TECHNE CORPORATION DECLARES DIVIDEND


Minneapolis/February 3, 2009-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) announced that
its Board of Directors has approved a dividend payment of $0.25 per share for
the quarter ended December 31, 2008.  The quarterly dividend will be payable
February 27, 2009 to all common shareholders of record on February 13, 2009.
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 two subsidiaries,
BiosPacific, Inc. (BiosPacific), located in Emeryville, California 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. R&D China and R&D Europe distribute
biotechnology products.

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