Formed in mid-1996, XY Inc.'s initial mission was to offer gender selection to the United States dairy industry by way of sorting sperm with a flow cytometer into "X" and "Y" bearing populations, as an enhancement to artificial insemination.

Today, XY Inc. has expanded its mission and now is the global leader in the research, development and commercialization of XY^® sex-selection technology for all relevant non-human mammals, including cows, horses, pigs, endangered species and more.

XY Inc. is the master licensee in control of all sperm sorting in non-human mammals worldwide using technologies developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Colorado State University and DakoCytomation, a company that develops advanced flow cytometers.

XY Inc.'s successes are many. For example, XY Inc. scientists produced "Call Me Madam," the world's first sex-selected foal in 1998, the world's first sex-selected calf using frozen sexed sperm and artificial insemination in 1999; the world's first sex-selected lambs using frozen sexed sperm and artificial insemination in 2001; and the world's first foal, First Lady, produced from Call me Madam and the first sex-selected colt in 2003.

XY Inc. began in 1996 as a joint venture between Cytomation Inc., and Colorado State University Research Foundation. Cytomation provided the necessary access to MoFlo^® and cell-sorting technology, while Colorado State University provided advanced animal-biology techniques and studies. The successful partnership continues today.

In 1997, XY Inc. acquired MasterCalf, a British firm seeking to develop similar semen-sexing technologies.

Currently, XY Inc. has commercial licenses in the UK, USA, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, Brazil and China.