QIAGEN REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2005 RESULTS

QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the results of operations for its second quarter and the six-month period ended June 30, 2005. The reported consolidated net sales and operating income as well as diluted earnings per share were in-line with and on the high-end of the Company's projections for the second quarter 2005 as communicated on February 15 and reiterated on May 3, 2005.

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