e-Lynx - Life Science Updates
Chromatographic Specialties / MJS BioLynx proudly remains a Canadian,
family-owned and operated company since its inception in 1963!
Dear Researcher,
We are pleased to present the e-Lynx, a newsletter devoted to keeping our customers up to date on new technologies, our new products, suppliers,
activities and promotions.
MJS BioLynx Well Being
WWF – What They Do...
World Wildlife Fund Canada is the country’s largest international conservation organization. Guided by the best scientific analysis and Indigenous knowledge, they work to conserve species at risk, protect threatened habitats, and address climate change. Their long-term vision is simple: to create a world where nature and people thrive.
Bring the country's most elusive big cat into your home. When you symbolically adopt a Canada lynx plush (see our Year End Promotion below) you help species like this triangle-eared hunter thrive.
Each adoption kit includes a high-quality plush, personalized adoption certificate, educational poster and an optional reusable tote bag.
Help protect threatened species and their habitats.
NEW PRODUCTS
Not Ready to Scale Up?
24-reaction CUTANA™ CUT&Tag Kit is now available!
The smaller, more accessible format delivers the same exceptional performance. It’s perfect for pilot studies, smaller projects, or testing new targets before scaling up.
The CUTANA™ CUT&Tag Kit offers a comprehensive solution for ultra-sensitive mapping of histone post-translational modifications (PTMs).
Key advantages include:
- All-inclusive Solution – The CUTANA™ CUT&Tag Kit includes all reagents needed to go from cells to sequencing libraries (including sequencing primers).
- User-friendly Workflow – Streamlined 8-strip tube workflow and exclusive
- direct-to-PCR protocol ensures increased throughput and minimal sample loss.
- Controls Drive Reliability – Control antibodies and nucleosome spike-ins enable assay optimization and continuous monitoring.
- Flexible Pack Sizes for Every Workflow – From a convenient 24-reaction kit ideal for first-time users or small-scale experiments, to options that support
high-throughput studies by multiplexing up to 96 reactions - there's a format for every need. - Extensive Support Library – The kit manual and supporting literature provide comprehensive guides for experimental design, quality checks, and FAQs.
- Stringent Quality Control – Each new lot undergoes rigorous quality control checks to ensure consistent results in your research.
Ready to Elevate Accuracy in Your PCR and Genotyping Applications?
HOT SolisAcura™ Exo(-) DNA Polymerase Kit – a novel DNA polymerase with exceptional accuracy, mismatch discrimination
and inhibitor tolerance for a variety of allele-specific and precision-driven applications.
HOT SolisAcura™ Cassette-based Genotyping Mix – accurate, inhibitor tolerant and high-specificity cassette-based genotyping
mix for precise bi-allelic SNP detection.
SolisAcura™ Probe Genotyping qPCR Mix – probe genotyping master mix based on a novel SolisAcura™ Exo(+) DNA polymerase with increased limit of detection for allele discrimination.
FEATURED PRODUCT
Learn About PODS®
The way a bioactive protein, such as a cytokine, is delivered to its target is critical to function. PODS® are micron-scale protein depots that provide protein stability and sustained release, addressing the limitations of conventional cytokines. PODS are printable, localizable, sustained delivery growth factors. This allows control and manipulation of cells in 2D and 3D culture, as well as in-vivo.
PODS protein depots are:
- 100% protein crystals
- 0.2 - 6 microns in size
- Super-dry, reducing interior
- Contain perfectly formed cargo
- Release cargo over 4 weeks
- Non-immunogenic
- Bio-inert and bio-degradable
PODS work through protease-dependent matrix degradation:
- Proteases degrade the protein scaffold
- Pores develop
- Loosely bound cargo is released
- Release is sustained for 4-8 weeks
Use PODS in 2D & 3D culture and in-vivo applications.
Researchers are using PODS to:
- Establish stable gradients
- Pattern tissues
- Increase implanted cell survival
- Boost neuronal performance
- Reprogram phagocytic cells
PODS are very affordable with prices often lower than equivalent recombinant proteins.
More than 80 different products available and more are being added.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Vector Laboratories Webinar: Thursday, December 11th, 2025 at 1:00PM EST
Join Vector Laboratories to learn how their suite of bioconjugation solutions offer speed, specificity, and scalability for discovery and development across life science tools, diagnostics, biotech, and pharmaceutical sectors.
Key topics include:
- Fundamentals, advantages, and considerations for click chemistry in bioconjugation.
- Approaches for balancing linker reactivity, stability, and physicochemical properties for conjugate design
and optimization. - Applications and case studies utilizing metabolic labeling and biorthogonal conjugations for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
- Overview of available bioconjugation services and support for custom projects.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the core principles and advantages of click chemistry in bioconjugation, including its role in enhancing reaction efficiency, specificity, and modularity
in molecular design. - Discuss Vector Laboratories’ bioconjugation strategies, gaining insight into how their technologies support custom conjugate development for applications in
diagnostics, therapeutics, and research. - Apply knowledge from real-world case studies to identify how click chemistry-enabled bioconjugation can accelerate innovation in targeted drug delivery,
biomarker detection, and assay development.
EMBRACING A GREENER FUTURE
Climate Change
The climate crisis is wreaking havoc across Canada and the globe, putting the future of the planet as we know it at risk.
Climate change is accelerating sea-ice loss and worsening wildfires, floods, drought, avalanches, heatwaves and sea-level rise.
It’s changing the flow of rivers, eliminating streams altogether and increasing ocean acidification, which threatens marine life.
Climate change is also contributing to the degradation of natural habitats, which is being felt by wildlife and people in Canada
and around the world.
See what WWF Canada is doing to help with this crisis, what you can do to help, and related news and stories.
PROMOTIONS
MJS BioLynx – Year End Promotion 2025
MJS BioLynx Fall Promotion Extended – More Time to Save!
Our exclusive Fall Promotion featuring Vector Laboratories products has been extended and is now valid until December 31st, 2025.
The perfect opportunity to continue using the Vector products you trust while discovering new solutions for your research.
Can You See More for Less?
Vector Laboratories – Glysite™ Explorer Kit
This kit is the first of its kind and plugs into your IHC workflow for the spatial visualization of protein-glycan proximity, unlocking a new dimension of data from your samples. Built on Vector’s validated lectins and a robust in situ PLA technology, this kit provides an optimized protocol for evaluating the glycosylation states of proteins.
Take advantage of our Vector Promotion and try it today!
MJS BioLynx & USA Scientific – Pizza Parties are Coming Back January 2026!
FEATURED LITERATURE
Our 2026 Calendar Has Arrived!
To further embrace the merger of Chromatographic Specialties and MJS BioLynx, it seemed fitting to feature cats and lynx together.
Be sure to request yours today!
TECHNICAL REPORT
The Benefits of Recombinant Cascade Reagents
Associates of Cape Cod’s publication takes an in-depth look at the expanding implementation of recombinant cascade reagents, from the scientific underpinnings to the practical considerations for manufacturers. They examine the tangible sustainability benefits, the evolving regulatory landscape, and the technical challenges and opportunities that accompany this transition.
The momentum behind rCR adoption is unmistakable – and as new regulatory frameworks and sustainability goals reshape our industry,
recombinant technologies are set to become the new standard in endotoxin testing.