Case Study
How a Biotech Company Keeps Employees Safe When Working From Home
1 Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, dedicated teams at international biotech company QIAGEN have been working around the clock to develop tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The company focuses on testing solutions for diagnostic labs and researchers, as well as genomic services and genome sequencing for academic researchers. Throughout the race to bring COVID-19 under control, Fortinet has helped secure vital data—both individual information and aggregated research results—across QIAGEN’s 45 locations around the world and data centers on three continents. “We do a lot of R&D; our IP [intellectual property] is one of our most important assets,” says Jonathan Martin, director of global IT infrastructure. “My team is responsible for securing our company’s data—from IP to financi