SOGEN
SOGEN is a French agricultural cooperative, formed in 2022 from the merger of SORELIS and GENADOUR, providing livestock reproduction management, genetic selection, and on-farm technical services to cattle, sheep, and goat farmers across seven departments in southwest France.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersDenguin, France
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What SOGEN does
SOGEN (Société coopérative agricole SOGEN) is an agricultural cooperative headquartered in Denguin, France, formed in 2022 through the merger of two predecessor cooperatives, SORELIS and GENADOUR. The cooperative specializes in livestock reproduction management and genetic selection, serving cattle, sheep, and goat farmers across seven departments in southwest France (Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes, Gers, Lot-et-Garonne, Dordogne, Gironde). SOGEN operates a field-based service model in which dedicated regional technicians deliver on-farm reproduction services including artificial insemination, ultrasound-based pregnancy diagnosis, on-farm genotyping, embryo transplantation, bull collection, and OBSALIM nutritional consulting. Core product lines comprise genetic unit placement under the AURIVA scheme (covering Blond d'Aquitaine, Abondance, Aubrac, Bazadais, Gasconne, Tarentais breeds plus Partner programs for dairy and additional beef breeds), the CAPGENES goat selection scheme, small ruminant services, nutritional supplements (Deltavit, GENIAL, SERVAL), and connected herd monitoring solutions (Troupeau Connecté) integrating SenseHub, IOTEE, and Easyfoal technologies. Member farmers access centralized herd reproduction data through the Geniciaweb-powered Espace Adhérants online portal.
Revenue is generated through recurring member contributions and per-service fees across genetic material sales (semen doses), technical interventions, monitoring equipment, and nutritional supplements — a subscription-style cooperative economics model. The cooperative is governed by an 18-member elected Board of Directors led by President Isabelle Kempen, with executive leadership under Directeur Général Patrice PANIS and department heads covering market, logistics/IT, HR, and finance/marketing functions.
SOGEN firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- SOGEN
- Legal name
- Société coopérative agricole SOGEN
- Website
- https://sogen.coop
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- SOGEN is a French agricultural cooperative, formed in 2022 from the merger of SORELIS and GENADOUR, providing livestock reproduction management, genetic selection, and on-farm technical services to cattle, sheep, and goat farmers across seven departments in southwest France.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
SOGEN industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Livestock Reproduction & Genetic Services
- NAICS
- Sheep and Goat Farming (1124)
- SIC
- Agricultural Services (700)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Genomic Testing & Genetic Evaluation Services (AFAEAJAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Genetic Trait Selection (e.g., polled, disease resistance) Services (AFAEAJAJ), Breeding Program Design & Genetic Consulting (Mating Plans, EPD/Index Selection) (AFACAEAD), Breeding Stock & Genetics (Rams/Bucks, Stud Services, AI/ET Programs) (AFAEAFAE)
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Where SOGEN is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Denguin
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
SOGEN business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Member Services and Reproduction Management: SOGEN operates as an agricultural cooperative providing reproduction management, genetic services, and technical support to member livestock farmers. Revenue is generated through membership contributions and service fees for technical interventions, genetic material (semen doses), and monitoring equipment.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
SOGEN product offering
Product offeringCore offering
SOGEN is an agricultural cooperative providing livestock reproduction management and genetic improvement services to cattle, sheep, and goat farmers across southwest France. Its core offering spans genetic catalog access and breed selection (via AURIVA and CAPGENES programs), on-farm reproduction services (artificial insemination, ultrasound pregnancy diagnosis, fetal counting, genotyping, embryo transplantation), connected herd monitoring for calving and heat detection, and nutritional supplements. Services are delivered by regionally deployed specialized technicians, supported by a member data portal.
