: (858) 404-0750

Attention: Corporate Counsel with a copy to the President
	

If to Campbell, to:	
 	

Campbell Soup Company

Campbell Place

Camden, NJ 08103

Attn: [***]

Fax: [***]
	

 	
 	

With copy to:

Campbell Soup Company

Campbell Place

Camden, NJ 08103

Attn:Deputy General Counsel

Fax: [***]

        By
like notice, either party may specify or change an address to which notices and communications must be thereafter sent. Notices sent by mail, facsimile or overnight carrier will be
effective upon receipt and notices given by hand will be effective when delivered. 

        16.12    Assignment.    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, neither party may assign any
of its rights or obligations under this Agreement in any country to any Third Party without the prior written consent of the non-assigning party, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld; provided, however, that either party may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other party (i) to a successor to substantially all of the
business of such party to which this Agreement relates, whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or other transaction or (ii) to any Affiliate. In the event of an assignment hereunder,
the assignee will be entitled to the rights and privileges hereunder including the right to use the licenses and receive royalty payments; provided, however, the assignee's intellectual property
rights (including know-how) are not included in the technology transferred under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such assignment to an Affiliate will not relieve the assigning party of its responsibilities for performance of its obligations under this agreement. This Agreement
will survive any merger or consolidation of either party with or into another party and no consent for any such merger, consolidation or similar reorganization will be required hereunder. 

        16.13    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an
original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, through their authorized officers, have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date. 

	CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY	 	 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  R. DAVID C. MACNAIR      
 R. David C. Macnair	
 	

 
	

Title:	
 	

Vice President, Global R&D and QA
	
 	

 
	

Date:	
 	

March 28, 2001
	
 	

 
	
SENOMYX, INC.	
 	

 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  PAUL A. GRAYSON      
 Paul A. Grayson	
 	

 
	

Title:	
 	

President & CEO
	
 	

 
	

Date:	
 	

March 28, 2001
	
 	

 

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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH and LICENSE AGREEMENT  

 APPENDIX A—DEFINITIONS  

        "Affiliate" means any corporation, company, partnership, joint venture, association or other entity, which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is
under common control with a party. As used in this definition, the term "control" means direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (or such lesser percentage which is the
maximum allowed to be owned by a foreign corporation in a particular jurisdiction) of the outstanding securities having voting rights for the election of directors in a corporation or of the
comparable equity interest in any other type of entity. 

        "Agreement"
means this agreement, together with all appendices attached hereto, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time hereafter by a written agreement executed by
authorized representatives of both parties. 

        "[***]. 

        "Campbell
Know-How" means, to the extent useful for purposes of the activities to be conducted under this Agreement, all Know-How Controlled by Campbell. 

        "Campbell
Patent Rights" means, to the extent useful for purposes of the activities to be conducted under this Agreement, all Patent Rights Controlled by Campbell, including, without
limitation, any Patent Rights containing one or more claims to an Invention made solely by employees or agents of Campbell, but excluding any Joint Patent Rights. 

        "Campbell
Technology" means Campbell Patent Rights and Campbell Know-How. 

        "Collaborative
Period" means the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending upon the earlier of (i) the submission of a data package for GRAS determination or
(ii) 36 months following the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 3.2 or 13. 

        "Collaborative
Program" means a research program during the Collaborative Period to discover molecules that enhance salty taste in the Field to be conducted pursuant to the Collaborative
Protocol. 

        "Collaborative
Protocol" means the program for development of a Product conducted during the Term as provided in Appendix C. 

        "Compound(s)"
means molecules discovered in the course of the Collaborative Program that meets the criteria defined in the Collaborative Protocol. 

        "Confidential
Information" means all information, Inventions and Know-How disclosed by one party to the other party pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation,
information and material (whether or not patentable) regarding technology, products, research, development, manufacturing, marketing, finances, personnel or other business information or objectives
which is designated as confidential in writing by the disclosing party, whether by letter or by the use of an appropriate stamp or legend, prior to or at the time any such material, trade secret or
other information is disclosed by the disclosing party to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, Inventions, Know-How or other information which is orally,
electronically or visually disclosed by a party, or is disclosed in writing without an appropriate letter, stamp or legend, will constitute Confidential Information of a party if the disclosing party,
within thirty days after such disclosure, delivers to the other party a written document or documents describing the Inventions, Know-How or other information and referencing the place and
date of such oral, visual, electronic or written disclosure and the names of the persons to whom such disclosure was made. 

        "Consumer
Acceptance Testing" shall have the meaning set forth in the Collaborative Protocol incorporated into this Agreement by reference as Appendix C. 

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        "Consumer
Panels" shall have the meaning set forth in the Collaborative Protocol incorporated into this Agreement by reference as Appendix C. 

        "Control"
or "Controlled" means, with respect to intellectual property, possession by a party, as of the Effective Date or during the Collaborative Period, of the ability to grant a
license or sublicense in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without violating the terms of any agreement by such party with any Third Party that is in effect on the Effective Date. 

        "Effective
Date" means the date that this Agreement is signed by the last party to sign below. 

        "Field"
means wet/liquid Soups [***], including frozen Soups. 

        "Invention"
means any invention, including any new and useful process, method, or composition of matter, or improvement thereto, whether or not patentable, made in the course of the
Collaborative Program. 

        "Joint
Invention" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4. 

        "Joint
Patent Rights" means all Patent Rights containing one or more claims to a Joint Invention. 

        "Know-How"
means information and data, whether or not patentable, which is not generally known to the public, including, without limitation, designs, concepts, formulae,
software, techniques, practices, processes, methods, knowledge, skill, experience, expertise, technical information, Materials and data, including pharmacological, toxicological and clinical test
data, analytical and quality control data, patent and legal data or marketing, sales and manufacturing data. 

        "Materials"
mean antagonists, agonists, inhibitors, compounds, and chemicals, including without limitation, Compounds, Selected Compounds, and Product Compounds. 

        "Net
Sales" means, with respect to a Product or a New Product, the gross amount invoiced by Campbell and its Affiliates and/or permitted sublicensees on any sales or other transfer of
the Product or New Product, less the following items: 

	i)
	trade,
quantity and cash discounts or rebates actually allowed with respect to such sales;

	ii)
	credits,
rebates, charge-back rebates, reimbursements or similar payments actually granted or given to wholesalers and other distributors, buying groups,
governmental agencies and other institutions, but only to the extent actually allowed;

	iii)
	credits
or allowances actually granted for rejection or return of Products or New Products previously sold; and

	iv)
	any
tax, tariff, duty or other governmental charge (other than an income tax) levied on the sale, transportation or delivery of a Product or New Products that is borne
by the seller thereof and deducted from sales under United States generally accepted accounting principles. 

        "Net
Sales" will be determined from the books and records of Campbell, its Affiliates and/or its permitted sublicensees, maintained in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles. 

        "New
Product(s)" means [***]

        "Patent
Rights" means all rights associated with all U.S. or foreign (including regional authorities such as the European Patent Office) regular or provisional patents or patent
applications, including any continuation, continuation-in-part, or division thereof or any substitute application therefor or equivalent thereof, and any patent issuing
thereon, including any reissue, reexamination or extension thereof and any confirmation patent or registration patent or patent of additions based on any such patent. 

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        "Product(s)"
means those Campbell products in the Field listed on Appendix E that incorporate [***] Product
Compounds, which Appendix may be amended from time to time as the parties shall agree. 

        "Product
Compound(s)" means those Selected Compounds used by Campbell in Products. 

        "Product
Commercialization Plan" shall have the meaning provided under Section 3.3 

        "Royalty
Term" means, in the case of any Product or New Product and as to any [***], the period of time commencing
on the first commercial sale for
use or consumption of such Product or New Product in such country and ending upon the earlier of: (i) the date that there no longer exists a Valid Claim in a Patent Right Controlled by Senomyx
or its Affiliates covering the manufacture, use or sale of such Product or New Product [***], or (ii) the date that is
seventeen years after the date of such first commercial sale for use or consumption of such Product or New Product [***]. 

        "Selected
Compound(s)" means those Compound(s) selected by Campbell for development, which are subject to certain payment and diligence provisions. 

        "Senomyx
Know-How" means all Know-How related to the Collaborative Program, which is not covered by the Senomyx Patent Rights, but is necessary or appropriate for
purposes of the activities to be conducted under this Agreement, and which is Controlled by Senomyx as of the Effective Date or developed by Senomyx in the course of the Collaborative Program. 

        "Senomyx
Patent Rights" mean all Patent Rights that are necessary or appropriate for purposes of the activities to be conducted under this Agreement, and which are Controlled by Senomyx
as of the Effective Date or developed by Senomyx in the course of the Collaborative Program, but excluding any Joint Patent Rights. 

        "Senomyx
Technology" means the Senomyx Patent Rights, and Senomyx Know-How. 

        "Soup(s)"
means [***]. 

        "Steering
Committee" has the meaning set forth in Section 2. 

        "Term"
has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1. 

        "Third
Party(ies)" means any party other than a party to this Agreement or an Affiliate of Senomyx or Campbell. 

        "Valid
Claim" means an issued claim under an issued patent within the Patent Rights, which has not (i) expired or been canceled, (ii) been declared invalid by an unreversed
and unappealable decision of a court or other appropriate body of competent jurisdiction, (iii) been admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, disclaimer or otherwise, and/or
(iv) been abandoned. 

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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH and LICENSE AGREEMENT    
    
    APPENDIX D    
    
    PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION PLAN    
    

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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH and LICENSE AGREEMENT    
    
    APPENDIX E    
    
    CAMPBELL PRODUCTS*    
    

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Confidential Treatment Requested

Under 17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4),

200.83 and 230.406.  

FIRST AMENDMENT

TO THE COLLABORATIVE

RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN SENOMYX AND CAMPBELL  

        THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (the "First Amendment") is made by and
between Senomyx, Inc. ("Senomyx"), a Delaware corporation, having a principal place of business at 11099 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla,
California 92037, and Campbell Soup Company ("Campbell"), having its principal place of business at Campbell Place, Camden, NJ 08103-1799. 

        WHEREAS,
Senomyx and Campbell entered into that certain Collaborative Research and License Agreement dated March 28, 2001 (the
"Agreement") to collaborate in a research program to discover compounds that  [***] (capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this First
Amendment shall have the meanings given such terms in the
Agreement); and 

        WHEREAS,
Senomyx and Campbell wish to amend the Agreement in the manner set forth in this First Amendment. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and of the covenants, representations and agreements set forth below, the parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement as
follows: 

        I.    Section 7.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows: 

         "Annual Research Support and Option.    Campbell will provide funding to Senomyx for research support totaling  [***] for the first three (3) years, such rate to be increased for inflation using the Aon Consulting/Radford Division
report for industry compensation. Additionally, Campbell will pay [***] for an Option, as set forth in  Section 8.4(A), as amended ("Option Payment").
Research support and Option Payments will be used for the Collaborative Program and will be made
by Campbell according to the following schedule: 

 [***]  

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        These
payments are inclusive of overhead, labor, and supplies. These payments do not include (i) Campbell's costs associated with providing support for the collaboration; or
(ii) the costs of any unanticipated materials as requested and agreed to by the parties. Additional funding, if any, will be proposed to the Steering Committee and agreed to in writing by the
parties. 

