Profile

SenesTech is an agricultural biotechnology life-sciences company, specializing in fertility management as a form of pest control. Their first commercial product ContraPest is designed exclusively for brown and black rats, and is currently distributed throughout the United States to combat difficult rat infestations. SenesTech has two offices, manufacturing in Flagstaff, Arizona and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Following the passing of her mentor from post-menopausal cancer, Loretta Mayer sold her assets and moved into cancer research to learn more about heart disease in women. Mayer holds a B.A. in sociology from the University of California, San Diego and a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Biology/Biological Sciences from Northern Arizona University. In a post-doctoral appointment with the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona, Dr. Loretta Mayer and Dr. Pat Hoyer co-developed a chemical method of inducing peri- and post-menopause in rodents. Mayer later joined forces with Dr. Cheryl Dyer intending to further study post-menopausal mice, but after considerable interest and application requests from colleagues they realized they had created a useful commercial product as a result of their research. Senestech was officially incorporated in 2004. SenesTech was featured on the TV show "Brave New World" with Stephen Hawking.