segilab

What segilab does

Segilab (operating as LVD55-Segilab) is a French departmental veterinary diagnostic laboratory headquartered in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, that performs approximately 200,000 analyses per year on a roughly 450 m² site staffed by about twelve people. The laboratory operates under a Delegation de Service Public (public service delegation) contract granted in 2008, which formalizes its mandate to deliver veterinary analysis services to farmers while running under private management. Its diagnostic offering is built around three core technique platforms: serology (ELISA and EAT), molecular biology (real-time PCR), and parasitology (including Trichinella detection via artificial digestion per NF EN ISO 18743), with bacteriology and antibiogram re-internalized in 2023.

The laboratory's commercial focus has historically been bovine diagnostics, with a named high-volume BVD ear-biopsy PCR service (over 120,000 biopsies processed in 2019) and a portfolio covering IBR, BTV, MHE, paratuberculosis, besnoitiosis, and other statutory and herd-health analytes. It also serves swine and poultry, and in June 2026 expanded into companion animals and equines. Customers are primarily veterinarians, livestock farmers, Groupements de Défense Sanitaire (GDS), and hunting federations, served through direct B2B relationships, a downloadable catalog with unit pricing, and dematerialized electronic result delivery.

CoFrAc ISO 17025 accreditation (No. 1-2081) underpins the lab's eligibility for regulated analysis programs and has been maintained for over 20 years. Revenue is generated on a pay-as-you-go, per-analysis basis; financial figures are not publicly disclosed. The laboratory has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no recorded external funding, indicating an independently operated, capital-light service business whose value is anchored in regulatory accreditation, accumulated technical expertise, and embedded relationships with sanitary defense organizations across France.

Name

segilab

Legal name

SEGILAB

Website

https://lvd55-segilab.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Segilab is a French CoFrAc-accredited veterinary diagnostic laboratory in Bar-le-Duc that performs roughly 200,000 analyses per year across serology, PCR, parasitology, and bacteriology for veterinarians, livestock farmers, GDS organizations, and hunting federations throughout France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Veterinary Services (541940), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215), Medical Laboratories (621511), Support Activities for Animal Production (1152)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories & Pathology (AFAEANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reference Laboratory Testing (Clinical Pathology & Chemistry) (HLAMADAA), Veterinary Microbiology & Infectious Disease Testing (Culture/PCR/Serology) (HLAMADAC), Veterinary Parasitology Testing (HLAMADAD), Veterinary Public Health Laboratories (Reference & Confirmatory) (HLAMAJAH)

Keywords

• Veterinary diagnostic services
• Animal health testing
• Livestock disease detection
• Molecular diagnostics
• Serological analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Bar-le-duc

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Diagnostic Analysis Services: One-time laboratory analysis fees for veterinary diagnostic testing including serology, PCR, bacteriology, and parasitology. Services provided to veterinarians and livestock farmers for disease detection, regulatory compliance (prophylaxis), and herd health management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Segilab (LVD55-Segilab) is a French departmental veterinary diagnostic laboratory operating under a Delegation de Service Public contract since 2008. It provides veterinary diagnostic analyses for livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry) and companion animals (dogs, cats, horses), using serology (ELISA, EAT), molecular biology (real-time PCR), parasitology, and bacteriology. The laboratory performs approximately 200,000 analyses per year under COFRAC ISO 17025 accreditation, serving veterinarians, livestock farmers, agricultural organizations, and hunting federations across France.

Product overview

LVD55-Segilab is a departmental veterinary diagnostic laboratory offering a comprehensive suite of animal health testing services. The core offering centers on ruminant analysis (particularly cattle), supplemented by dedicated services for porcines/poultry, equines, canines, and felines. The laboratory employs three primary diagnostic technique categories: serology (ELISA, EAT), molecular biology (real-time PCR), and parasitology. Notable named products include the BVD ear biopsy PCR service, the Mortellaro disease tank milk ELISA, and the 2023-internalized bacteriology/antibiogram service. Testing spans infectious diseases, parasites, vector-borne illnesses, and reproductive pathogens, with COFRAC accreditation covering the majority of its serology, PCR, and parasitology portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Analyses Ruminants (Ruminant Diagnostic Analyses)

Quantifiable outcome

• 8.4/10 average customer satisfaction score with 100% recommendation rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Groupements de Défense Sanitaire (GDS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on regulatory veterinary analysis programs (prophylaxis and sanitary police) defined by the State. GDS organizations work with the laboratory on herd health monitoring, disease prevention plans, and herd introduction/competition testing.
• Fédérations de ChasseurscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on trichinella testing for game animals, particularly wild boar hunting in the Meuse department. Testing required for game meat safety under regulatory requirements.
• GDS BretagneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on development of the ELISA DD (Digital Dermatitis) tank milk test for assessing digital dermatitis prevalence in dairy herds. Joint product development between laboratory and GDS Bretagne.
• VeterinarianscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVeterinary practitioners are key channel partners who submit diagnostic samples and relay results to livestock farmers for herd health management decisions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Virbac: French-headquartered global animal health company offering vaccines, pharmaceuticals, and diagnostic services. Adjacent competitor and potential partner to Segilab within the French veterinary value chain.
• Ceva Santé Animale: Major French animal health company spanning vaccines, pharmaceuticals, and livestock diagnostics. Comparable French animal health footprint and overlapping customer base of veterinarians and livestock farmers.
• Antech Diagnostics (Mars Petcare): Veterinary reference laboratory network owned by Mars Petcare providing serology, PCR, and imaging diagnostics primarily for companion animals. Comparable technology and accreditation model to Segilab, with much wider geographic and species reach.
• Zoetis: World's largest animal health company offering diagnostics, vaccines, and pharmaceuticals across livestock and companion animals. Comparable reference diagnostic capabilities and CoFrAc-relevant quality systems, though at global scale.
• IDEXX Laboratories: Global leader in veterinary diagnostics and reference laboratory services with companion animal and livestock test menus. Competes with Segilab across French veterinary reference lab accounts but at vastly greater scale and broader portfolio.
• Vetoquinol: French-listed animal health pharmaceutical company active in livestock and companion animals. Adjacent rather than directly competing on lab services, but shares the French veterinary distribution and customer ecosystem.
• Eurofins Scientific: European laboratory testing group with veterinary diagnostics, food and feed testing, and clinical diagnostics operations. Provides comparable testing services to Segilab's livestock regulatory and Trichinella testing, though as part of a much broader industrial testing portfolio.

Others

• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Supplies ELISA, PCR reagents, and quality controls used in veterinary and clinical laboratories. Comparable only as an upstream technology and quality-control provider rather than a direct reference lab competitor to Segilab.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Provider of real-time PCR instruments and reagents commonly used in veterinary diagnostic workflows. Related to Segilab only as an equipment/reagent supplier and broader reference lab services operator, not as a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Laboklin GmbH & Co. KG: German-headquartered veterinary diagnostic reference laboratory offering serology, PCR, parasitology, and genetic testing across companion and farm animals. Highly comparable to Segilab as a regionally anchored, COFRAC/ISO 17025-style accredited vet lab serving vets and farmers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lvd55-segilab

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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