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        II.    Section 8.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended to include
Subsection 8.1(E) as follows: 

        (E)  Senomyx
hereby grants to Campbell an exclusive, nontransferable, 60 day right to negotiate Senomyx Patent Rights to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale,
have sold, import and export Savory Beverages products listed on Exhibit E, as amended, that incorporate the Product Compound(s). 

        III.    Section 8.4 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety as follows: 

 Right to Negotiate License for Rights outside the Field.  

        (A)  In
exchange for the Option Payment set forth in Section 7.1, as amended, Campbell will have an exclusive
60 day option to use its best efforts to negotiate for the right to expand the Field in the Agreement to include Savory Beverages (the "Option"). The Option can only be exercised upon the
parties' mutual agreement to the royalty terms amending the current Agreement, as amended. Such royalty structure shall include (i) a structure similar to the royalty structure currently set
forth in Section 7.3(A) (B) and (C) of the Agreement; and (ii) a royalty rate of no greater than  [***] of Net Sales of Campbell product, in
the Savory Beverages Field, incorporating a Product Compound. The Option shall expire
upon 60 days from the date of this First Amendment. If the parties are unable to mutually agree on royalty terms for the Savory Beverages field within the 60 day period, the Savory
Beverages field shall revert back to Senomyx. 

        (B)  Notwithstanding
the provisions contained within this Agreement, Campbell may, at any time, request to negotiate for a license for the use of Product Compounds outside
the Field. However, the parties understand that any such negotiation and license will be subject to Third Party agreements entered into by Senomyx and the final decision to enter into such license
shall be made by Senomyx, in its sole discretion. 

        IV.    The following definitions of Appendix A of the Agreement are
hereby included or amended and restated herein. All other definitions in the Agreement will remain unchanged. 

        "Savory Beverages" means [***]. 

        "Option" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(A) of the Agreement, as amended. 

        "Option Payment" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 of the Agreement, as amended. 

        V.    Appendix E is hereby amended to include the following additional
products. All other products on Appendix E will remain unchanged. 

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        VI.    Miscellaneous.

        (1)   Except
as specifically amended by this First Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 

        (2)   This
First Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, as such laws are applied to contracts entered into and to be performed entirely within
such state. 

        (3)   This
First Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute the same
instrument. 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this First Amendment effective as of July 26, 2002. 

	SENOMYX, INC.	 	CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
	

/s/  PAUL A. GRAYSON      
 Paul A. Grayson

Chairman and CEO	
 	

/s/  DAVID C. MACNAIR      
 David C. Macnair

VP—Global Research and Development

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with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Confidential Treatment Requested

Under 17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4),

200.83 and 230.406.  

SECOND AMENDMENT

TO THE COLLABORATIVE

RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN SENOMYX AND CAMPBELL  

        THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (the "Second Amendment") is made by and
between Senomyx, Inc. ("Senomyx"), a Delaware corporation, having a principal place of business at 11099 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA
92037, and Campbell Soup Company ("Campbell"), having its principal place of business at Campbell Place, Camden, NJ 08103-1799. 

        WHEREAS,
Senomyx and Campbell entered into that certain Collaborative Research and License Agreement dated March 28, 2001 (the
"Agreement") to collaborate in a research program to discover compounds that  [***]; and 

        WHEREAS,
Senomyx and Campbell entered into that certain First Amendment to the Collaborative Research and License Agreement dated July 26, 2002 (the "First
Amendment") which provided for an option to amend the Agreement to [***] (capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined in this Second Amendment shall have the meanings given such terms in the Agreement, as amended); and 

        WHEREAS,
Senomyx and Campbell wish to amend the Agreement in the manner set forth in this Second Amendment. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and of the covenants, representations and agreements set forth below, the parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement as
follows: 

        I.    7.3 Royalty for Products. Campbell will pay to Senomyx the following
earned royalties during the Royalty Term: 

        (A)  With
respect to the Net Sales of Product(s), Campbell will pay Senomyx a royalty equal to [***]
of total annual Net Sales of Product(s) for Field 1; 

        (B)  With
respect to the Net Sales of Product(s), Campbell will pay Senomyx a royalty equal to [***]
of total annual Net Sales of Product(s) for Field 2 for the first three years of the Royalty Term and [***] of total annual Net
Sales of Product(s) for Field 2 for the remainder of the Royalty Term; 

        (C)  In
the event that [***] 

             [***]. 

        (D)  In
the event that [***]. 

        (E)  Campbell
will pay Senomyx a royalty equal to [***] of the total annual Net Sales of New
Product(s) in Field 1. 

        (F)  Campbell
will pay Senomyx a royalty equal to [***] of the total annual Net Sales of New
Product(s) in Field 2. 

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        II.    The following definitions of Appendix A of the Agreement are hereby amended and restated herein. All other
definitions in the Agreement will remain unchanged. 

        "Field 1" means Soups [***], including frozen Soups. 

        "Field 2" means Savory Beverages [***]. 

        "Field" means the applicable Field 1 or Field 2, collectively. 

        III.    Appendix E is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as the  Amended Appendix E attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
 

        IV.    Miscellaneous.

        (1)   Except
as specifically amended by this Second Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 

        (2)   This
Second Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the State of California; as such laws are applied to contracts entered into and to be performed entirely within
such state. 

        (3)   This
Second Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute the same
instrument. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Second Amendment effective as of November 5, 2002. 

	SENOMYX, INC.	 	CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
	

/s/  PAUL A. GRAYSON      
 Paul A. Grayson

Chairman and CEO	
 	

/s/  DAVID C. MACNAIR      
 David C. Macnair

VP—Global Research and Development

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with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Confidential Treatment Requested

Under 17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4),

200.83 and 230.406.  

THIRD AMENDMENT

TO THE COLLABORATIVE

RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN SENOMYX AND CAMPBELL  

        THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (the "Third Amendment") is made by and between Senomyx, Inc. ("Senomyx"), a
Delaware corporation, having a principal place of business at 11099 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, and Campbell Soup Company ("Campbell"), having its principal place of business at
Campbell Place, Camden, NJ 08103-1799. 

        WHEREAS,
Senomyx and Campbell entered into that certain Collaborative Research and License Agreement dated March 28, 2001, as amended by that certain First Amendment dated
July 26, 2002 and that Second Amendment dated November 5, 2002 (collectively, the "Agreement"), (capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Third Amendment shall have the
meanings given such terms in the Agreement); and 

        WHEREAS,
Senomyx and Campbell desire to amend the Agreement to extend the Collaborative Period in the manner set forth in this Third Amendment; 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and of the covenants, representations and agreements set forth below, the parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement as
follows: 

        I.    The following definitions of Appendix A of the Agreement are hereby included or amended and restated herein. All
other definitions in the Agreement will remain unchanged. 

        "Collaborative
Period" means the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending upon the earlier of (i) the submission of a data package for GRAS determination or
(ii) March 28, 2006, unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 3.2 or 13." 

        "Go/No-Go
Decision Date" means March 28, 2005." 

        II.    Section 7.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 

        "Annual Research Support and Option.    Campbell will provide funding to Senomyx for research support totaling  [***] for the first three (3) years, [***] for
the fourth year and [***] for the fifth year. Additionally, Campbell will pay  [***] for an Option, as set forth in Section 8.4(A), as amended ("Option
Payment"). Research support and Option Payments
will be used for the Collaborative Program and will be made by Campbell according to the following schedule: 

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        These
payments are inclusive of overhead, labor, and supplies. These payments do not include (i) Campbell's costs associated with providing support for the collaboration; or
(ii) the costs of any unanticipated materials as requested and agreed to by the parties. Additional funding, if any, will be proposed to the Steering Committee and agreed to in writing by the
parties." 

        III.    Section 13.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 

        "13.2 Termination by Campbell.    Campbell will have the right to terminate this Agreement without cause at any time on or after
the Go/No-Go Decision Date upon sixty (60) days written notice; provided, however, that if such termination occurs after the Go/No-Go Decision Date and prior to the end
of the Collaborative Period, Campbell will provide research funding in accordance with Section 7.1 for a period of six (6) months from the date of written notice of termination (for
purposes of clarity, such payment will be a pro rata portion of the annual research funding rate set forth in Section 7.1). In the alternative, Campbell may elect to renegotiate the terms of
the Agreement based on the progress of the Collaborative Program, in which case the parties shall negotiate in good faith for a reasonable period to arrive at mutually agreeable terms. During such
negotiation period, Campbell will pay research funding in accordance with Section 7.1 (such payment will be a pro rata portion of the annual research funding rate set forth in
Section 7.1)." 

        IV.    The Timeline Summary section of Appendix C to the Agreement is hereby amended as provided in Exhibit A
hereto.    The remainder of Appendix C shall remain unchanged. 

        V.    Miscellaneous. 

        (1)   Except
as specifically amended by this Third Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 

        (2)   This
Third Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the State of California; as such laws are applied to contracts entered into and to be performed entirely within
such state. 

        (3)   This
Third Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute the same
instrument. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Third Amendment effective as of February 19, 2004. 

	SENOMYX, INC.	 	CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
	

/s/ KENT SNYDER
 Kent Snyder

President & Chief Executive Officer	
 	

/s/ DAVID C. MACNAIR
 David C. Macnair

VP—Global Research and Development

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Updated Timeline  

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    COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
  AND LICENSE AGREEMENT    
    
    BETWEEN    
    
    SENOMYX, INC.    
    
    AND    
    
    NESTEC Ltd.    
    

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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENT  

        This Agreement is entered into as of the Effective Date by and between Senomyx, Inc., a Delaware Corporation having offices at 11099 North Torrey
Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 ("Senomyx") and NESTEC, Ltd., a Swiss company, having its principal place of business at Avenue Nestlé 55, CH-1800 Vevey,
Switzerland ("Nestlé"). 

BACKGROUND  

        Senomyx conducts research in the field of chemo sensation, an objective of which is to study potential biological targets and develop assays for use in the
discovery and commercialization of products in taste and olfaction. Nestlé (together with its Affiliates) is in the business of developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling consumer
products. Senomyx and Nestlé desire to collaborate in two research and development programs. One program is to discover compounds that enhance the  [***] taste of products in defined fields. The
other is to enhance the taste of  [***] in defined fields. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises and of the covenants, representations and agreements set forth below, the parties agree as follows: 

THE AGREEMENT  

1.    Definitions.    Certain terms set forth in this Agreement with initial
capitals are defined in Appendix A, which is incorporated by reference. 

