Summary
Filtering out nucleic acids from complex cellular molecule mixtures is a basic technique for all scientists working in molecular biology, whether in basic research, in hospitals, or in industrial labs. In Germany Qiagen has long been a synonym for biotechnology par excellence. [...] the founders managed to win over five partners for the initial financing consisting of a German and an American investment company, the Düsseldorf Savings Bank, the managing director of a family enterprise, and a private investor. According to Theuringer, Qiagen sees personalized medicine as one of the strategic foci of its future.
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It Started with a Kit
What you need is something you can throw away!"
At first thought, such a statement seems an unlikely premise to model a successful company on. It was the summer of 1986, and the advice was given to a young European scientist with a good idea but little experience of market requirements. It came from Michael Hunkapiller, head of research at the California firm Applied Biosystems, and it turned out to be absolutely spot-on.The young scientist, Metin Colpan, took the couns...See the full content of this document
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