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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-20-023222
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
REFERENCES 429:			333-170576
REFERENCES 429:			333-207710
REFERENCES 429:			333-221143
REFERENCES 429:			333-228222
FILED AS OF DATE:		20201109
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201109
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20201109

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BIO-TECHNE Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000842023
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
		IRS NUMBER:				411427402
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-249974
		FILM NUMBER:		201297889

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		614 MCKINLEY PL N E
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55413
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6123798854

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		614 MCKINLEY PLACE NE
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55413

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TECHNE CORP /MN/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;"><b>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </b><b>Under the Securities Act of 1933 </b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION </b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>614 McKinley Place N.E. </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413-2610 </b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Bio-Techne Corporation </b><b>2020</b><b> Equity Incentive</b><b> Plan</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>James Hippel</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Executive</b><b> </b><b>Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Bio-Techne Corporation</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>614 McKinley Place N.E. </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413-2610 </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(612) 379-8854 </b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Melodie R. Rose </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Fredrikson&nbsp;&amp; Byron, P.A. </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000 </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Minneapolis, MN 55402 </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Fax: (612)&nbsp;492-7162</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>to be Registered</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Amount</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>to be</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Registered</b><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt"><b>(1)</b></sup></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Proposed</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Maximum</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Offering Price</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Per Share</b><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt"><b>(</b></sup><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt"><b>2</b></sup><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt"><b>)</b></sup></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Maximum</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Aggregate</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Offering Price</b><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt"><b>(</b></sup><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt"><b>2</b></sup><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:pt"><b>)</b></sup></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Amount of</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">(Reserved for Future Sales)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,300,000</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">$265.36</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">$344,968,000</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 16%; border-bottom: 1px solid black;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">$37,636.01</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#8217;s&nbsp;common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which may become issuable under the Bio-Techne Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement&nbsp;by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the registrant's outstanding shares of common stock.&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#8217;s Common Stock on November 3, 2020, as quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Bio-Techne Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221; or the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;) to register 1,300,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#8220;Additional Shares&#8221;), for issuance under the Bio-Techne Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, which amends and restates the Bio-Techne Corporation Second Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. The Additional Shares are in addition to the 3,000,000 shares of common stock registered on the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on November 12, 2010 (File No. 333-170576), the 800,000 shares of common stock registered on the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 30, 2015 (File No. 333-207710), the 2,648,000 shares of common stock registered on the Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 26, 2017 (File No. 333-221143), and the 900,000 shares of common stock registered on the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on November&nbsp;7, 2018 (File No. 333- 228222) (collectively, the &#8220;Prior Registration Statements&#8221;). This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration Statements relate and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except for Item&nbsp;8, Exhibits.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:14pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="ex_212678.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Opinion of Fredrikson&nbsp;&amp; Byron, P.A., filed herewith.</a></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on November 9, 2020.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a id="poa" name="poa" title="poa"></a>Each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints Charles R. Kummeth and James Hippel his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Form S-8 Registration Statement of Bio-Techne Corporation relating to the Company&#8217;s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to the Form S-8 Registration Statement, and any or all future Form S-8 Registration Statements filed for the purpose of registering additional shares resulting from share increases under the Company&#8217;s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date listed below.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Date</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ Charles R. Kummeth</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">November 9, 2020</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Charles R. Kummeth</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">(principal executive officer)</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 32%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ James Hippel</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Executive&nbsp;Vice President&#8212;Finance and Chief Financial Officer</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">November 9, 2020</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 32%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">James Hippel</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">(principal financial and accounting officer)</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 32%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ Robert V. Baumgartner</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Director</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">November 9, 2020</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Robert V. Baumgartner</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ Julie L. Bushman</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Director</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">November 9, 2020</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Julie L. Bushman</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 32%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 32%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ John L. Higgins</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Director</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">November 9, 2020</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 32%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">John L. Higgins</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 32%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 32%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ Joseph D. Keegan</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Director</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">November 9, 2020</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Joseph D. Keegan</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 32%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 51%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 32%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ Roeland Nusse</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Director</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">November 9, 2020</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Roeland Nusse</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 32%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 32%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ Alpna Seth</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Director</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 15%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">November 9, 2020</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Alpna Seth</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 51%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 32%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 51%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ Randolph Steer</p>
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			<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Director</p>
			</td>
			<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">November 9, 2020</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Randolph Steer</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 51%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 32%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 51%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 51%;">Director</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 15%; text-align: center;">November 9, 2020</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Rupert Vessey</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u>OPINION OF FREDRIKSON&nbsp;&amp; BYRON, P.A. </u></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FREDRIKSON &amp; BYRON, P.A. </b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Telephone: (612) 492-7000</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Facsimile: (612) 492-7077</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">November 9, 2020</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Bio-Techne Corporation</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">614 McKinley Place N.E.</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Minneapolis, MN 55413</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Re: <u>Registration Statement on Form S-8 </u></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">We are acting as corporate counsel to Bio-Techne Corporation (the &#8220;<b>Company</b>&#8221;) in connection with the filing by the Company of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#8220;<b>Registration Statement</b>&#8221;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;<b>Act</b>&#8221;), to register 1,300,000 additional shares (plus any additional shares as described in footnote (1) to the Calculation of Registration Fee table) of Common Stock, par value $0.01, of the Company, which we have been advised by the Company may be issued from time to time pursuant to the Bio-Techne Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#8220;<b>Plan</b>&#8221;). All such shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Plan are referred to herein as the &#8220;<b>Shares</b>.&#8221;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">In acting as such counsel and for the purpose of rendering this opinion, we have reviewed copies of the following, as presented, and represented as being such, to us by the Company: (i) the Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended; (ii) the Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated Bylaws; (iii) certain corporate resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors and shareholders of the Company pertaining to approval of the Plan; (iv) the Plan; and (v) the Registration Statement. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with the original of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Based on, and subject to, the foregoing and upon representations and information provided by the Company or its officers or directors or by public officials or their staffs, it is our opinion as of this date that, upon issuance and delivery of the Shares against receipt by the Company of the consideration for the Shares pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Minnesota.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">The Board of Directors<br>
Bio-Techne Corporation:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">We consent to the use of our reports dated August 26, 2020, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Bio-Techne Corporation as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income, shareholders&#8217; equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2020, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020, incorporated by reference herein.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Our report refers to changes in the methods of accounting for revenue and leases.</p>

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November 9, 2020</p>

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