2.    Steering Committees.    No later than ten days after the Effective Date, the
parties will establish two joint steering committees, each of which will be made up of representatives from the parties (collectively the "Steering Committees") one Steering Committee shall be for the  [***] Program and one Steering Committee shall be for the  [***] Program. The Steering Committees will manage the Collaborative Programs and will (i) provide strategic direction
and performance criteria for the Collaborative Programs; (ii) monitor progress and communicate status of the Collaborative Programs; (iii) facilitate the cooperation of the parties under
the Collaborative Programs; (iv) will approve the achievement of milestones; and, (v) will continue to communicate following the Collaborative Period regarding the development and
commercialization of Products. Each Steering Committee will consist of two representatives designated by Senomyx and two representatives designated by Nestlé. Each member of the
Steering Committees will have one vote. The Steering Committees will first meet no later than thirty days after the Effective Date and at least four times per year during the Collaborative Period
using mutually agreed upon meeting locations and formats including teleconferencing and videoconferencing. Each party shall bear its own expenses relating to the meetings and activities of the
Steering Committees. During the Collaborative Period, Senomyx will promptly prepare and deliver to the members of the Steering Committees minutes of such meetings for review and approval of both
parties. Decisions in each of the Steering Committees will be made by unanimous vote, at a meeting where all four voting representatives are present. Each member (or an authorized representative) of
each of the Steering Committees must be represented at each meeting either in person, or by a mutually agreed upon format including teleconferencing and videoconferencing, for a quorum to be
constituted. All unresolved disputes will be settled in accordance with Section 17.4, or as otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing. 

3.    Collaborative Programs.    Senomyx will collaborate exclusively with
Nestlé in the [***] Program and the [***]
Program in the Relevant Categories. 

        3.1    Research.    

        (A)  At
each of the first Steering Committee meetings of the Collaborative Programs, the respective Steering Committee will review (i) the detailed scientific research
plan for the [***] Program that defines the success of the  [***] Program (the "[***] Research Plan"); and
(ii) the 

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detailed
scientific research plan for the [***] Program that defines the success of the  [***] Program (the "[***]
Research Plan"). The Research
Plans are attached as Appendix B and incorporated into the Agreement by reference. Both Research Plans will begin on the Effective Date and each will be completed upon the selection of the
first Selected Compound for its respective Collaborative Program. 

        (B)  During
the Collaborative Period, Senomyx will perform the activities outlined in the Research Plans, including US Regulatory Approval and European Regulatory Approval
using reasonable efforts, and the applicable resources provided under Section 7.1. Senomyx will prepare (i) a data package for  [***] Compounds for the [***]
 Program; and (ii) a
data package for [***] Compounds for the [***] Program,
as the parties shall agree. 

        (C)  During
the Collaborative Period, Nestlé will use reasonable efforts to perform the activities in accordance with the Research Plans, including the
evaluation of the data packages provided by Senomyx for Compounds as provided for under Section 3.1(B). Such evaluation by Nestlé shall not exceed  [***]. 

        (D)  During
the Collaborative Period, the Steering Committees will each select the Selected Compounds for development after evaluation of the data packages by
Nestlé, as provided for under Section 3(C), at the meeting of the applicable Steering Committee following the submission of the data packages as provided for under
Section 3.1(B). 

        3.2    Product Development.    Upon the completion of either US Regulatory Approval or European Regulatory Approval,
Nestlé will use its reasonable endeavors to implement and complete a concept and products acceptance test within a period of  [***] to ascertain the commercial potential of Products (e.g. product
concept development, consumer testing etc). Upon
completion of this process ("Decision Date"), Nestlé will decide in which of the Relevant Categories it wishes to commercialize Products and will notify the Steering Committee in
writing of same. By the Decision Date and annually thereafter beginning the first day of the Calendar Year, Nestlé agrees to prepare and present to Senomyx a presentation which will
include information relating to marketing concepts, strategy, estimated targets, certain available market research data, and projected Net Sales (only for each Relevant Category and not by individual
product) to be submitted to Senomyx prior to the beginning of the Calendar Year (the "Product Marketing Report"). The Product Marketing Report will not be binding and neither Nestlé nor
any of its Affiliates makes any warranty that any Net Sales projection in a Product Marketing Report will be achieved. The Steering Committee will meet as appropriate to review actual Net Sales and
Product Marketing Report. 

        If
at the Decision Date, Nestlé decides not to commercialize any [***] Products in a Relevant
Category the rights granted to Nestlé by Senomyx under Section 8.1(C) for [***] Products in such Relevant
Category will terminate and revert back to Senomyx and Nestlé's obligations for such [***] Products in such
Relevant Category shall be terminated. Likewise, if at the Decision Date, Nestlé decides not to commercialize any  [***] Products in a Relevant Category the rights granted to Nestlé by
Senomyx under Section 8.1(C) for  [***] Products in such Relevant Category will terminate and revert back to Senomyx and Nestlé's obligations for
such [***] Products in such Relevant Category shall be terminated. In addition, during the Collaborative Period if
Nestlé requests to commercialize Products in a previously un-known application in the New Category or a Relevant Category, and rights to such application have not been
granted by Senomyx to a Third Party, such application will be added to a Relevant Category for such Product for no additional funding under Section 7.1 or 7.2. After the Collaborative Period if
Nestlé requests to commercialize Products in a previously un-known application in the New Category or a Relevant Category, and rights to such application have not been
granted by Senomyx to a Third Party, such application will be added to a Relevant Category for such Product, and the royalties rates for the commercialization of such Products will be the royalty
rates referred to in Clause 7.4(A). The parties will negotiate in good faith that additional funding, if any, to be paid by Nestlé and other commercial terms. 

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        3.3    Responsibilities of Parties in Development Phase.    All regulatory filings made or filed by Senomyx for any
Selected Compound will be owned exclusively by Senomyx and shall be subject to the license grant pursuant to Section 8. Senomyx shall be responsible for all costs associated with such
regulatory filings; provided, however, notwithstanding Section 7.2(3), if costs to Senomyx associated for such regulatory approval exceed  [***], as documented by Senomyx, then the applicable
Steering Committee will decide on the further obligations of the parties
pursuant to this Section 3.3, then Nestlé will cooperate to the extent reasonably necessary to permit Senomyx to perform the foregoing activities. 

4.    Collaboration with an Affiliate or Third Party.    During the Term, and
without limitation to the grant of rights in Section 8, Senomyx will have the right to enter into collaborative programs with its Affiliates or with Third parties including, but not limited to,
collaborative programs to discover compounds that enhance (i) the [***] taste of products outside the  [***] Field; (ii) the taste of [***] and  [***] in products outside the [***] Field;
(iii) enhance the taste of molecules other than [***] within the  [***] Field and [***] and 
[***] within the [***] Field. However, Senomyx shall
notify Nestlé, in writing, prior to entering into a collaborative program with an Affiliate or with a Third party during the Collaborative Period for the discovery of compounds that
enhance the [***] taste of products or to enhance the taste of  [***] and [***]in products that are not
described in the  [***] Category, the [***] Category, the  [***] Category, the [***]
 Category, or the  [***] Category, of such program and products and if Nestlé does not have, at the time of such notification, plans
to commercialize products that would fall under such program and products, Senomyx may enter into such program for such products. If Nestlé has such plans to commercialize products that
would fall under such program and products, Nestlé shall notify Senomyx, within [***] of receipt of notification
from Senomyx, and the parties will amend the Agreement to add such products to the appropriate Relevant Category. 

5.    Law and Regulation.    The Compounds, Selected Compounds, Product Compounds
and Materials provided by Senomyx under this Agreement must be used in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including, without limitation, all import and export laws and regulations. 

6.    Reporting.    Each party will report to the other a written summary of results
of research and development work it carries out, if any, under this Agreement within [***] Steering Committee meeting. Each
party agrees to prepare and exchange written and electronic reports concerning any results and data that must be used by either party as supporting information for any regulatory filings. The exchange
of such report may be reasonably supplemented, at the request of the party receiving a report, by correspondence and/or upon reasonable prior notice, during visits to the other party's facilities
where activities referred to in the Research Plans are conducted. 

7.    Financial Terms.    

        7.1    Annual Research Support.    Each year during the Collaborative Period, Nestlé will pay Senomyx 
[***] per year for the Collaborative Programs, [***] for
the [***] Program and [***] for the  [***] Program. The payments will be made in advance and on an equal
quarterly basis. The first payment will be made within  [***] following the Effective Date. These payments are inclusive of overhead, labor, and supplies. These payments do not include
(i) Nestlé's costs associated with providing support for the collaboration; or (ii) the costs of any unanticipated materials as requested and agreed to by the parties.
Additional funding, if any, will be proposed to the Steering Committees and agreed to in writing by the parties. 

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        7.2    Milestone Payments.    Nestlé will pay Senomyx the following non-creditable,
non-refundable milestone payments of USD [***] each within  [***] of the occurrence of the following milestone events. 

        7.2.1    Milestones
for the [***] Program: 

        7.2.1(1)    [***] Program milestone 1

                [***]

        7.2.1(2)    [***] Program milestone 2

                [***]

        7.2.1(3)    [***] Program milestone 3

                [***]

        7.2.1(4)    [***] Program milestone 4

                [***]

        7.2.2    Milestones
for the [***] Program: 

        7.2.2(1)    [***] Program milestone 1

                [***]

        7.2.2(2)    [***] Program milestone 2

                [***]

        7.2.2(3)    [***] Program milestone 3

                [***]

        7.2.2(4)    [***] Program milestone 4

                [***]

        7.2.3    In
respect of the [***] Program and the  [***] Program and in order to achieve the milestone above, Senomyx may decide which of the  [***] it wishes to obtain but in any event Senomyx must obtain  [***] in order to achieve the relevant milestone referred to above and must obtain the relevant
[***] within the time frame referred to in that milestone. Unless terms are specifically agreed in writing between
Nestlé and Senomyx, no additional payment will be made by Nestlé (including but not limited to any additional research funding) if  [***]. 

        7.3    Late Achievement of Milestones.    Where a Milestone referred to in Section 7.2 above is not achieved by
the Milestone Deadline, then, except to the extent that any such non achievement of a milestone is caused by Nestlé or an unforeseeable event caused by a regulatory body, the milestone
payments [***]. 

        7.4    Royalty for Products.    Nestlé will pay to Senomyx the following earned royalties during the
Royalty Term: 

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        (A)  Nestlé
will pay Senomyx a royalty equal to [***] on that portion of total actual  [***] of a Product(s) that contains [***] provided,
however, that the royalty rate will be equal to [***] on the portion of total annual  [***] of a Product(s) that contains [***]
. 

