On Friday, the CTFN website cited an unnamed industry executive as saying Qiagen was in talks about a possible takeover.

A Qiagen spokesman declined to comment on the report.

In December, shares in Qiagen plunged after the company said it had decided against a sale as it saw continuing to be a stand-alone business as the best option, terminating all discussions and saying they were not compelling.

(Reporting by Emma Thomasson; Editing by Riham Alkousaa)