Genus plc

British biotechnology company

Genus plc

Company type| Public

Traded as

* LSE: GNS
* FTSE 250 component

ISIN| GB0002074580
Industry| Biotechnology
Founded| 1933
Headquarters| Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK

Key people

| Iain Ferguson, Chairman[1]
Jorgen Kokke, CEO[1]
Revenue|  £668.8 million (2024)[2]

Operating income

|  £6.4 million (2024)[2]

Net income

|  £2.4 million (2024)[2]
Website| www.genusplc.com

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

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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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

## Operations

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The company has three divisions:[6]

* 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.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b "About Us - Our Team". Genus plc. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
2. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2024" (PDF). Genus plc. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
3. ^ The BSE Inquiry Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ "Genus agrees to acquire ABS Global". Milwaukee Business Journal. 3 August 1999. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
5. ^ "Genus Completes Acquisition Of Sygen". The Pig Site. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
6. ^ "Genus". Market Watch. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
7. ^ Devlin, Hannah (20 June 2018). "Scientists genetically engineer pigs immune to costly disease". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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