        (B)  If,
after the Decision Date, Nestlé elects to commercialize Product(s) in a Relevant Category, it will act with reasonable diligence to commercialize such
Product(s); 

        (C)  If
Nestlé chooses to commercialize a Product(s) in the [***] Category and
Nestlé has not by the end of a [***] period starting from the Decision Date, attained a total amount of  [***] of Products within the [***] Category of USD  [***], Nestlé shall pay the remaining difference between the total amount of royalties already paid in those  [***]
 and the amount of USD [***] to Senomyx. 

        (D)  If
Nestlé chooses to commercialize a Product(s) in the [***] Category and
Nestlé has not by the end of a [***] period, starting from the Decision Date, attained a total amount of Net
Sales of Products within the [***] Category amounting to USD  [***] Nestlé shall pay the remaining difference between the total amount of royalties
already paid in those  [***] and the amount of USD [***] to Senomyx. 

        (E)  After
the end of the periods specified in (C) and (D) above and for the remainder of the Royalty Term, if Nestlé decides at any time to cease
commercializing all [***] Products in a Relevant Category the rights granted to Nestlé by Senomyx under
Section 8.1 (C) for [***] Products in such Relevant Category will terminate and revert back to Senomyx and
Nestlé's obligations for such [***] Products in such Relevant Category shall be terminated. Likewise, if
Nestlé decides at any time to cease commercializing all [***] Products in a Relevant Category the rights granted
to Nestlé by Senomyx under Section 8.1 (C) for [***] Products in such Relevant Category will
terminate and revert back to Senomyx and Nestlé's obligations for such [***] Products in such Relevant Category
shall be terminated. 

        (F)  On
and from the end of the periods specified in (C) and (D) above and for the remainder of the Royalty Term, and in respect of the  [***] Category if, during [***]
, Nestlé
(through its Affiliates) has not achieved a combined minimum amount of [***] of Products which is equal to or greater than USD  [***], then, at
Nestlé's option (notified in writing to Senomyx), either: (i) the rights granted to
Nestlé by Senomyx under Section 8.1(C) for Products in the [***] Category will terminate and revert
back to Senomyx and Nestlé's obligations for such Products in the [***] Category shall be terminated; or
(ii) Nestlé will pay to Senomyx an amount of USD [***], such amount to be paid within  [***] after Nestlé notifies Senomyx that it has
exercised this option. Nestlé will use all
reasonable efforts to decide promptly which option to pursue under this Section and in any event if it has not provided written notification to Senomyx within  [***] after the last day of [***], then
Nestlé's rights referred to in this Section will be automatically terminated as if Nestlé had elected to do so under this Section. Even if Nestlé has
exercised its option to retain the licenses referred to in this Section, if Nestlé (through its Affiliates) has not achieved a combined minimum annual amount of  [***] of Products which is equal
to or greater than USD  [***] for [***], the rights granted to
Nestlé by Senomyx under Section 8.1 (C) for Products in the [***] Category will terminate and
revert back to Senomyx and Nestlé's obligations for such Products in the [***] Category shall be terminated. 

        (G)  On
and from the end of the periods specified in (C) and (D) above and for the remainder of the Royalty Term, and in respect of the  [***] Category if, during a [***]
, Nestlé
(through its Affiliates) has not achieved a combined minimum amount of [***] of Products which is equal to or greater than USD  [***], then, at
Nestlé's option (notified in writing to Senomyx), either: (i) the rights granted to
Nestlé by Senomyx under Section 8.1(C) for Products in the [***] Category will terminate and revert
back to Senomyx and Nestlé's obligations for such Products in the [***] Category shall be terminated; or
(ii) Nestlé will pay to Senomyx an amount of USD 

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 [***], such amount to be paid within [***] after Nestlé notifies
Senomyx that it has exercised this option. Nestlé will use all reasonable efforts to decide promptly which option to pursue under this Section and in any event if it has not provided
written notification to Senomyx within [***] after the last day of  [***], then Nestlé's rights referred to in this Section will be automatically
terminated as if
Nestlé had elected to do so under this Section. Even if Nestlé has exercised its option to retain the licenses referred to in this Section, if Nestlé
(through its Affiliates) has not achieved a combined minimum annual amount of [***] of Products which is equal to or greater
than USD [***] for [***], the rights granted to
Nestlé by Senomyx under Section 8.1(C) for Products in the [***] Category will terminate and revert
back to Senomyx and Nestlé's obligations for such Products in the [***] Category shall be terminated. 

        7.5    If at any time during the Royalty Term any other Third Party discovers and is able to commercialize a compound or
material which enhances the [***] taste of products with application to products in either the  [***] Field or the [***]
 Field and/or any Third Party
rights come into existence over a Selected Compound, Nestlé has [***]. 

        Any
unsolved disputes regarding [***] will be settled in accordance with Section 17.4 or as otherwise
mutually agreed upon in writing. 

        7.6    Payment Terms.    The royalties due under Section 7 will be paid within  [***]
 after the end of each quarter period of a Calendar Year in which such royalties are earned during the Royalty Term for
each Product. With each such quarterly payment, Nestlé will furnish to Senomyx a royalty statement in sufficient detail to permit confirmation of the accuracy of the royalty payment
made, which sets forth on a country-by-country basis the relevant sales information, including the total  [***] of each such Product sold, [***], the
royalties
payable in United States dollars, the method used to calculate the royalty, the exchange rate used and other information employed to calculate  [***] for such Product. 

        7.7    Currency of Payment.    All payments to be made under this Agreement, including the royalties payable to
Senomyx by Nestlé, will be paid in Swiss Francs by wire transfer (or other means acceptable to Senomyx) to a bank account designated by Senomyx. 

        7.8    Taxes Withheld.    Any income or other tax that Nestlé, or any of its Affiliates is required by
a government agency to withhold and pay on behalf of Senomyx with respect to the royalties payable under this Agreement will be deducted from and offset against such royalties prior to remittance to
Senomyx; provided, however, that in regard to any tax so deducted, Nestlé will give or cause to be given to Senomyx such assistance as may reasonably be necessary to enable Senomyx to
claim exemption from or credit for the tax so deducted, and in each case will promptly furnish to Senomyx proper evidence of the taxes paid on Senomyx's behalf. 

        7.9    Late Payment.    In the event that any payment, including royalty payments, due hereunder is not made when due,
the payment will accrue interest from that date due at the rate of [***]; provided, however, that in no event will such rate
exceed the maximum legal annual interest rate. The payment of such interest will not limit Senomyx from exercising any other rights it may have as a consequence of the lateness of any payment. 

        7.10    Records of Unit Sales, Net Sales and Royalty Calculations.    During the Royalty Term and for a period of
three years thereafter, Nestlé will keep complete and accurate records of sales and all other information necessary to calculate  [***] of each Product in sufficient detail to allow the accrued
royalties to be determined accurately in accordance with
International Accounting Standards (IAS) and to verify the royalty payments pursuant to Section 7.4. Senomyx, with reasonable written notice to Nestlé, will have the right to
cause a nationally recognized independent, certified public accountant that is acceptable to both parties to audit such records at the place or places of business where such records are customarily
kept in order to verify the accuracy of the reports of [***] and royalty payments. Such accountant must execute a
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accountant
to keep all information disclosed to it confidential and will only be permitted to disclose to Senomyx the extent of any discrepancy between royalty payments made by Nestlé
under this Agreement and the actual royalty required to be so paid. Senomyx will bear the reasonable cost of such audit unless such audit discloses a variance of more than  [***] in Senomyx's favor from
the amount of the royalties due under this Agreement, in which event, Nestlé will
bear the reasonable cost of such audit. In all events, Nestlé will pay any underpayment with interest in accordance with Section 7.9. Senomyx agrees not to disclose Confidential
Information concerning royalty payments reports, and all other information learned in the course of an audit or inspection, except to the extent necessary for Senomyx to enforce its rights under this
Agreement or if disclosure is required by law. 

8.    Grants.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Senomyx
hereby grants to Nestlé and Nestlé hereby grants to Senomyx the following rights: 

        8.1    Grant of Rights regarding Compounds, Selected Compounds and Products:    

        Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Senomyx hereby grants to Nestlé the following rights as of the later of thirty days after execution of this
Agreement or of the expiration of the waiting period under the under the Hart Scott Rodino Act, if any notification and report under that Act is required: 

        (A)  a
non-exclusive, nontransferable (except as permitted under Section 17.12), worldwide license under the Senomyx Technology to use Compound(s)
discovered under the [***] Program for evaluation in the  [***] Field; and Senomyx hereby grants to Nestlé a nonexclusive, nontransferable (except as
permitted under
Section 17.12), worldwide license under the Senomyx Technology to use Compound(s) discovered under the [***] Program for
evaluation in the [***] Field; 

        (B)  an
exclusive, nontransferable (except as permitted under Section 17.12), worldwide license under the Senomyx Technology to use  [***] Compound(s) solely for non-commercial development of  [***] Products in the [***] Field; and Senomyx hereby
grants to Nestlé an exclusive, nontransferable (except as permitted under Section 17.12), worldwide license under the Senomyx Technology to use  [***] Compound(s) solely for non-commercial
development of  [***] Products in the [***] Field; and 

        (C)  an
exclusive, nontransferable (except as permitted under Section 17.12), worldwide license under the Senomyx Technology to make, have made, use, sell, offer for
sale, have sold, import and export [***] Products for the  [***] Field; and Senomyx hereby grants to Nestlé an exclusive, nontransferable (except as
permitted under
Section 17.12), worldwide license under the Senomyx Technology to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, have sold, import and export  [***] Products for the [***]
 Field. 

        8.2    Limitations to Licenses.    Except as provided below, Nestlé may not sublicense its rights under
Section 8 to Third Parties. Nestlé may sub-license its rights under Section 8 to Affiliates on the condition that Nestlé assumes the
responsibility for the due performance by Affiliates under a sub-license of the obligations imposed upon Nestlé in the license under this Agreement. Nestlé
agrees to be responsible for and to guarantee due payment of royalties on sales of Products containing Compounds by Affiliates. 

        8.3    If Nestlé identifies any Nestlé Technology that may be relevant or useful for the research
purposes under this Agreement, Senomyx may request a license of the relevant Nestlé Technology and Nestlé may in its sole discretion grant a license of the
Nestlé Technology. Where Nestlé consents to a license in this Section 8.3, Nestlé will grant a fully paid, non-exclusive,
non-transferable license to use the relevant Nestlé Technology for research purposes. For the avoidance of doubt this license will not include the right to
sub-license unless Nestlé gives its consent, which may be withheld for any reason. 

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9.     Ownership of Intellectual Property.  

        9.1    Transfer of Rights.    Senomyx retains all rights in Senomyx Technology not expressly licensed or assigned in
this Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended to convey or transfer ownership or the grant of any license or sublicense by one party
to the other party of any rights in any Confidential Information, Patent Rights or Know-How Controlled by a party. 

        9.2    Senomyx Inventions.    Senomyx will own all Inventions and other Know-How made solely by its
employees and agents and all Patent Rights claiming such Inventions and Know-How. 

