Genus plc
British biotechnology company
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Genus plc |
| logo | Genus logo.svg |
| logo_size | 170px |
| type | Public |
| traded_as | |
| foundation | 1933 |
| location | Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK |
| key_people | Iain Ferguson, Chairman |
| Jorgen Kokke, CEO | |
| industry | Biotechnology |
| revenue | £672.8 million (2025) |
| operating_income | £42.4 million (2025) |
| net_income | £19.3 million (2025) |
| homepage | |
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Genus plc is a British-based business selling elite genetics and other products manufactured using biotechnology to cattle and pig farmers. It is headquartered in Basingstoke and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
The business has its origins in the former Breeding & Production Division of the Milk Marketing Board which was established in 1933 and broken up in 1994. In 1999 Genus acquired ABS Global, a company founded by J.R. Prentice in the US as the American Breeders Service in 1941 selling the semen of cattle. In 2005 Genus acquired, through the takeover of Sygen International plc, PIC, a company founded by six pork producers in the UK as the Pig Improvement Company in 1962.
Operations
The company has three divisions:
- ABS - products for cattle
- PIC - products for pigs
- Genus R&D - management of the research and development pipeline for cattle, pigs and other species.
PIC's pedigree herds sire an estimated 30% of commercially reared pigs.
References
References
- "About Us - Our Team". Genus plc.
- "Annual Report 2025". Genus plc.
- [http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/report/volume12/chapte32.htm The BSE Inquiry] {{webarchive. link. (2008-10-10)
- (3 August 1999). "Genus agrees to acquire ABS Global". Milwaukee Business Journal.
- "Genus Completes Acquisition Of Sygen". The Pig Site.
- "Genus". Market Watch.
- Devlin, Hannah. (20 June 2018). "Scientists genetically engineer pigs immune to costly disease".
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