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, 2007 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas E. Oland,
Chief Executive 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

                                                      Thomas E. Oland
                                                      Chief Executive Officer
                                                      August 27, 2007