        9.3    Nestlé Inventions.    Nestlé will own all Inventions and other
Know-How made solely by its employees and agents, and all Patent Rights claiming such Inventions and Know-How. 

        9.4    Joint Inventions.    All Inventions conceived jointly by employees or agents of Senomyx and employees or agents
of Nestlé (the "Joint Inventions") and all Joint Patent Rights will be owned jointly by Nestlé and Senomyx. United States intellectual property ownership laws will
determine ownership of patentable inventions, including but not limited to, joint and several ownership for Joint Inventions. Nestlé hereby irrevocably assigns to Senomyx all interest
in and to any Joint Inventions that consist of improvement to Senomyx Technology, Compounds, Product Compounds or Selected Compounds and uses thereof, and all Joint Patent Rights claiming such Joint
Inventions, subject to the licenses granted to Nestlé under Section 8. In the event that Nestlé is legally unable to assign such rights to Senomyx, then
Nestlé agrees either to waive the enforcement of such rights against Senomyx and any sublicensees and assignees, or to grant Senomyx an exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide,
fully-paid license, with right to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicense, to such rights. Senomyx hereby irrevocably assigns to Nestlé all interest in and to any
Joint Inventions that consist of improvement to Nestlé Technology and uses thereof, and all Joint Patent Rights claiming such Joint Inventions, subject to the licenses granted to
Senomyx under Section 8. In the event that Senomyx is legally unable to assign such rights to Nestlé, then Senomyx agrees either to waive the enforcement of such rights against
Nestlé and any sublicensees and assignees, or to grant Nestlé an exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid license, with right to sublicense
through multiple tiers of sublicense, to such rights. 

        9.5    Other Inventions.    Any Inventions not included in Sections 9.2, 9.3, or 9.4 will be owned by their
inventors. 

        9.6    Inventorship and Assignment.    United States patent law will determine inventorship of patentable inventions.
Senomyx and Nestlé agree to execute all documentation necessary to perfect all assignments of Inventions, Know-How and Patent Rights contemplated in this Agreement. 

        9.7    Markings.    Nestlé agrees where it is reasonable and practical to do so to mark and to cause
any Affiliate or sublicensee to mark any Product (or their containers or labels) made, sold or otherwise disposed of by it or them with any notice of Patent Rights necessary or desirable under
applicable law to enable the Senomyx Patent Rights or Joint Patent Rights, as applicable, to be enforced to their full extent in any country where Products are made used or sold. In addition, where it
is reasonable and practical to do so, and where the parties have mutually agreed, Nestlé will mark and to cause any Affiliate or sublicensee to mark any Product (or their containers or
labels) made, sold or otherwise disposed of by it or them with the trademark of Senomyx (the "Trademark"). Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Senomyx hereby grants to
Nestlé a royalty free non-exclusive, nontransferable (except as permitted under Section 17.12) worldwide license to use the Trademark during the Term solely in
connection with the marketing and sale of the Products; provided, however, that: (i) Nestlé must comply with all applicable laws and regulations with respect to the Trademark and
must not do or suffer to be done any act or thing that would impair Senomyx's rights; and (ii) Nestlé agrees not to adopt or use any other trademark, words or symbol that
features or includes the word Senomyx or any marks which are confusingly similar to the Trademark. 

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10.   Treatment of Confidential Information; Publicity.  

        10.1    Confidentiality.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Senomyx and Nestlé
each agree that, during the Term and for a period of [***] thereafter, it will keep confidential, and will cause its Affiliates
to keep confidential, all Confidential Information that is disclosed to it or to any of its Affiliates by the other party. Neither Senomyx nor Nestlé nor any of their respective
Affiliates will use the other party's Confidential Information except as expressly permitted in this Agreement. 

        10.2    Disclosure to Related Parties.    Senomyx and Nestlé each agree that any disclosure of the
other party's Confidential Information to any officer, employee, contractor, consultant, sublicensee or agent of the other party or to any of its Affiliates will be made only if and to the extent
necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Agreement and to exercise the rights granted to it hereunder, will be limited to the extent consistent with such responsibilities and rights, and
will be provided only to such persons or entities who are under an obligation of confidentiality no less stringent than as set forth in this Agreement. Each party will use reasonable efforts to take
such action, and to cause its Affiliates to take such action, to preserve the confidentiality of each other's Confidential Information, which will be the same efforts as it would customarily take to
preserve the confidentiality of its own Confidential Information. 

        10.3    Return of Confidential Material Upon Termination.    Upon termination of this Agreement, each party, upon the
other party's request, will return or destroy all Confidential Information received from the other party pursuant to this Agreement, including all copies and extracts of documents, within thirty days
of the request of the other party; provided, however, one copy of the Confidential Information may be retained in a secure location with limited access for legal purposes only. 

        10.4    Exceptions to Confidential Information.    Confidential Information will not include any information, which
the receiving party can prove by competent written evidence: 

        (A)  is
now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on the part of the receiving party, generally known or available; 

        (B)  is
known by the receiving party at the time of receiving such information, as evidenced by its records; 

        (C)  is
hereafter furnished to the receiving party without restriction as to disclosure or use by a Third Party lawfully entitled to furnish such information; 

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        (D)  is
independently developed by the employees, agents or contractors of the receiving party without the aid, application or use of the disclosing party's Confidential
Information; or 

        (E)  is
the subject of a written permission to disclose provided by the disclosing party. 

        A
party may also disclose Confidential Information of the other party where required to do so by law or legal process; provided, however, that, in such event, the party required to
disclose such information must give advance written notice of such disclosure to the other party and must cooperate with the other party's efforts to seek, at the request and expense of the other
party, all confidential treatment and protection for such disclosure as is permitted by applicable law. 

        10.5    Confidential Financial Information.    The parties agree that the material financial terms of this Agreement
will be considered Confidential Information of both parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may disclose such terms in legal proceedings or as are required to be disclosed in its
financial statements, by law, or under an obligation of confidentiality to bona fide potential sublicensees. Subject to prior written approval, either party will have the further right to disclose the
material financial terms of this Agreement under an obligation of confidentiality to any potential acquirer, merger partner, bank, venture capital firm, or other financial institution to the extent
necessary to obtain financing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Senomyx will issue a press release to announce the execution of this Agreement and the material terms; provided, however, that such
material terms shall be subject to the prior written consent of Nestlé. Thereafter, Nestlé and Senomyx may each disclose to Third Parties the information contained in
such press release without the need for further approval by the other party. 

        10.6    Confidential Research Information.    The parties agree that all results and data generated from the research
by a party under the Collaborative Programs will be owned exclusively by that party and considered Confidential Information of that party subject to the confidentiality requirements of
Section 10. Nestlé will not provide to a Third Party any Materials provided by Senomyx to Nestlé nor will Senomyx provide to a Third Party any Materials provided
by Nestlé. 

        10.7    Permitted Use and Disclosures.    Each party may use or disclose Confidential Information disclosed to it by
the other party to the extent such information is included in the Nestlé Technology, Senomyx Technology or Joint Patent Rights, and to the extent such use or disclosure is reasonably
necessary and permitted in the exercise of the rights granted hereunder in filing or prosecuting patent applications, prosecuting or defending litigation, complying with applicable governmental
regulations, or court orders or otherwise submitting information to tax or other governmental authorities, conducting clinical trials,
submitting information for food additive approval applications, or making a permitted sublicense or otherwise exercising rights expressly granted to the other party pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement; provided, however, that if a party is required to make any such disclosure of the other party's Confidential Information, other than pursuant to a confidentiality agreement, it will give
reasonable advance notice of such disclosure to the other party, and will request the prior approval of the other party (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) Where any such disclosure of
Confidential Information is approved, that party disclosing confidential information will disclose only the minimum necessary to comply with such requirements. 

        10.8    Use of Data for Promotional Purposes.    Either party may (i) make public statements regarding
Compounds, Selected Compounds, Product Compounds or Products by announcing the achievement of milestones, following consultation with the other party and with the prior written consent of the other
party, and (ii) without the prior consent of the other party, make public statements regarding the overall success rate(s) achieved by and/or for its customers with the use of the Senomyx
Technology; provided, however, that it may not disclose any chemical structures, screens or the other party's identity. 

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        10.9    Publication of Results.    Subject to this Section 10, results and data obtained by either party in the
course of the collaboration may be submitted for publication by Senomyx in accordance with Senomyx's customary practices. Senomyx will send a copy of the proposed publication to Nestlé
and will allow Nestlé [***] from the date of receipt for review, and comment. Nestlé may, within
such [***] period object to the proposed publication on the grounds that the publication contains Confidential Information in
which case any such data determined in fact to be Confidential Information shall be removed from the publication before it is published. 

        10.10    Publicity.    Except as required by law and as provided in this Section 10, neither party may make any
public announcement or otherwise disclose the terms of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. 

11.   Intellectual Property Enforcement and Defense of Claims.  

        11.1    Intellectual Property Enforcement.    Subject to the Third Party obligations of Senomyx, each party will have
the right, but not the obligation, to bring proceedings against any Third Party for the inappropriate use, including patent infringement, of Patent Rights solely Controlled by it, at its own risk and
expense. If either party brings such an action, such party will be entitled to control such action, hire and retain counsel, make decisions, settle on any terms, and retain any and all awards or
damages
obtained in any such proceeding. At the request and expense of either party, the other party will give the requesting party all reasonable assistance required to file and conduct any such proceeding. 

        11.2    Defense of Infringement Claims for Senomyx Technology.    Nestlé will cooperate with Senomyx,
at Senomyx's expense, in the defense of any suit, action or proceeding against Nestlé or Senomyx or Senomyx's Affiliates alleging the infringement of the intellectual property rights of
a Third Party by reason of Nestlé's or Senomyx's use of any Senomyx Technology licensed to Nestlé under this Agreement. The parties must notify each other promptly in
writing of the commencement of any such suit, action, proceeding or claim of infringement. Nestlé will give to Senomyx full and sole authority, information and assistance necessary to
defend, hire counsel, make decisions or settle on any terms any such suit, action or proceeding and Nestlé will execute all documents, provide pertinent records, and take all other
actions, including requiring persons within its control to give testimony, which may be reasonably required in connection with the defense or settlement of such litigation. 

        11.3    Defense of Infringement Claims for Nestlé Technology.    Senomyx will cooperate with
Nestlé, at Nestlé's expense, in the defense of any suit, action or proceeding against Senomyx or Nestlé alleging the infringement of the intellectual
property rights of a Third Party by reason of Nestlé's or Senomyx's use of any Nestlé Technology licensed to Senomyx under this Agreement. The parties must notify each
other promptly in writing of the commencement of any such suit, action, proceeding or claim of infringement. At the expense of Nestlé, Senomyx will give to Nestlé full
and sole authority, information and assistance necessary to defend, hire counsel, make decisions or settle on any terms any such suit, action or proceeding and Nestlé will execute all
documents, provide pertinent records, and take all other actions, including requiring persons within its control to give testimony, which may be reasonably required in connection with the defense or
settlement of such litigation. 

