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Qiagen NV (QGEN)On Dec 4: 21.82  Down 0.18 (0.82%)  
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QGENLIFEPvt1SIALIndustry
Market Cap:5.04B9.03BN/A6.44B98.96M
Employ­ees:3,3009,700N/A7,80065
Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy):12.50%121.40%N/A-1.30%19.70%
Revenue (ttm):957.93M2.95BN/A2.08B14.01M
Gross Margin (ttm):66.58%64.07%N/A51.23%65.68%
EBITDA (ttm):302.51M818.22MN/A578.40M-12.30M
Oper Margins (ttm):19.73%15.72%N/A23.34%-137.11%
Net Income (ttm):117.99M7.87MN/A338.40MN/A
EPS (ttm):0.5770.049N/A2.731-0.31
P/E (ttm):37.821033.47N/A19.3617.26
PEG (5 yr expected):1.281.5N/A2.121.28
P/S (ttm):5.313.04N/A3.099.45
LIFE = Life Technologies Corporation
Pvt1 = Roche Diagnostics Corporation (privately held)
SIAL = Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
Industry = Biotechnology

BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES RANKED BY SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
Amgen Inc.AMGN56.850.53%57.54B12.40
Genentech, Inc.Private - View Profile
Biogen Idec Inc.BIIB48.181.69%13.93B16.12
Genzyme Corp.GENZ49.98-0.58%13.26B28.49
Merck Serono S.A.Private - View Profile
Chiron CorporationPrivate - View Profile
Gilead Sciences Inc.GILD46.590.71%41.93B18.02
MedImmune, Inc.Private - View Profile
Life Technologies CorporationLIFE50.640.78%9.03B1033.47
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LimitedTEVA54.010.82%47.58B49.41
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GENERIC DRUGMAKERS RANKED BY SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
Sandoz International GmbHPrivate - View Profile
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.WPI37.901.64%4.02B19.54
King Pharmaceuticals Inc.KG11.720.43%2.91BN/A
Ranbaxy Laboratories LimitedPrivate - View Profile
Mylan, Inc.MYL17.99-1.15%5.50B110.37
Pfizer Inc.PFE18.49-0.80%149.21B15.36
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ64.360.31%177.58B14.06
GlaxoSmithKline plcGSK42.750.73%108.37B13.49
Sanofi-AventisSNY39.38-0.35%102.83BN/A
Novartis AGNVS55.55-0.41%126.17B16.63
View Biotechnology Industry Center

DRUGMAKERS RANKED BY SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
RHHBY.PK41.42-1.03%N/AN/A
AstraZeneca plcAZN46.301.49%67.13B9.30
Abbott LaboratoriesABT53.78-0.85%83.18B14.57
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.BMY25.14-0.08%49.80B13.01
View Biotechnology Industry Center

NEWS ON DIRECT COMPETITORS 
LIFELiving the Good Second Life
Fri, Dec 4 - FOX Business Now
SIALSigma-Aldrich’s rat breakthrough hailed as top innovation
Thu, Dec 3 - at bizjournals.com
LIFEBehind the Business: 3 Questions for Vical
Thu, Dec 3 - at Motley Fool
SIALSigma-Aldrich's Targeted Knockout Rat Ranks in Top Five of The Scientist Magazine's Top 10 Innovations of 2009
Thu, Dec 3 - PR Newswire
SIALSell Cu, Buy Au, Ag, K2CO3
Wed, Dec 2 - Wall Street Transcript
LIFELuminex Posts Loss
Mon, Nov 30 - Zacks.com
LIFEInvestorSoup.com Issues Technical Trading Outlook for ARCA biopharma Inc.
Wed, Nov 25 - GlobeNewswire
SIALSigma-Aldrich to Present at the NASDAQ OMX 23rd Investor Program on Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tue, Nov 24 - PR Newswire
LIFEUncertainty Breeds Opportunity in Specialty Pharma Stock Pick From Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst
Fri, Nov 20 - Wall Street Transcript
LIFEBeacon Equity Issues Technical Trading Overview for Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Thu, Nov 19 - GlobeNewswire
SIALSigma-Aldrich Launches 'What's Your Favorite Gene?' Application On Facebook(R) Platform
Wed, Nov 18 - PR Newswire
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