Qiagen专注于在冠状病毒大流行中的分子测试之后，自愿公开接管提供了Thermo Fisher Falls的短缺
ByLabmedica Internationalstaff writers
14 Aug 2020
QIAGEN N.V. (Venlo, Netherlands) plans to continue executing its growth strategy aimed at creating significant value for shareholders and other stakeholders after the voluntary public takeover offer by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, MA, USA) failed to achieve the minimum 66.67% acceptance threshold from QIAGEN shareholders.
在2020年8月10日的接受期限到期时，总共有47％的未偿还Qiagen股票被投标给了每股43.00欧元的报价。修订后的业务合并协议由于未达到的接受阈值而被终止。与其长期增长战略相一致，Qiagen打算继续实施计划，以加速其样本到Insight Portfolio的增长，提高效率和有效性，从而提高Qiagen作为选择的雇主的价值并增强客户体验。
QIAGEN’s initiatives focus on building the most comprehensive portfolio of solutions for COVID-19 testing. These include ramping up production of viral RNA extraction for use on QIAGEN’s QIAcube, QIAsymphony and EZ1 platforms as well as third-party instruments; building up a range of PCR tests on the QIAstat-Dx and NeuMoDx systems that enable COVID-19 detection while analyzing samples at the same time for other respiratory infections; and delivering universal next-generation sequencing (NGS) solutions for use with any sequencer, in particular gene panels integrated with bioinformatics for analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. QIAGEN is also scaling up production capacity for reagents sold to other companies for use in their own COVID-19 tests. New QIAGEN products in accelerated development include a serology test (assessing the body’s immune response to the coronavirus via antibodies) and a rapid antigen test (detection of an active coronavirus infection), planned for launch in the second half of 2020.
此外，Qiagen计划在样本技术中建立其市场和技术领导力，这是从生物样品中提取核酸的广泛解决方案。Qiagen继续推出用于液体活检的创新样品技术，针对NGS和宏基因组学应用程序的样品和图书馆准备。开发计划包括响应冠状病毒大流行的新产品，以及研究，临床医疗保健和取证等领域的客户创新，包括基于96孔板的新应用。
QIAGEN is also implementing a strategy to accelerate the adoption of QuantiFERON-TB in the fight against the tuberculosis (TB) pandemic disease. QIAGEN’s highly flexible laboratory automation solutions for QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus – anchored by partnerships with DiaSorin, Hamilton and Tecan – are supporting the conversion from tuberculin skin tests to modern blood-based technology. Additionally, QIAGEN is advancing plans for the launch of QuantiFERON-TB Access (QFT Access), a new version of the gold-standard TB detection test dedicated and tailored to the needs of low-resource settings with a high disease burden of TB.
Moreover, QIAGEN intends to move forward with the acquisition of the remaining 80.1% stake in NeuMoDx Molecular, Inc. that it currently does not own. QIAGEN expects NeuMoDx to provide significant sales contributions in the future based on its differentiation as a rapid, integrated PCR-based platform that offers a dedicated COVID-19 test as well as an expanding menu of tests for other infectious diseases, such as a new multiplex test combining analysis for influenza, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, expected to be launched in the second half of 2020.
“We respect the decision of our shareholders and will now continue to execute our strategy to deliver growth and create greater value with our Sample to Insight portfolio that addresses growing molecular testing needs in the life sciences and molecular diagnostics,” said Dr. Håkan, Björklund, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of QIAGEN N.V.
“The magnitude and duration of the global coronavirus pandemic have proven the increasingly critical importance of molecular testing to society. QIAGEN’s business prospects have improved significantly, as shown in our performance for the first half of 2020 and the strong outlook for the rest of this year and for 2021,” said Thierry Bernard, Chief Executive Officer of QIAGEN N.V. “In light of the outcome, we will also move forward with our plans to fully acquire NeuMoDx, Inc., which is growing fast thanks to its unique offering of molecular diagnostic testing platforms along with a solution for coronavirus testing and an expanding range of assays in Europe, the US and rest of the world. Our employees have demonstrated resilience and deep expertise in meeting the challenges of the pandemic, and will continue to play an essential role in building QIAGEN as a unique and differentiated leader in molecular testing through a commitment to execution on our goals.”
“QIAGEN is moving forward from a position of strength with robust growth prospects, anchored by a differentiated portfolio and multiple new product launches in the pipeline. As we focus on greater value creation, QIAGEN builds on a disciplined capital allocation policy anchored by a healthy balance sheet to support investments into our business along with a commitment to increasing returns to shareholders,” added Roland Sackers, Chief Financial Officer of QIAGEN N.V.
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