SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                FORM 8-K
                             
                              CURRENT REPORT
             
                  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 6, 2005

                            TECHNE CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


       Minnesota                     0-17272             41-1427402
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission         I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)                  File Number)      Identification No.)

                614 Mckinley Place NE
                   Minneapolis, MN                       55413
       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (612) 379-8854

                              Not Applicable
      (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since Last Report)

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Item 8.01  Other Events

On July 6, 2005, Techne Corporation issued a press release announcing 
that its R&D Systems subsidiary had acquired Fortron Bio Science, Inc. and 
BiosPacific, Inc., both privately held companies. A copy of the press 
release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c) Exhibits

        99.1   Press Release dated July 6, 2005.







                            SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: July 7, 2005                    TECHNE CORPORATION
                                      By: /s/ Thomas E. Oland
                                      ---------------------------
                                      Name: Thomas E. Oland
                                      Title: President and Chief
                                        Executive Officer



                          EXHIBIT INDEX

    Exhibit No. Description
    ----------- -----------
       99.1     Press release of Techne Corporation dated July 6, 2005.