NEW YORK (360Dx) – Bio-Techne said today that its fiscal 2019 first quarter revenues rose 13 percent year over year, thanks largely to a 17 percent increase in revenues from its protein science business.

For the three months ended Sept. 30, the firm reported revenues of $163.0 million compared to $144.6 million in Q1 2018, beating the analysts' average estimate of $161.9 million. On an organic basis, revenues grew 10 percent year over year.