Product overview
SOGEN is an agricultural cooperative specializing in livestock reproduction management for bovine, ovine, and caprine herds across Southwest France. The company operates a platform-plus-modules model consisting of core reproductive services (Mise en Place et Unités Génétiques, Reproduction et Suivi Fertilité, Prestations Techniques) complemented by specialized add-on modules (Compléments Alimentaires, Troupeau Connecté monitoring, Services Petits Ruminants, and the Espace Adhérents member portal). The integrated offering combines genetic selection programs (AURIVA, Partner programs), on-farm technical services (genotyping, embryo transfer, ultrasound, insemination), connected monitoring technology, and nutritional supplements to deliver end-to-end herd performance optimization.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Mise en Place et Unités Génétiques Genetic unit placement and management service providing strategic breeding orientations through multi-criteria genetic catalogs. Delivered through the AURIVA selection program covering beef breeds (Blond d'Aquitaine, Abondance, Aubrac, Bazadais, Gasconne, Tarentais) and Partner programs for dairy and other breeds (Holstein, Charolais, Limousin, Montbéliarde, Normande, Simmental, Salers), plus the YPERIOS crossbreeding program. Targeted at cattle farmer-members seeking to define and execute a long-term genetic strategy for their herds.
- Reproduction et Suivi Fertilité Reproduction management and fertility monitoring service for bovine, ovine, and caprine herds. Includes artificial insemination, ultrasound imaging for early pregnancy confirmation and reproductive system analysis, and comprehensive cycle tracking from calving/ kidding/lambing to re-breeding. Targeted at cattle, sheep, and goat farmer-members across southwest France.
- Prestations Techniques Advanced on-farm technical services delivered by qualified experts, including on-farm genotyping, embryo collection and transplantation, bull collection, breeding planning, and OBSALIM-method nutritional consulting. Targeted at farmer-members seeking to deepen genetic ambition and farm-level optimization beyond standard reproduction services.
- Services Petits Ruminants Specialized services for small ruminants (sheep and goats) including the CAPGENES goat selection scheme, goat insemination, reasoned mating for quality flock renewal, early pregnancy ultrasound with fetal counting, hoof trimming (parage), and dedicated small-ruminant nutritional supplements. Targeted at sheep and goat farmer-members of the cooperative.
- Espace Adhérents Online member portal providing centralized access to breeding data, reproduction records, and herd performance metrics for farmer-members. Powered by the Geniciaweb platform (Frsoft), it enables farmers to monitor their herds and make data-driven reproduction decisions. Targeted at cooperative members across all three livestock categories.
Companies that use SOGEN
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
SOGEN technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
Feature6 records
SOGEN partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- AURIVAcoreAURIVA is the genetic selection partner providing the breeding program framework for SOGEN. Through this partnership, SOGEN offers access to superior genetics for multiple cattle breeds including Blond, Abondance, Aubrac, Bazadais, Gascon, Tarentais, and crossbreeding YPERIOS. The AURIVA program covers major French beef and dairy breeds for member farmers.
- CAPGENEScoreCAPGENES is the goat genetics selection scheme partner providing superior goat genetics adapted to farm requirements. SOGEN integrates the CAPGENES program to deliver high-quality goat genetics to member goat farmers in southwest France.
- SenseHub (SCR)coreConnected livestock monitoring solution for calving and heat detection. SenseHub technology enables global herd management control through intelligent monitoring and surveillance systems.
- SORELIS (merged entity)coreOne of the founding cooperatives that merged to form SOGEN, contributing expertise and member relationships to the combined cooperative.
- GENADOUR (merged entity)coreOne of the founding cooperatives that merged to form SOGEN, bringing complementary expertise and territorial coverage to create the unified cooperative.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
SOGEN competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- CAPGENES: CAPGENES is the French goat genetic selection scheme and SOGEN's stated partner for caprine genetics. While SOGEN distributes CAPGENES to members, CAPGENES itself runs a parallel cooperative-style goat genetic improvement program and is a direct peer in small-ruminant reproduction services.
