Webcast of QIAGEN N.V.'s Fourth Quarter and Year End 2011 Financial Results Call Set for February 1, 2012

Published on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 09:23 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

VENLO, Netherlands, Jan. 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq:QGEN) today announced the Webcast of its fourth quarter and year-end 2011 financial results call. The Webcast will take place at 9:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, February 1, and will include remarks by Peer M. Schatz, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Roland Sackers, Chief Financial Officer.

The corresponding presentation slides will be available for download in the investor relations section of QIAGEN's Web site at 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 such isolated bio-molecules visible. QIAGEN has developed and markets more than 500 sample and assay products as well as automated solutions for such consumables. The company 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 digene HPV Test, which is regarded as a "gold standard" in testing for high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer, as well as a broad suite of solutions for infectious disease testing and companion diagnostics.

QIAGEN employs nearly 3,600 people in over 30 locations worldwide. Further information about QIAGEN can be found at http://www.qiagen.com/.

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