Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) announced today that its offer to acquire Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) in an $11.5 billion deal has lapsed. According to a news release, more than 107.5 million shares of Qiagen (47.02% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares for the company) were validly tendered into the offer by the end of the acceptance period on Aug. […]
Qiagen wins FDA nod for point-of-care PartoSure test
Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) today touted the FDA’s approval of its PartoSure diagnostic test, designed to assess the risk of spontaneous preterm birth in patients with symptoms of preterm labor. The non-invasive strip test detects placental alpha microglobulin-1 and can provide results in less than five minutes, according to Germany-based Qiagen. Beyond the company’s U.S. regulatory win, PartoSure […]
Qiagen launches liquid biopsy tests for lung, prostate cancer
Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) today launched two liquid biopsy panels designed to evaluate circulating tumor cells isolated from a patient’s blood samples. The company’s lung and prostate cancer diagnostic tests will be introduced at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Chicago, according to Qiagen. “Our AdnaTest liquid biopsy-based portfolio now offers molecular […]
