Qiagen

The area most associated with QIAGEN is DNA and RNA purification . In order to work with a cell’s molecules such as nucleid acids (DNA and RNA), these first have to be separated from other cell components. In the early 1980s, Metin Colpan, then a doctorate student, developed a new advanced procedure for the separation of nucleic acids, which was easier and faster to use than existing methods. Colpan’s idea was to market his discovery in a single company. Together with two friends he founded QIAGEN, one of the first German Biotech firms, which since then has continuously set standards in getting access to the content of any biological sample.

Today the company’s entire portfolio consists of more than 500 consumable products and automated solutions for all areas of life science research, including the handling, separation and purification of proteins. QIAGEN also provides diagnostic kits, tests and assays for human and veterinary molecular diagnostics For example, the company has launched highly specific tests which allow for effective and rapid detection of the avian flu virus H5N1.

The products are sold in over 42 countries around the world to academic research markets, to leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as to diagnostics laboratories. QIAGEN also supplies standardized purification and testing solutions to applied testing markets such as forensics, biodefense, food testing, and pharmaceutical process control.

QIAGEN is well-known throughout the industry for having very easy to use kits that replace older, more laborious and time intensive methods, for strong customer support and for having very high quality products.

External links

• [Qiagen corporate site]

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