Webcast of QIAGEN N.V.'s (Nasdaq: QGEN) First Quarter 2011 Financial Results Call Set for April 28

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QIAGEN N.V.

Apr 21, 2011, 08:30 ET

VENLO, The Netherlands, April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq: QGEN) today announced the Webcast of its first quarter 2011 financial results call. The Webcast will take place at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 28, and will include remarks by Peer M. Schatz, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Roland Sackers, Chief Financial Officer.

What:

Webcast of QIAGEN's first quarter 2011 financial results call


When:

9:30 a.m. EDT on April 28


Where:

The Webcast is accessible at 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 www.qiagen.com/goto/ConferenceCall.


Contact:

Andreas Marathovouniotis, Russo Partners, (212) 845-4235

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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