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QIAGEN’s GeneReader NGS System Wins International Design Distinction

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First truly end-to-end solution for next-generation sequencing receives Red Dot award

4 Apr 2016
Alex Waite
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QIAGEN has announced that the GeneReader NGS System has won a 2016 Red Dot award for excellence in product design.

The distinction comes in an international competition among 5,200 entries judged by design experts who evaluate products on criteria such as degree of innovation, functionality, ergonomics and integration with the environment. The GeneReader NGS System is the first complete Sample to Insight next-generation sequencing (NGS) solution designed for any laboratory to deliver actionable insights.

“Earning the Red Dot distinction is very gratifying. We developed our GeneReader NGS workflow in close collaboration with laboratories to meet the need for a simpler, more cost-effective way for clinical testing to take advantage of NGS technology and improve outcomes,” said Jonathan Arnold, QIAGEN’s Oncology Franchise Business Leader. “The novel design comes from working with clinical research labs to create a solution for clinical research labs. Until now, fragmented workflows and bottlenecks have hindered NGS users in this field from achieving actionable insights. The GeneReader NGS System stands out as the world’s first truly end-to-end NGS workflow from primary sample to final report.”

The GeneReader NGS System will be recognized as a winner in the healthcare sub-category of life sciences and medicine at the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016 ceremony on July 4 in Essen, Germany. All award-winning products including the GeneReader will be presented in a special four-week exhibition, “Design on Stage,” in the Red Dot Design Museum Essen, before entering the museum’s permanent collection. With about 2,000 exhibits from 45 nations, the museum hosts some 150,000 visitors a year. Located in the historic boiler house of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein coal mine in western Germany, the museum displays the world’s largest exhibition of contemporary design.

Professor Dr. Peter Zec, founder and president of the Red Dot Award organization, said: “With their performances, the Red Dot winners not only demonstrated an extraordinary design quality, but they also showed that design is an integral part of innovative product solutions.”

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