VENLO, The Netherlands, July 19, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq:QGEN) today announced the Webcast of its second quarter 2011 financial results call. The Webcast will take place at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 26, and will include remarks by Peer M. Schatz, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Roland Sackers, Chief Financial Officer.
| What: | Webcast of QIAGEN's second quarter 2011 financial results call |
| When: | 9:30 a.m. EDT on July 26 |
| Where: | The Webcast is accessible at http://www.qiagen.com/goto/ConferenceCall |
| How: | Log on to the Web at the address above |
The corresponding presentation slides will be available for download in the investor relations section of QIAGEN's Web site at http://www.qiagen.com/goto/ConferenceCall.
QIAGEN N.V., a Netherlands holding company, is the leading global provider of sample and assay technologies. Sample technologies are used to isolate and process DNA, RNA and proteins from biological samples such as blood or tissue. Assay technologies are used to make these isolated biomolecules visible. QIAGEN has developed and markets more than 500 sample and assay products as well as automated solutions for such consumables. QIAGEN provides its products to molecular diagnostics laboratories, academic researchers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and applied testing customers for purposes such as forensics, animal or food testing and pharmaceutical process control. QIAGEN's assay technologies include one of the broadest panels of molecular diagnostic tests available worldwide. This panel includes the first FDA-approved test for human papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer.
QIAGEN employs nearly 3,600 people in over 30 locations worldwide. Further information about QIAGEN can be found at http://www.qiagen.com/">http://www.qiagen.com/.
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