Bio-Techne (NASDAQ:TECH)oration (NASDAQ:TECH) is a global provider of life science reagents, instruments and services that support research, diagnostics and bioprocessing applications. The company’s offerings include cytokines, growth factors, immunoassays, antibodies, enzymes, proteins and nucleic acid reagents designed to enable scientists to quantify, characterize and manipulate biological systems. Bio-Techne’s portfolio also incorporates advanced instrumentation platforms for protein analysis, cell analysis, digital PCR and spatial biology.
Through its core brands—such as R&D Systems, Novus Biologicals, Tocris, ProteinSimple and Advanced Cell Diagnostics—Bio-Techne serves a diverse customer base spanning academic and government research institutions, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, clinical laboratories and biomanufacturers. The company’s products are used in basic research, drug discovery, biomarker identification, therapeutic development, personalized medicine and quality control in biologics manufacturing.
Since its founding in 1976, Bio-Techne has expanded both organically and through strategic acquisitions to broaden its technological capabilities and geographic reach. Key acquisitions have included ProteinSimple in 2014, which added microfluidic and capillary electrophoresis platforms, and Advanced Cell Diagnostics in 2019, which bolstered the company’s spatial biology and in situ hybridization offerings. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bio-Techne maintains research, manufacturing and distribution sites across North America, Europe and Asia.
Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Charles Kummeth, Bio-Techne emphasizes innovation, customer support and strategic investment in emerging life science technologies. The company’s senior management team and board of directors draw on extensive industry experience to guide growth initiatives, foster partnerships with academic and commercial organizations, and invest in next-generation tools for proteomics, genomics and cell analysis.
