TECHNE CORPORATION


                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of Techne Corporation (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas E. Oland,
Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
      or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
     the Company.




                                                     /s/ Thomas E. Oland
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                                                     Chief Executive Officer and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer
                                                     September 26, 2003