Canada Gairdner Wightman Award

Dr. Roeland Nusse: Gairdner Award Recipient and Bio-Techne Board of Directors Member

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS, April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) today announced a member of its board of directors, Dr. Roeland Nusse, has become one of the 2020 Canada Gairdner International Award recipients.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) today announced a member of its board of directors, Dr. Roeland Nusse, has become one of the 2020 Canada Gairdner International Award recipients.
  • Annually, seven awards are given: five Canada Gairdner International Awards for biomedical research, one John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award, specifically for impact on global health issues, and one Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, reserved for a Canadian.
  • Chuck Kummeth, President and CEO of Bio-Techne stated: "We are honored to have Dr. Nusse on our board of directors.
  • Dr. Nusse joins an impressive list of past recipients of the Gairdner Award, including Drs.