- QIAGEN increases offer to shareholders of Cellestis Limited (CST:AU) pursuant to scheme of arrangement
- Cellestis board of directors unanimously support(1) amended proposal offering its shareholders a 7% increase to A$3.80 per share from original offer of A$3.55
- Acquisition would provide QIAGEN with exclusive access to QuantiFERON® technology for high sensitivity, early disease detection not possible with other diagnostics
QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it has amended its original proposal to acquire Cellestis Limited (CST:AU), a publicly traded Australian biotechnology company.
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