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Daniel H. Follansbee | | 617 348 4474 | | dhfollansbee@mintz.com | www.mintz.com |
July 31, 207
VIA EDGAR SUBMISSION
Mr. Jim B. Rosenberg
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | QIAGEN N.V. |
Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006
File No: 000-28564
Dear Mr. Rosenberg:
On behalf of QIAGEN N.V. (the “Company”), we hereby acknowledge receipt of your letter dated July 16, 2007, which includes comments by the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the Company’s Form 20-F for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. The Company has begun the process necessary to furnish the Staff with a response to its comments, including discussions with its independent accountants and counsel.
Following a conversation with Mr. Mark Brunhofer, the Senior Staff Accountant identified in your letter, I write to inform the Commission that the Company expects to furnish to the Commission its response to the Staff’s comments on or before Friday, August 31, 2007.
If you have any questions regarding this letter, kindly contact the undersigned at 617-348-4474. Thank you for your time and attention.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Daniel H. Follansbee |
Daniel H. Follansbee |
cc: | Securities and Exchange Commission |
Mark Brunhofer, Senior Staff Accountant
QIAGEN N.V.
Peer M. Schatz, Chief Executive Officer
Roland Sackers, Chief Financial Officer
Susan Stefanelli, Director of SEC Reporting
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Jonathan L. Kravetz, Esq.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
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