QIAGEN N.V. is one of the world's leading providers of technologies and products for the separation, purification and handling of nucleic acids DNA/RNA. The company provides innovative technologies and products for pre-analytical sample preparation and molecular diagnostics solutions. It has developed a comprehensive portfolio of proprietary, consumable products, and automated solutions for sample collection. Qiagen has subsidiaries several other countries with good sales potential. Segment Details Consumables: These are typically sample preparation or test kits that contain all the necessary reagents and buffers, and a manual including protocols and relevant background information. Automated Instruments: These automate the use of Sample & Assay Technologies into efficient solutions for a broad range of laboratory needs. Customer Classes: QIAGEN focuses on 4 principal segments or customer classes for sample and assay technologies:? Molecular Diagnostics, Applied Testing, Pharma and Academia.