12.   Patent Prosecution and Maintenance.  

        12.1    Prosecution of Patents.    Senomyx will be responsible for the payment of
out-of-pocket costs and expenses Senomyx will incur in, filing, prosecuting (including an opposition or interference) and maintaining Senomyx Patents; provided, however, that
Patents covering Product Compounds licensed by Senomyx to Nestlé for use within the [***] Field and the  [***] Field, will be the responsibility of
Nestlé and Senomyx,  [***]. Nestlé will cooperate in the filing, prosecution and maintenance of Patents. 

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        12.2    Inventions under Collaboration.    The control and expense of the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any
Patent Rights or other intellectual property rights claiming Inventions that are not covered under section 12.1 will be as follows: 

        (A)    Sole Inventions.    The control and expense of the filing, prosecution (including an
opposition or interference) and maintenance of Patent Rights or other intellectual property rights claiming Inventions that are made solely by a party will be the sole responsibility of the party that
made such Invention, and the party not filing the patent application will cooperate in such filing, prosecution and maintenance. 

        (B)    Joint Inventions.    Senomyx will have the first right to file, prosecute (including an
opposition or interference) and maintain Joint Patent Rights or other intellectual property rights claiming Inventions that are made jointly by the parties. Nestlé will cooperate in,
the filing, prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patent Rights and will share equally in the expenses incurred with respect to the maintenance of Joint Patent Rights. 

13.    Manufacturing.    The parties will collaborate to identify a manufacturer
and/or enter into supply and manufacturing agreements with a mutually agreed upon Third Party(ies) regarding Product Compounds; provided however: (i) Senomyx will have the option to manufacture
any such Product Compounds, subject to provisions of cost, quality and quantity and (ii) Nestlé may manufacture (or procure that an Affiliate or any Third Party may manufacture)
Product Compounds where Nestlé can demonstrate that it, or any such Affiliate or Third Party can manufacture Product Compounds  [***]. 

14.   Term and Termination.  

        14.1    Term.    The term of this Agreement will begin on the Effective Date and will continue through the end of the
Royalty Term, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.2, 14.3 or 14.4 (the "Term"). 

        14.2    Termination by Nestlé.    Nestlé will have the right to terminate this Agreement
without cause at any time upon sixty days written notice, provided, however, if such termination occurs prior to the end of the Collaborative Period Nestlé must provide additional
research funding in accordance with Section 7.1 for a period of [***] from the date of termination. 

        14.3    Termination By Mutual Agreement.    The parties may terminate this Agreement at any time, in whole or in part,
by mutual written agreement executed by both parties. 

        14.4    Termination for Breach.    Either party has the right to terminate this Agreement at any time for a material
breach of this Agreement by the other party, provided that the breaching party has not cured such breach within sixty days after written notice of the breach by the non-breaching party.
The non-breaching party, upon termination of this Agreement, may seek actual or general damages and remedies available to it at law or in equity. NEITHER PARTY WILL SEEK PUNITIVE DAMAGES. 

15.   Effect of Termination.  

        15.1    Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 14, Nestlé will have no right to practice
within or use of the Senomyx Technology, and all rights, title and interest in and to the Senomyx Technology will revert to and become the sole property of Senomyx, unless otherwise agreed upon in
writing by the parties on or before the effective date of such termination. Nothing in this Section 15.1 prevents or limits Nestlé and its Affiliates from selling Products which
at the date of termination have already been or are in the process of being manufactured. 

        15.2    Expiration or termination of this Agreement will not relieve the parties of any obligation accruing prior to such
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        15.3    Survival.    The obligations and rights of the parties under Sections 7.9, 9.1 through 9.7, 10, 15, 16.2(B),
16.3, 16.4(B), 16.5, 17, and Appendix A, will survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 

16.   Warranties and Indemnification.  

        16.1    Mutual Representations and Warranties.    The parties make the following representations and warranties to
each other: 

        (A)    Corporate Power.    Each party hereby represents and warrants that as of the Effective
Date such party (i) is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
carry out the provisions of this Agreement; (ii) has the requisite power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its property and assets, to lease the property and assets it
operates under lease, and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted; and (iii) is in compliance with all requirements of applicable law, except to the extent that any noncompliance
would not have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. 

        (B)    Due Authorization.    Each party hereby represents and warrants that as of the
Effective Date such party (i) has the requisite power and authority and the legal right to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and (ii) has taken all
necessary action on its part to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and to authorize the performance of its obligations hereunder and the grant of rights extended by it hereunder. 

        (C)    Binding Agreement.    Each party hereby represents and warrants to the other that as of
the Effective Date (i) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on its behalf and is a legal and valid obligation binding upon it and is enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such party does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or understanding, oral or written, to which it is a party or by
which it may be bound, nor violate any law or regulation of any court, governmental body or administrative or other agency having authority over it; and (iii) all necessary consents, approvals
and authorizations of all governmental authorities and other persons required to be obtained by it in connection with the Agreement have been obtained. 

        16.2    Warranties Regarding Senomyx Technology.    Senomyx warrants to Nestlé as of the Effective Date
the following: 

        (A)    Senomyx as of the Effective Date:    (i) Senomyx has the lawful right to license
the Senomyx Technology to Nestlé in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (ii) Senomyx is not aware of any third party patent or application for patent that would impair
Nestlé's ability to commercialize the Senomyx Patent Rights or the Senomyx Technology (iii) to the best of knowledge of Senomyx no Third Party suit exists relating to the Senomyx
Patent Rights or the Senomyx Technology, nor is Senomyx aware of any threats or warnings of such Third Party suit; (iv) no license of the Senomyx Technology to any Third Party or any use by
Senomyx of the Senomyx Technology will, as of the Effective Date and for the duration of the Royalty Term prevent, limit or in any way interfere with the use and exploitation by Nestlé
and its Affiliates of the rights licensed to them under Section 8 of this Agreement; and (v) for the purpose of allowing Nestlé to exploit fully the licenses given to it
in this Agreement and without limitation to the representation in Section (iv) above, Senomyx has not as of the Effective Date and will not for the duration of the Royalty Term, enter into any
research program or grant any rights in Senomyx Technology to any Third Party for the following products: seasonings or seasoning blends for use as a seasoning and sold separately as a seasoning or
seasoning mix. 

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        (B)    EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SENOMYX (INCLUDING ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO SENOMYX TECHNOLOGY. SENOMYX FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY (i) OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF SENOMYX TECHNOLOGY OR
SENOMYX PATENT RIGHTS; (ii) THAT THE PRACTICE OF SENOMYX TECHNOLOGY WILL NOT INFRINGE A PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK OR OTHER RIGHT OF A THIRD PARTY; AND (iii) REGARDING THE
PATENTABILITY OF ANY SENOMYX TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING SENOMYX TECHNOLOGY CLAIMED IN PATENT APPLICATIONS AS PART OF SENOMYX PATENT RIGHTS. 

        16.3    Senomyx Indemnification.    Senomyx hereby agrees to defend and indemnify Nestlé, and its
respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the "Nestlé Indemnitees") from and against all damages or other amounts payable to a Third Party, including
reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of litigation, resulting from a claim, demand, action, suit or other proceeding brought or threatened by a Third Party against a Nestlé Indemnitee
based on Senomyx's negligence, willful misconduct relating to Senomyx's performance, failure to perform or breach under this Agreement including a breach of warranty. SENOMYX
WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY NESTLÉ RESULTING FROM THIS AGREEMENT UNLESS RESULTING SOLELY FROM THE ACTION OR INACTION OF
SENOMYX.

        16.4    Nestlé Indemnification of Senomyx.    Nestlé hereby agrees to indemnify, defend
and hold Senomyx, and its respective officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "Senomyx Indemnitees") harmless from and against all damages, losses, liabilities, expenses and costs
or other amounts payable to a Third Party, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of litigation, resulting from a claim, demand, action, suit or other proceeding brought or threatened by a
Third Party against a Senomyx Indemnitee based on (i) any development, manufacture, use, handling, storage, sale, or other disposition of a Selected Compound, Product Compound by or through
Nestlé or its Affiliates or its permitted sublicensees (ii) a product liability claim on any Product using the Product Compound (iii) the practice by Nestlé
of any license granted hereunder, or (iv) infringement by Nestlé of Patent Rights of any Third Party; except to the extent such damages or other amounts payable are attributable
to: (a) the development, manufacture or formulation, of a Selected Compound conducted solely by a Senomyx Indemnitee; (b) the development, manufacture or formulation of Product Compound
conducted solely by a Senomyx Indemnitee: or (c) the development, manufacture or formulation of Product conducted solely by a Senomyx; (d) a violation of any contractual or fiduciary
duty owed by any Senomyx Indemnitee to a Third Party, (e) any breach of this Agreement by a Senomyx Indemnitee or a misrepresentation by Senomyx in this Agreement, or (f) trade secret
misappropriation or patent infringement by a Senomyx Indemnitee covered by a Third Party's Patent Rights. IN NO EVENT WILL NESTLÉ BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
SUFFERED BY SENOMYX RESULTING FROM THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT UNLESS RESULTING SOLELY FROM THE ACTION OR INACTION OF NESTLE. 

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   17.   Miscellaneous.  

        17.1    Force Majeure.    Neither party will lose any rights hereunder or be liable to the other party for damages or
losses on account of failure of performance by the defaulting party (other than a payment default) if the failure is occasioned by war, fire, explosion, flood, (e.g. El Niño),
earthquake, strike, lockout, embargo, act of God, or any other similar cause beyond the control of the defaulting party; provided, however, that the party claiming force majeure has exerted all
reasonable efforts to avoid or remedy such force majeure and thereafter takes all reasonable steps to mitigate any such delay in performance hereunder and any damages that may be incurred by the other
party thereby. 

        17.2    Governing Law and Jurisdiction.    This Agreement will be governed by the laws of California, U.S.A., as such
laws are applied to contracts entered into and to be performed entirely within such state. 

        17.3    Binding Effect.    This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and
permitted assigns of the parties. Any assignment not in accordance with this Agreement will be void. 

