Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. I am Katie, your call operator. Welcome, and thank you for joining QIAGEN's Preliminary Q1, 2026 Earnings Conference Call Webcast. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that this call is being recorded at QIAGEN's request and will be made available on their Internet site. [Operator Instructions]

At this time, I'd like to introduce your host, Daniel Wendorff, Vice President, Head of Investor Relations at QIAGEN. Please go ahead.

Daniel Wendorff
VP & Head of Investor Relations

Thank you, Katie, and welcome to our call on our preliminary results for the first quarter of 2026. In light of the update to our 2026 outlook, the pre-announcement was issued in line with German disclosure requirements yesterday evening. We are planning to publish full Q1, 2026 results on May 6, 2026. We appreciate your time and interest in QIAGEN.

Joining the call today are Thierry Bernard, our Chief Executive Officer; and Roland Sackers, our Chief Financial Officer. Also joining us is Dr. Domenica Martorana from our Investor Relations team. As always, today's call is being webcast live and will be archived in the Investor Relations section of our website at www.qiagen.com, where