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Qiagen Appoints Jonathan Pratt As Chief Executive Officer

PRIVATEAug 24, 2026•about 4 hours ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

QIAGEN

Jonathan Pratt
BiotechnologyHealth CareScience And EngineeringInternet Services

Description

Jonathan Pratt takes over as CEO from Thierry Bernard during a critical time for Qiagen. His appointment comes amid ongoing discussions about potential sale offers from private equity firms.

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Company

QIAGEN

About

QIAGEN N.V., a Netherlands-based holding company, is the leading global provider of Sample to Insight solutions that enable customers to gain valuable molecular insights from samples containing the building blocks of life. Our sample technologies isolate and process DNA, RNA and proteins from blood, tissue and other materials. Assay technologies make these biomolecules visible and ready for analysis. Bioinformatics software and knowledge bases interpret data to report relevant, actionable insights. Automation solutions tie these together in seamless and cost-effective workflows. QIAGEN provides solutions to more than 500,000 customers around the world in molecular diagnostics (human healthcare), Applied Testing (primarily forensics), Pharma (pharma and biotech companies) and Academia (life sciences research). As of March 31, 2022, QIAGEN employed more than 6,000 people in over 35 locations worldwide. Further information can be found at www.qiagen.com.

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