VENLO, THE NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - September 26, 2007) - QIAGEN, the world’s leading provider of sample and assay technologies for life sciences, applied testing and molecular diagnostics, has received the prestigious Animal Pharm Industry Excellence Award 2007 for the “Best Licensing Deal of the Year” in the animal health industry. The award, which was announced at the Animal Pharm Awards ceremony on September 25 in London, is bestowed annually to individuals and organizations who demonstrated remarkable achievements in veterinary health.