QIAGEN Lake Constance GmbH came into existence in July 2010 when Embedded System Engineering (ESE) GmbH changed its name after joining the QIAGEN family. Originally a spin off from Perkin Elmer Bodenseewerk, the privately owned ESE GmbH was founded in 1997.

QIAGEN Lake Constance is a center of excellence for optical detection and point-of-need instrumentation. We focus on the development and production of portable instruments for point-of-need testing. Our easy to use original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products enable our customers to develop their final product, either a lateral flow technology or a nucleic acid-based / isothermal amplification assays device. These rapid test devices have countless different applications, from food and feed safety testing to veterinary analysis, and many more.

We work according to Quality Management ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 standards and are an FDA-registered contract manufacturer.

Our vision is to improve quality of life by being the leading system provider for decentralized Life Sciences and In Vitro Diagnostics testing.

We work where other people are spending their holidays.

QIAGEN’s broad range of consumables includes complete kits for predefined applications in sample preparation and analysis as well as individual enzymes and reagents that research laboratories can use to develop their own protocols and applications.

QIAGEN offers more than 15 dedicated instruments for automating a full range of laboratory procedures, from initial sample preparation to the final test result.

QIAGEN’s product range also s includes other devices for specialized laboratory applications such as point of need tests.

QIAGEN is a firm believer in providing appropriate solutions for different problems. This is why we offers a range of innovative technologies that make the latest advances in molecular biology accessible to an ever larger number of users.

As of September 30, 2015, QIAGEN employed approximately 4,500 people in over 35 locations worldwide.