Real Innovation Has No Market: Detlev Riesner on Building Qiagen Before Biotech Existed

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Real Innovation Has No Market: Detlev Riesner on Building Qiagen Before Biotech Existed

How a German physicist turned a lab experiment into Germany’s first NASDAQ success story

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Oct 15, 2025

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When venture capital barely existed in Germany, Professor Detlev Riesner saw a chance to turn pure science into a business that would reshape global biotech. As co-founder and later chair of Qiagen, …

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