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Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Bio-Techne Corporation (TECH) develops, manufactures, and sells life science reagents, instruments, and services for the research, diagnostics, and bioprocessing markets worldwide. The company has a market capitalization of $8.1 billion and operates through Protein Sciences, Diagnostics and Spatial Biology segments.

Companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion are typically referred to as “mid-cap stocks.” Bio-Techne sits comfortably there,

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