        17.4    Dispute Resolution.    The parties recognize that disputes as to certain matters may from time to time arise
during the Term, which relate to either party's rights and/or obligations hereunder ("Disputes"). It is the objective of the parties to establish procedures to facilitate the resolution of Disputes
arising under this Agreement in an expedient manner by mutual cooperation and negotiation. The parties agree that prior to any arbitration concerning this Agreement, Senomyx's  [***] and [***] from Nestlé's will meet
in person or by video-conferencing in a good faith effort to resolve any disputes concerning this Agreement. Within [***] of a
formal request by either party to the other party, either party may, by written notice to the other party, have such dispute referred to their respective officers designated or their successors, for
attempted resolution by good faith negotiations, such good faith negotiations to begin within [***] after such notice is
received. If the Dispute is not settled by negotiations as described above, within [***] of the receipt by one party of the
notice from the other party requesting such negotiations, then the parties shall attempt to settle the Dispute by mediation in accordance with the Model Mediation Procedure of the Centre for Dispute
Resolution, Princes House, 95 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NA 7 ("CEDR"). To initiate a Mediation, a party must give notice in writing ("ADR Notice") to the other party requesting Mediation in
accordance with CEDR Rules. The Mediation shall be held at a venue or venues in London, England, agreed by the parties or, in default of agreement, selected by CEDR. If there is any point on the
conduct of the Mediation (including the nomination of the Mediator) upon which the parties cannot agree within [***] from the
date of the ADR Notice, CEDR will, at the written request of a party, decide that point for the parties, having consulted with them. The Mediation will start no later than  [***] after the date of the
ADR Notice. If the parties have not settled the Dispute within  [***] of the date of the ADR Notice then the Dispute shall be exclusively and finally settled between the parties or the
designated officers of the parties pursuant to this Section 17.4 will be resolved by final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of the International Chamber
of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as "the ICC") conducted in London, United Kingdom (unless the parties mutually agree to another location) The arbitration will be conducted by three arbitrators
who are knowledgeable in the subject matter at issue in the dispute. Senomyx will select one arbitrator, and one arbitrator will be selected by Nestlé. The third arbitrator will be
selected by mutual agreement of the two arbitrators selected by the parties. In conducting the arbitration, the arbitrators will (i) determine what discovery will be permitted, consistent with
the goal of limiting the cost and time which the parties must expend for discovery (and provided that the arbitrators will permit such discovery they deem necessary to permit an equitable resolution
of the dispute), (ii) ensure that the total time of the arbitration from filing to a final decision or executed settlement agreement is less than  [***], and (iii) be able to decree any and all
relief of an equitable nature, including, but not limited to, such relief
as a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, a permanent injunction, specific performance or repletion of property. 

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The
arbitrators will also be able to award actual or general damages, but will not award any other form of damage (e.g., consequential, punitive or exemplary damages). The parties will share equally
the arbitrator's fees and expenses pending the resolution of the arbitration. The decision of the arbitrators will be final and binding on the parties and may be sued on or enforced by the party in
whose favor it runs in any court of competent jurisdiction at the option of such party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 17.4, either party may seek immediate injunctive
or other interim relief from any court of competent jurisdiction with respect to any breach of Sections 9 or 10, or otherwise to enforce and protect the Patent Rights, copyrights, trademarks, or other
intellectual property rights Controlled by such party. In addition, arbitration will not be used to resolve disputes concerning Patent Rights. Disputes concerning Patent Rights, including, but not
limited to, disputes concerning patent ownership,
claim language, claim scope and issues of validity will be settled in a court of law. Any arbitration ruling that relies on an interpretation of Patent Rights will have no binding effect in a court of
law on any Patent Rights related to this Agreement, unless such Patent Rights have been adjudicated in a court of law. In no event will a demand for arbitration be made after the date when the
institution of a legal or equitable proceeding based on such claim, dispute or other matter in question would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Notwithstanding the foregoing or the
outcome of the arbitration proceeding, each party shall bear its own expenses including, without limitation, attorneys fees and court costs, even if the arbitrators have the discretion to award such
fees and costs to the prevailing party. We are continuing to review this section, thus, we reserve the right to change at a later date. 

        17.5    Severability.    If any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement or the application of it to any party or
circumstance is, to any extent, held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term, covenant or condition to parties or circumstances other than
those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, will not be affected thereby and each term, covenant or condition of this Agreement will be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by
law; the parties covenant and agree to renegotiate any such term, covenant or condition or the application of them in good faith in order to provide a reasonably acceptable alternative to the term,
covenant or condition of this Agreement or the application of them that is invalid or unenforceable, it being the intent of the parties that the basic purposes of this Agreement are to be effectuated. 

        17.6    Independent Contractors.    It is expressly agreed that Nestlé and Senomyx will be independent
contractors and that the relationship between the parties will not constitute a partnership or agency of any kind. Neither Nestlé nor Senomyx will have the authority to make any
statements, representations or commitments of any kind, or to take any action, which will be binding on the other party, without the prior written authorization of the other party to do so. 

        17.7    Entire Agreement; Amendment.    This Agreement sets forth all of the covenants, promises, agreements,
warranties, representations, conditions and understandings between the parties, and supersedes and terminates all prior agreements and understandings between the parties, with respect to the subject
matter of this Agreement. There are no covenants, promises, agreements, warranties, representations, conditions or understandings, either oral or written, between the parties other than as set forth
in this Agreement. No subsequent alteration, amendment, change or addition to this Agreement will be binding upon the parties unless reduced to writing and signed by the respective authorized officers
of the parties. This Agreement will not be strictly construed against either party. Any conflict between the terms set forth in the text of this Agreement and the terms of any Appendix will be
resolved in favor of the text of this Agreement. 

        17.8    Waiver.    Except as specifically provided for in this Agreement, the waiver from time to time by either of
the parties of any rights or the failure to exercise any remedy will not operate or be construed as a continuing waiver of the same right or remedy or any of the other of such party's rights or
remedies provided in this Agreement. 

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        17.9    Construction.    The term "Article" or "Section" can refer to any single paragraph level found in this
Agreement or any collection of multiple paragraphs under them. 

        17.10    No Third Party Beneficiaries.    No Third Party, including any employee of any party to this Agreement
(except as specifically provided in this Agreement), will have or acquire any rights by reason of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be deemed to constitute the parties partners
with each other or any Third Party. 

        17.11    Notices.    Any notices or communications provided for in this Agreement to be made by either party to the
other party must be in writing, in English, and will be made by prepaid air mail or overnight carrier with return receipt addressed to the other party at its address set forth below. Any such notice
or communication may also be given by hand, or facsimile to the appropriate designation. Notices will be sent: 

	 	If to Senomyx, to:	 	Senomyx, Inc.

11099 North Torrey Pines Road

La Jolla, CA 92037

Facsimile number: (858) 404-0750

Attention: Corporate Counsel

with a copy to the President
	

 	

If to Nestlé, to:	
 	

Nestlé S.A..

Avenue Nestlé

CH-1800

Vevey, Switzerland

Facsimile number: +41 21 921 1885

Attention: Vice President, Head of Research and Development with a copy to Executive Vice President Corporate Technical, Production and Research and Development

        By
like notice, either party may specify or change an address to which notices and communications must be thereafter sent. Notices sent by mail, facsimile or overnight carrier will be
effective upon receipt and notices given by hand will be effective when delivered. 

        17.12    Assignment.    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, neither party may assign any
of its rights or obligations under this Agreement in any country to any Third Party without the prior written consent of the non-assigning party, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld; provided, however, that either party may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other party (i) to a successor to substantially all of the
business of such party to which this Agreement relates, whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or other transaction or (ii) to any Affiliate. In the event of such transaction,
however, intellectual property rights (including Know-How) of a party to such transaction other than one of the parties to this Agreement will not be included in the technology licensed
under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such assignment to an Affiliate will not relieve the assigning party of its responsibilities for performance of its obligations under this
agreement. This Agreement will survive any merger or consolidation of either party with or into another party and no consent for any such merger, consolidation or similar reorganization will be
required hereunder. 

        17.13    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an
original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, through their authorized officers, have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date. 

	NESTEC LTD.
	

By:	
 	

/s/ [Text Illegible]
	
 	

 
	

Title:	
 	

Vice President
	
 	

 
	

Date:	
 	

18th April, 2002
	
 	

 
	
SENOMYX, INC.
	

By:	
 	

/s/ PAUL A. GRAYSON
	
 	

 
	

Title:	
 	

Chairman and CEO
	
 	

 
	

Date:	
 	

18th April, 2002
	
 	

 

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   COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AGREEMENT  

 APPENDIX A—DEFINITIONS  

        "Affiliate" means any corporation, company, partnership, joint venture, association or other entity, which
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party. As used in this definition, the term "control" means direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than
fifty percent (or such lesser percentage which is the maximum allowed to be owned by a foreign corporation in a particular jurisdiction) of the outstanding securities having voting rights for the
election of directors in a corporation or of the comparable equity interest in any other type of entity. 

        "Agreement" means this agreement, together with all appendices attached to it, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time
hereafter by a written agreement executed by authorized representatives of both parties. 

        "[***] Category" means [***]. 

        "Calendar Year" means a twelve-month period beginning on January 1st and ending on
December 31st. 

        "Collaborative Period" means the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending 36 months thereafter, unless earlier terminated
in accordance with Section 14. 

        "Collaborative Programs" means the [***] Program and the  [***] Program. Each Collaborative Program may be referred to
nonspecifically as "Collaborative Program". 

        "Collaborative Protocols" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1. 

        "Compound(s)" means molecules synthesized or acquired in the course of the Collaborative Program wherein such molecules provide the
desired enhancement and can be produced at or less than the Maximum Compound Cost. 

        "Confidential Information" means all information, Inventions and Know-How disclosed by one party to the other party pursuant
to this Agreement, including, without limitation, information and material (whether or not patentable) regarding technology, products, research, development, manufacturing, marketing, finances,
personnel or other business information or objectives. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, Inventions, Know-How or other information which is orally, electronically or visually
disclosed by a party, will constitute Confidential Information of a party if the disclosing party, within thirty days after such disclosure, delivers to the other party a written document or documents
describing the Inventions, Know-How or other information and referencing the place and date of such oral, visual, electronic or written disclosure and the names of the persons to whom such
disclosure was made. 

        "Control" or "Controlled" means, with respect to intellectual property, possession by a
party, as of the Effective Date or during the Collaborative Period, of the ability to grant a license or sublicense in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without violating the terms of any
agreement by such party with any Third Party that is in effect on the Effective Date. 

        "[***] Category" means: 

          (i)  [***]; 

         (ii)  [***]; and 

        (iii)  [***]; 

provided,
however, that the [***] Category does not include any  [***]. 

        "Effective Date" means the date that this Agreement is signed by the last party to sign below. 

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        "[***] Regulatory Approval" means regulatory approval by a relevant regulatory body in at least one of the
following countries of the [***]. 

        "[***] Category" means [***]. 

        "[***]" means a "[***]," as determined by
an expert panel qualified in accordance with the [***] guidelines or as determined by a regulatory authority. 

        "Invention" means any invention, including any new and useful process, method, or composition of matter, or improvement, whether or not
patentable, made in the course of the Collaborative Programs. 

        "Joint Invention" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4. 

        "Joint Patent Rights" means all Patent Rights containing one or more claims to a Joint Invention. 

