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Biotech CEO resigns in huff over board decision to consider outsiders to succeed him

Could this only happen in Minnesota? The 71-year-old CEO of Techne Corp (NASDAQ GS: TECH) has abruptly resigned his position as the top executive and chairman of the board. The public, Minneapolis-based life sciences firm makes products used by hospitals and the medical research industry. The reason? Because the board is considering external candidates in its succession […]

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Techne Corp. buys Tocris Holdings Ltd. for $124 million

Techne Corp., the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based manufacturer of hematology controls and biotechnology products for research and diagnostics, announced that it has bought U.K.-based Tocris Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiary Tocris for about $124 million in cash. The Bristol, U.K-based company makes biologically active neurochemicals and biochemicals that researchers use to better understand the biological processes and […]