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                    TECHNE CORPORATION DECLARES DIVIDEND


Minneapolis/May 3, 2011/ -- Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) announced that
its Board of Directors has decided to pay a dividend of $0.27 per share for
the quarter ended March 31, 2011.  The quarterly dividend will be payable May
27, 2011 to all common shareholders of record on May 13, 2011.  Future cash
dividends will be considered by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.


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Techne Corporation has two operating subsidiaries:  Research and Diagnostic
Systems, Inc. (R&D Systems) of Minneapolis, Minnesota and R&D Systems Europe,
Ltd. (R&D Europe) of Abingdon, England.  R&D Systems is a specialty
manufacturer of biological products.  R&D Systems has three subsidiaries,
BiosPacific, Inc. (BiosPacific), located in Emeryville, California, Boston
Biochem, Inc. (Boston Biochem) located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and R&D
Systems China Co. Ltd., (R&D China), located in Shanghai, China.  BiosPacific
is a worldwide supplier of biologics to manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic
systems and immunodiagnostic kits.  Boston Biochem is a leading developer of
ubiquitin-related research products.  R&D China and R&D Europe distribute
biotechnology products.


Contact:  Greg Melsen, Chief Financial Officer
          Kathy Backes, Controller
          (612) 379-8854