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Thursday, March 19, 2020

Qiagen launches QIAstat-Dx test kit in Europe for detection of coronavirus

QIAGEN (NYSE:QGEN) has obtained CE marking for its newly developed QIAstat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Panel test to be sold as an in vitro diagnostic (“IVD”) for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.
As the first syndromic testing solution in the European Union, the QIAstat-Dx test kit can differentiate coronavirus from 21 other serious respiratory infections in a single testing run of about one hour.
The newly approved panel includes assays targeting two genes used to detect the pathogen behind the disease.
Shares are down 2% premarket.

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