QIAGEN N.V. To Report Third Quarter 2012 Results And Hold Webcast

VENLO, Netherlands, Oct. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq:QGEN) today reconfirmed plans to release its report on results for the third quarter of 2012 on Monday, October 29, at 21:00 Central European Time (CET) / 16:00 Eastern Time (ET).

A webcast is planned for Tuesday, October 30, at 14:00 CET / 9:00 ET that will include remarks by Peer M. Schatz, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Roland Sackers, Chief Financial Officer. (NOTE: New time for conference call.)

The webcast is accessible at www.qiagen.com/goto/ConferenceCall . The corresponding presentation slides will be available for download shortly before the webcast in the Investor Relations section of QIAGEN's 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 3,900 people in over 30 locations worldwide. Further information about QIAGEN can be found at  http://www.qiagen.com/.

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