Patogen As
PatoGen AS is a Norwegian specialty aquaculture diagnostics laboratory providing qPCR pathogen detection, NGS, histopathology, bacteriology, and biochemistry services to salmonid fish farming companies across Norway, Scotland, and Ireland.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2005
- HeadquartersÅlesund, Norway
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Patogen As does
PatoGen AS is a Norwegian specialty diagnostics laboratory serving the salmonid aquaculture industry. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Ålesund, Norway, the company operates three laboratory locations across Norway, Scotland (Oban), and Ireland (Kinvarra), with approximately 60 employees. PatoGen is 100% owned by Fürst Medisinsk Laboratorium, a Norwegian human medical laboratory group that conducts over 25 million annual blood markers — a parent relationship that has provided both bacteriology expertise and the foundation for PatoGen's 2024 biochemistry platform launch.
The company's core technology stack spans qPCR pathogen detection (its foundational service since 2005), next-generation sequencing with custom bioinformatic pipelines, digital histopathology, bacteriology, and biochemical analysis. Named product lines include Patolink (the customer portal and API-accessible data platform), Water Screening, SmoltTimer, LiceAdvisor, BactoProfile (16S metagenomics for RAS facilities), PatoScore, and Biochemistry. PatoGen holds ISO 17025 accreditation and is officially appointed by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) as a fish health laboratory, with flexible accreditation scope enabling rapid test menu expansion.
PatoGen operates a B2B enterprise field sales model targeting aquaculture companies (hatcheries, smolt producers, grow-out facilities) as the primary segment and aquaculture industry service providers as a secondary segment. Regional sales managers with veterinary backgrounds cover Norway (North, Trøndelag, South & West), the UK, and Ireland. Revenue is generated through recurring laboratory diagnostic services on a quote-based pricing model with results delivered via the Patolink portal or API integration. Distribution is supported by direct sales and a logistics network using Bring/Posten return shipping labels to laboratory hubs in Ålesund and Oslo.
Patogen As firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Patogen As
- Legal name
- PatoGen AS
- Website
- https://patogen.no
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2005
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- PatoGen AS is a Norwegian specialty aquaculture diagnostics laboratory providing qPCR pathogen detection, NGS, histopathology, bacteriology, and biochemistry services to salmonid fish farming companies across Norway, Scotland, and Ireland.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Patogen As industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Aquaculture Diagnostics
- NAICS
- Aquaculture (11251), Aquaculture (1125)
- SIC
- In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Aquaculture Health, Biosecurity & Veterinary Services (AFAEAAAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Aquaculture & Fish Health Services (AFAEANAE), Hatchery Health, Biosecurity & Diagnostics Services (Pathogen Screening, Certification) (AFAEAKAK)
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Where Patogen As is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ålesund
- HQ country
- Norway
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices4 records
Markets served
Patogen As business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Laboratory Diagnostic Services: Provides pathogen detection, sequencing, histopathology, bacteriology, and biochemical testing services to aquaculture companies. Services delivered through customer portal Patolink with results available via API access. Equipment ordering available for sample collection.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
Patogen As product offering
Product offeringCore offering
PatoGen AS operates accredited fish health diagnostic laboratories that detect viruses, bacteria, and parasites in fish farms using qPCR, next-generation sequencing, digital histopathology, bacteriology, and biochemistry analysis. The company combines molecular diagnostics, pathology, and applied fish health consultancy into integrated reports delivered through the Patolink portal or API access, and supplies sampling tools and equipment for routine health monitoring at aquaculture sites.
Product overview
PatoGen AS is a fish health diagnostic company offering a comprehensive suite of laboratory services and specialized products for aquaculture health management. The core service portfolio includes six main diagnostic services: PCR Pathogen Detection (qPCR analyses since 2005), Next-Generation Sequencing, Histopathology, Bacteriology, Fish Health Expertise, and R&D Support. These are delivered through three laboratories in Norway, Scotland, and Ireland. Named products include Patolink (customer portal), Water Screening, SmoltTimer, LiceAdvisor, BactoProfile (16S metagenomics), PatoScore, and Biochemistry. Results are accessible via the Patolink portal or API integration.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Patolink: Customer portal for ordering services and accessing health data reports
- PatoScore™
- BactoProfile™
- BactoSwipe™
- SmoltTimer®
- LiceAdvisor®
Products and services
- PCR Pathogen Detection qPCR-based laboratory service detecting viruses, bacteria, and parasites in fish farms using high-throughput robotic extraction and modern qPCR platforms, with assay development and maintenance for relevant species and geographical areas. Sold to aquaculture operators and fish health service providers.
- Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Modern NGS service offering targeted sequencing, panel sequencing, and full genome sequencing for fish health, supported by accurate bioinformatic pipelines. Used by aquaculture operators for advanced pathogen characterization and genomic surveillance.
- Histopathology Digital histopathology service using high-resolution slide scanners and experienced fish pathology specialists to deliver standardized diagnostic reports. Provided to aquaculture customers seeking tissue-level fish health diagnosis.
- Bacteriology Bacteriology laboratory service detecting bacteria relevant to fish health and welfare, including identification, antibiotic resistance testing, and biobanking, hosted in collaboration with Fürst Medical Laboratory. Sold to fish farming operators across Norway, Scotland and Ireland.
- Fish Health Expertise Applied fish health consultancy service provided by experienced fish health specialists, covering biosecurity plans, staff training, epidemiological studies, and transfer of fish health principles to customers in the aquaculture industry.
- R&D Support Research and product development support service leveraging PatoGen's molecular biology, histopathology, bacteriology, and fish health capabilities, with trial setup assistance and results presentation. Targeted at aquaculture customers and partners running fish health R&D programs.
- BactoProfile 16S metagenomics product offering complete insight into bacterial composition of recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facilities. Monitors bacteria in biofilters, bioreactors, and water, mapping the 15 most common bacterial families including nitrifying bacteria (AOB/NOB) and identifying beneficial and harmful bacteria for biofilter function and fish health monitoring.
- Water Screening Analysis product that examines water sources for specific pathogens affecting fish health. Enables monitoring of infection status in water to identify risk periods and trends, contributing to proactive operations and better fish welfare, with sampling guide and filtration equipment ordering included.
- SmoltTimer Trademarked diagnostic product for smoltification timing analysis, available as a service through PatoGen's laboratories for salmonid aquaculture customers.
- LiceAdvisor Trademarked diagnostic product for sea lice analysis, available as a service through PatoGen's laboratories for salmonid aquaculture customers managing sea lice infestation.
- Biochemistry/Biokjemi Blood marker analysis platform for fish health diagnostics delivering numerical values based on solid and repeatable analysis methods for various blood parameters. Built on parent company Fürst Medisinsk Laboratorium's clinical chemistry expertise and sold to aquaculture customers.
- Patolink Customer Portal Online customer portal providing aquaculture operators with ordering, results access, and management of diagnostic data from PCR, bacteriology, histopathology, and other analyses, with complementary API access for system integration.
- PatoScore Trademarked diagnostic product for fish health scoring and assessment, referenced in PatoGen's brochures and offered to aquaculture customers.
- BactoSwipe Trademarked sampling product used by customers for bacterial collection in support of PatoGen's bacteriology diagnostics.
- Saprolegnia spp. RT-PCR Assay RT-PCR diagnostic assay detecting Saprolegnia spp., an oomycete fungus causing saprolegniosis in salmonid fish. Available across all geographical areas served by PatoGen's laboratories for trout and salmon farmers.
Companies that use Patogen As
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Patogen As technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
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Feature7 records
Patogen As partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Fürst Medisinsk LaboratoriumcorePatoGen is 100% owned by Fürst Medisinsk Laboratorium, which provides similar services to the health sector in Norway as PatoGen does to the aquaculture industry. Fürst hosts PatoGen's bacteriology lab at their facility in Oslo (Furuset) and provides expertise in general bacteriology. Parent company conducts over 25 million blood markers annually.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Patogen As competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- IDEXX Laboratories: Global leader in veterinary diagnostics with extensive water-quality and aquaculture testing product lines. Comparable in building diagnostics products and platforms for animal-health customers; differs in serving companion-animal and livestock primarily, with aquaculture as a smaller segment.
- Eurofins Scientific: Global testing, inspection, and certification group with broad food and animal-health diagnostic capabilities, including aquaculture-adjacent services. Comparable as a commercial diagnostic-services platform; differs in being a much larger, more diversified incumbent that can bundle aquaculture testing into broader food-safety contracts.
