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Qiagen Said to Weigh Strategic Options Amid Fresh Interest
A biochemist uses a Qiagen NV automated extraction machine while processing medical tests at a laboratory in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Photographer: Mauricio Palos/BloombergQiagen NV, the European molecular testing firm, is weighing strategic options including a potential sale amid fresh takeover interest, people with knowledge of the matter said.
The company is working with advisers as its supervisory board fields preliminary interest from potential suitors, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Qiagen has held talks with several possible buyers in recent weeks, including some US strategics, according to the people.