- Evolution: Evolution is a French agricultural cooperative specialized in cattle reproduction and genetic improvement, covering the Auvergne and surrounding regions. It mirrors SOGEN's business model of on-farm ultrasound, AI, and breeding program support for member livestock farmers, making it a highly comparable direct peer.
- Coopex Montbéliarde: Coopex is a French cooperative dedicated to Montbéliarde breed selection and reproduction services. It is a direct peer because it operates the same cooperative-based genetic selection, AI, and reproduction management model that SOGEN applies across multiple breeds in southwest France.
Others
- France Génétique Élevage: France Génétique Élevage is the national federation coordinating French livestock genetic improvement programs, breed societies, and reproduction cooperatives. It is comparable as the sector-level ecosystem in which SOGEN operates, but it is an enabling organization rather than a competing service provider.
- Datamars Livestock (Allflex / SenseHub): Datamars owns the Allflex and SenseHub connected livestock monitoring brands that SOGEN distributes to its members. It is comparable as the technology provider enabling SOGEN's connected-herd offering, but operates upstream as an enabler rather than as a competing reproduction service cooperative.
Broad incumbents
- ABS Global: ABS Global is a major international provider of bovine genetics and artificial insemination services. It is comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping cattle genetic and reproduction capabilities that compete for the same French beef and dairy farmer wallet as SOGEN's AURIVA-linked programs.
- STgenetics: STgenetics is one of the largest international cattle genetics and reproduction technology providers. It is comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping genetic and reproductive services to European dairy and beef producers, including in France, although it does not operate via the regional cooperative model.
- CRV: CRV is a leading Dutch-headquartered cattle genetics and herd management cooperative with global operations. It is comparable as a large, established incumbent in the same livestock reproduction and genetic improvement category, providing AI, genomics, and herd recording solutions across European markets.
- AURIVA: AURIVA is the French cooperative that supplies SOGEN's multi-breed cattle genetic selection program. It operates at a broader national scope across beef and dairy breeds, making it the closest large-scale incumbent in cattle genetic selection and a natural reference peer for SOGEN's core offering.
- ALLICE: ALLICE is the national union of French cattle reproduction cooperatives, coordinating artificial insemination, genetic evaluation, and reproduction services across member cooperatives. It is comparable as the umbrella organization whose member entities perform the same on-farm reproduction and genetic services as SOGEN, but at a national scale.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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SOGEN leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
SOGEN funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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SOGEN M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about SOGEN
What does SOGEN do?
SOGEN is an agricultural cooperative providing livestock reproduction management and genetic improvement services to cattle, sheep, and goat farmers across southwest France. Its core offering spans genetic catalog access and breed selection (via AURIVA and CAPGENES programs), on-farm reproduction services (artificial insemination, ultrasound pregnancy diagnosis, fetal counting, genotyping, embryo transplantation), connected herd monitoring for calving and heat detection, and nutritional supplements. Services are delivered by regionally deployed specialized technicians, supported by a member data portal.
Is SOGEN a public or private company?
SOGEN is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was SOGEN founded?
SOGEN was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is SOGEN based?
SOGEN is headquartered in Denguin, France, in the Europe region.
How does SOGEN make money?
One revenue line is on record: member Services and Reproduction Management.
Who are SOGEN's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are CAPGENES, Evolution and Coopex Montbéliarde. Others are France Génétique Élevage and Datamars Livestock (Allflex / SenseHub). Broad incumbents are ABS Global, STgenetics, CRV, AURIVA and ALLICE.
Does SOGEN have an API?
No public API is recorded for SOGEN.
What industry is SOGEN in?
SOGEN's product category is Livestock Reproduction & Genetic Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAEAJAC, Genomic Testing & Genetic Evaluation Services, with a secondary code of AFAEAJAJ, Genetic Trait Selection (e.g., polled, disease resistance) Services. Its NAICS code is 1124 and its SIC code is 700.