- Ceva Santé Animale (Aquaculture): Global animal-health company with an aquaculture division focused on fish vaccines and health products for salmonid and other farmed species. Comparable in serving the same Norwegian and global aquaculture customer base with fish-health solutions, though at much larger scale across a broader product portfolio.
- Zoetis: World's largest animal-health company and parent of Pharmaq, with global aquaculture exposure through vaccines, diagnostics, and genetics. Comparable in offering fish-health diagnostics-adjacent services at global scale; differs as a multi-species, multi-product animal-health conglomerate rather than a niche specialist.
- Pharmaq AS (Zoetis): Norwegian-headquartered fish vaccines and health company owned by Zoetis, serving global salmonid aquaculture with therapeutics. Overlaps PatoGen in fish-health diagnostics-adjacent services and shares the same Norwegian aquaculture customer base, but operates at much larger scale across vaccines, pharmaceuticals, and diagnostics.
- MSD Animal Health (Aquaculture): Global animal-health division with a meaningful aquaculture portfolio spanning vaccines and therapeutics for salmonid farming. Comparable in serving the same end customers (salmonid producers) and in scope of fish-health solutions, though PatoGen's Chief Sales Officer previously worked at MSD, underscoring direct competitive overlap.
Direct peers
- STIM AS: Norway-based fish health services company offering diagnostic and advisory services to the Norwegian aquaculture industry. Most directly comparable peer — same geography, same salmonid customer base, similar service mix. Notably, PatoGen's own Regional Sales Manager previously worked at STIM.
- VESO AS: Norwegian aquaculture research and contract research organization offering fish health trials, challenge models, and laboratory services to aquaculture and pharma clients. Closely comparable niche-specialist service model in the same Norwegian market; PatoGen's CSO Kristian Natland previously worked at VESO.
Others
- Norwegian Veterinary Institute (Veterinærinstituttet): Norway's public-sector veterinary and fish-health reference laboratory, providing diagnostics, surveillance, and research for aquaculture and terrestrial animals. Comparable in fish-health diagnostic capability and aquaculture customer overlap, but operates as a government-funded institution rather than a commercial competitor.
Emerging players
- AquaGen AS: Norwegian aquaculture genetics company supplying salmonid eggs and smolt, with significant R&D investment in fish health and biosecurity. Comparable as a Norway-headquartered aquaculture specialist serving the same salmonid value chain, though focused on breeding/genetics rather than diagnostics.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Patogen As leadership team
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Profiles18 records
Patogen As funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about Patogen As
What does Patogen As do?
PatoGen AS operates accredited fish health diagnostic laboratories that detect viruses, bacteria, and parasites in fish farms using qPCR, next-generation sequencing, digital histopathology, bacteriology, and biochemistry analysis. The company combines molecular diagnostics, pathology, and applied fish health consultancy into integrated reports delivered through the Patolink portal or API access, and supplies sampling tools and equipment for routine health monitoring at aquaculture sites.
Is Patogen As a public or private company?
Patogen As is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Patogen As founded?
Patogen As was founded in 2005.
Where is Patogen As based?
Patogen As is headquartered in Ålesund, Norway, in the Europe region.
How does Patogen As make money?
One revenue line is on record: laboratory Diagnostic Services.
Who are Patogen As's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are IDEXX Laboratories, Eurofins Scientific, Ceva Santé Animale (Aquaculture), Zoetis, Pharmaq AS (Zoetis) and MSD Animal Health (Aquaculture). Direct peers are STIM AS and VESO AS. Norwegian Veterinary Institute (Veterinærinstituttet) is listed as an others. AquaGen AS is listed as an emerging player.
Does Patogen As have an API?
Yes. PatoGen provides API access to health data for customers. Results from PCR-analyses, bacteriological analysis, histopathological analysis, and other diagnostic services are available through API access in addition to the customer portal Patolink. The API allows customers to access their health data programmatically.
What industry is Patogen As in?
Patogen As's product category is Aquaculture Diagnostics. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAEAAAK, Aquaculture Health, Biosecurity & Veterinary Services, with a secondary code of AFAEANAE, Aquaculture & Fish Health Services. Its NAICS code is 11251 and its SIC code is 2835.