Qiagen Platform Receives ALA Award

QIAGEN NV announces that its new modular platform for sample and assay processing, QIAsymphony SP, has received the New Product Award (NPA) Designation of the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA). The award was presented to QIAGEN at LabAutomation in Palm Springs, CA. QIAsymphony SP, the result of the largest development program ever undertaken at QIAGEN, can be integrated to automate entire workflows in a broad range of molecular sample and assay applications the company said. The expert jury awarded the prize based upon following criteria: extraordinary technical originality, anticipated impact on the field of laboratory automation, supporting data that respects universal
scientific methodology, and market demand.
In 2007 the Company received the ALA NPA Designation for its successful QIAcube, sample processing platform. “Winning the ALA NPA Designation for the second time in a row makes us extremely proud,”said Wolfgang
Leibinger, Global Business Director Automated Systems at QIAGEN. “This is not only a most prestigious recognition of QIAGEN’s innovation
capabilities in automation technology and process standardisation. It also greatly rewards the dedication of the entire development and
marketing teams standing behind this unique platform and it also gives further support to Qiagen’s commitment to developing highly innovative and enabling platforms.”