Oct 10 (Reuters) - California-based diagnostics company Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO.N) is in talks to merge with Qiagen NV (QIA.DE), the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Talks between the two companies have been going on for a while but an agreement is unlikely for another few weeks, the report said.
U.S-listed shares of Qiagen rose 8% while Bio-Rad fell nearly 10% after the report.