        "Know-How" means information and data, whether or not patentable, which is not generally known to the public, including,
without limitation, designs, concepts, formulae, software, techniques, practices, processes, methods, knowledge, skill, experience, expertise, technical information, Materials and data, including
pharmacological, toxicological and clinical test data, analytical and quality control data, patent and legal data or marketing, sales and manufacturing data. 

        "Materials" mean antagonists, agonists, inhibitors, compounds, and chemicals, including without limitation, Compounds, Selected Compounds,
and Product Compounds. 

        "Maximum Compound Cost" means [***]. 

        "Nestlé Know-How" means, to the extent useful for purposes of the activities to be conducted under this
Agreement, Know-How, including compounds Controlled by Nestlé. 

        "Nestlé Patent Rights" means, to the extent useful for purposes of the activities to be conducted under this Agreement,
Patent Rights Controlled by Nestlé, including, without limitation, any Patent Rights
containing one or more claims to an Invention made solely by employees or agents of Nestlé, but excluding any Joint Patent Rights. 

        "Nestlé Technology" means Nestlé Patent Rights and Nestlé Know-How. 

        "[***]" means, with respect to a Product, the  [***] of any sales or any other transfer by Nestlé and its Affiliates and/or permitted sublicensees, less the
following items: 

          (i)  [***]; 

         (ii)  [***]; and 

        (iii)  [***] IAS (International Accounting Standards) principles. 

[***] will be determined from the books and records of Nestlé, its Affiliates and/or its permitted sublicensees,
maintained in accordance with IAS. 

        "New Category" means products other than those products currently known and available to consumers in the  [***] Category, the [***]
 Category, the  [***] Category, the [***] Category, and the  [***] Category. (This
may also include unknown products such as  [***]). 

        "Patents" means all patent and patent applications which are controlled by Senomyx as of the effective date or developed by Senomyx in the
course of the Collaborative Period under either of the Research Plans which specifically claim a Product Compound(s), a process for manufacturing a Product
Compound(s), or the use of a Product Compound(s) in a Product. 

        "Patent Rights" means all rights associated with all U.S. or foreign (including regional authorities such as the European Patent Office)
regular or provisional patents or patent applications, including any continuation, continuation-in-part, or division of it or any substitute application for it or equivalent of 

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it,
and any patent issuing upon it, including any reissue, reexamination or extension of it and any confirmation patent or registration patent or patent of additions based on any such patent. 

        "Previous Year" means the Calendar Year immediately preceding the current Calendar Year. 

        "Product(s)" means [***] Product(s) and  [***] Product(s). [***] Products
and  [***] Products may be referred to nonspecifically as "Products". 

        "Product Compound(s)" means [***] Compounds(s) and  [***] Compounds(s). [***] Compounds and  [***] Compounds may be referred to nonspecifically as "Product Compounds". 

        "Relevant Category" means the [***] Category, or the  [***] Category, or the [***] Category for  [***] Products and the [***] Category, or the  [***] Category for [***] Products. 

        "Research Plans" means the [***] Research Plan and the  [***] Plan. The [***] Research Plan and the  [***] Research Plan may be referred to nonspecifically as "Research Plan".
 

        "Royalty Term" means, in the case of any Product and as to any country, the period of time commencing on the first commercial sale for use
or consumption of such Product in such country and ending upon the earlier of: (i) the date that there no longer exists a Valid Claim in a Patent Right Controlled by Senomyx or its Affiliates
covering the manufacture, use or sale of such Product in such country, or (ii) the date that is seventeen years after the date of such first commercial sale for use or consumption of such
Product in such country PROVIDED THAT the seventeen year period is within the period in which there exists a Valid Claim in a Patent Right controlled by Senomyx or its Affiliates in another country. 

        "[***] Compound(s)" means a Selected Compound discovered and developed under the  [***] Program. 

        "[***] Field" means products in the [***]
Category and the [***] Category and specifically excludes the  [***] Category, the [***] Category, the
 [***] Category and the New Category, except as provided for in Section 3.2. The  [***] Field does not include [***]
. 

        "[***] Product(s)" means a Nestlé product(s) for  [***] consumption that incorporates a [***] Compound. 

        "[***] Program" means a research and development program during the Collaborative Period to discover molecules
that enhance the taste of [***] to be conducted pursuant to the  [***] Research Plan. 

        "Selected Compound(s)" means the Compound(s) selected by the Steering Committee for development. 

        "Senomyx Know-How" means all Know-How related to Compounds discovered under the Collaborative Programs, which is
not covered by the Senomyx Patent Rights, but is necessary or appropriate for purposes of the activities to be conducted under this Agreement, and which is Controlled by Senomyx as of the Effective
Date or developed by Senomyx in the course of the Collaborative Programs. 

        "Senomyx Patent Rights" mean all composition of matter and use Patent Rights covering Compounds discovered under the Collaborative
Programs that are necessary or appropriate for purposes of the activities to be conducted under this Agreement, and which are Controlled by Senomyx as of the Effective Date or developed by Senomyx in
the course of the Collaborative Programs, but excluding any Joint Patent Rights. 

        "Senomyx Technology" means the Senomyx Patent Rights, and Senomyx Know-How. 

        "[***] Category" means [***]. 

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        "Steering Committees" has the meaning set forth in Section 2. The Steering Committees will be referred to individually as a
"Steering Committee". 

        "Term" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1. 

        "Third Party(ies)" means any party other than a party to this Agreement or an Affiliate of Senomyx or Nestlé. 

        "[***] Compound(s)" means a Selected Compound discovered and developed under the  [***] Program. 

        "[***] Field" means the [***] Category,
the [***] Category, and the [***] Category and
specifically excludes the [***] Category, the [***]
Category, and the New Category, except as provided for under Section 3.2. The [***] Field does not include  [***]. 

        "[***] Product(s)" means a Nestlé product(s) for human consumption that incorporates an  [***] Compound. 

        "[***] Program" means a research and development program during the Collaborative Period to discover molecules
that enhance the taste of [***]. The [***] Program is to
be conducted pursuant to the [***] Research Plan. 

        "[***] Regulatory Approval" means any of the following regulatory approvals in the  [***]: (i) [***] determination by
the  [***] determine that a product or ingredient is an acceptable food additive or  [***] Approval means any one of them. 

        "[***] Category" means [***]. 

        "Valid Claim" means an issued claim under an issued patent within the Patent Rights, which has not (i) expired or been canceled,
(ii) been declared invalid by an unreversed and unappealable decision of a court or other appropriate body of competent jurisdiction, (iii) been admitted to be invalid or unenforceable
through reissue, disclaimer or otherwise, and/or (iv) been abandoned. 

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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AGREEMENT  

 APPENDIX B  

 RESEARCH PLANS  

 [***] Program Research and Development Plan  

        [***]

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[***] Program Research and Development Plan  

        [***]

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        ***Text Omitted and Filed Separately

with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Confidential Treatment Requested

Under 17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4),

200.83 and 230.406.  

 FIRST AMENDMENT

TO THE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENT  

        THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (the "First
Amendment") is made by and between SENOMYX, INC. ("Senomyx"), a Delaware
corporation, having a principal place of business at 11099 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, and NESTEC, Ltd.
("Nestlé"), a Swiss company, having a principal place of business at Avenue Nestlé 55, CH-1800 Vevey,
Switzerland. 

        WHEREAS, Senomyx and Nestlé entered into that certain Collaborative Research and License Agreement dated as of
April 18, 2002 (the "Agreement") to collaborate in the following research and development programs: (i) to discover compounds that enhance
the [***] taste of products in defined fields; and (ii) to discover compounds that enhance the taste of  [***] in defined fields (capitalized terms
used but not otherwise defined in this First Amendment shall have the meanings given
such terms in the Agreement); and 

        WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Agreement to expand the  [***] Program to include discovery of compounds that mimic the taste of  [***]
 and [***] in the manner set forth in this First
Amendment. 

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and of the covenants, representations and agreements set forth below, the
parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows: 

        1.    The first two sentences of Section 4 of the Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows: 

         "Collaboration with an Affiliate or Third Party.    During the Term, and without limitation to the grant of rights in Section 8,
Senomyx will
have the right to enter into collaborative programs with its Affiliates or with Third Parties including, but not limited to, collaborative programs to discover compounds that (i) enhance the  [***]
taste of products outside the [***] Field;
(ii) enhance and/or mimic the taste of [***] and  [***] in products outside the [***] Field;
(iii) enhance the taste of molecules other than [***] within the  [***] Field; or (iv) enhance and/or mimic the taste of molecules other than
 [***] and [***] within the  [***] Field. However, Senomyx shall notify Nestlé, in writing, prior to
entering into a collaborative program
with an Affiliate or with a Third Party during the Collaborative Period for the discovery of compounds that enhance the [***]
taste of products or to enhance or mimic the taste of [***] and  [***] in products that are not described in the [***]

Category, of such program and products and if Nestlé does not have, at the time of such notification, plans to commercialize products that would fall under such program and products,
Senomyx may enter into such program for such products. 

        2.    Section 7.2.2(2) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 

        "7.2.2(2)
[***] Program milestone 2 

        [***]

        3.    The following definitions of Appendix A of the Agreement are hereby amended and restated herein. All other
definitions in the Agreement will remain unchanged. 

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        "Compound(s)"
means molecules synthesized or acquired in the course of the Collaborative Program wherein such molecules: (i) in relation to the  [***] Program, provide the desired enhancement and/or mimetic
properties; (ii) in relation to the  [***] Program, provide the desired enhancement; and (iii) in relation to both the
[***] Program and the [***] Program, can be produced at
or less than the Maximum Compound Cost. 

        "[***] Program" means a research and development program during the Collaborative Period to discover molecules
that enhance the taste of [***] and/or mimic the taste of  [***]. The [***] Program is to be conducted
pursuant to
the [***] Research Plan. 

        4.    The Research Plan Appendix B for the [***]
Program is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as attached hereto. The Research Plan Appendix B for the [***]
Program shall remain unchanged. 

        5.    Except as specifically amended by this First Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect. 

        6.    This First Amendment will be governed by the laws of California, U.S.A., as such laws are applied to contracts entered
into and to be performed entirely within such state. 

        7.    This First Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this First Amendment effective as of October 23, 2003. 

	NESTEC LTD.	 	 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  [TEXT ILLEGIBLE]      
	
 	

 
	

Title:	
 	

Director
	
 	

 
	

Date:	
 	

October 23, 2003
	
 	

 
	
SENOMYX, INC.	
 	

 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  KENT SNYDER      
	
 	

 
	

Title:	
 	

President and CEO
	
 	

 
	

Date:	
 	

October 23, 2003
	
 	

 

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APPENDIX B  

 TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENT  

 AMENDED AND RESTATED RESEARCH PLAN FOR [***] PROGRAM  

REFER TO APPENDIX B OF [***] PROGRAM OF ORIGINAL AGREEMENT NO CHANGES MADE WITH FIRST
AMENDMENT

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