2025 May 5th
MJS BioLynx e-Lynx - May 2025
Happy Mother's Day!
Chromatographic Specialties / MJS BioLynx proudly remains a Canadian, family-owned and operated company since its inception in 1963!
MJS BioLynx Well Being
Charity of the Month
Every month in our 2024/2025 year, Chromatographic Specialties Inc. / MJS BioLynx will spotlight organizations that hold significant importance to us. Our aim is to raise awareness about their impactful work.
This month, we are proud to feature the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Send this area of interest form link to your lab mate to join our newsletter, once they do, we will donate $10 on your behalf.
NEW PRODUCTS
CHROMSPEC IDentify – Print on Your Own Vials!
Chromatographic Specialties is pleased to introduce the CHROMSPEC IDentify – a Canadian-made benchtop labeling instrument that can help you automate your tube labelling process. Simply load your vials or tubes onto the racks, select the desired spreadsheet through our software, and let the instrument do the work in just minutes.
- Cost-Effective: Under $10K (racks not included). Valid until June 30th, 2025.
- Durability: Marking is solvent resistant, heat resistant (350°C), cold resistant (-80°C), Acid, base resistant.
- Speed: 100 Vials in 8 minutes.
Mirus Bio – VirusGEN® Stabilizer
Introducing the VirusGEN® Stabilizer – the first-and-only additive to extend your transfection complex delivery window. Transfect in harmony: Your complex remains stable for up to 3 hours, freeing you from the pressure of rushed additions.
Benefits of the new VirusGEN Transfection Complex Stabilizer paired with TransIT VirusGEN® and RevIT™ AAV Enhancer include:
- Extends the window of prepared transfection complex from minutes to up to 3 hours.
- Reduces the transfection complex volume from the industry standard of 5% to just 2% of the total cell culture volume.
- Maintains performance when used with VirusGEN and RevIT.
FEATURED PRODUCTS
Biorbyt – Plant Research Products
Did You Know?
Phytohormones are not just crucial for basic plant biology - they're opening new frontiers in agriculture and biotechnology!
- Improve crop yields through hormone-mediated stress tolerance.
- Develop novel pest management strategies.
- Enhance plant nutrition and root-microbe interactions.
- Contribute to global food security and sustainability.
Biorbyt has innovative tools to expand your plant research.
Select the Learn More button below to visit their Phytohormones page for relevant products and detailed information.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meet Micronic at ISBER 2025 Montreal!
May 12 - May 16, 2025
Micronic will be present at the ISBER International Biobanking Conference in Montreal!
As a renowned supplier of sample storage labware for biobanking, Micronic will display its latest
innovations – like their new X-Clear Tubes and Eco-Friendly Choice Rack Range.
Their Global Sales Director Remi van Liempt will be present to welcome you and answer your questions.
Solis BioDyne – New Solis Hot Start HiFi DNA Polymerase Kit (Recorded Webinar)
In case you missed the webinar...
Meet Solis Hot Start HiFi DNA Polymerase Kit - versatile high-fidelity DNA polymerase for any PCR application requiring precision. Are you working on sequencing or cloning? Want to know more about this product or high-fidelity polymerases in general? This is the webinar for you.
MJS BioLynx – Go Green: Embracing a Greener Future
smartBoats™ Biodegradable Paper Weighing Boats – The Green Solution to Sample Weighing
Reduce lab waste
Reduce packaging waste
Made from FSC® Certified (FSC® Mix) paper (Eco-IN) and when disposed of in the standard waste
stream they will naturally biodegrade (Eco-OUT).
Download Heathrow Scientific's catalogue below.
smartBoats™ is a trademark of LevGo Inc.
PROMOTIONS
Micronic – Laboratory Sample Management Equipment Bundles
MJS BioLynx – Lectins and Bioconjugation Promotion
EpiCypher – New and Improved CUTANA™ CUT&Tag Kit – 20% OFF
COME MEET US
MJS BioLynx – April 2025 Shows
Come and say hello and find out how our products can help you with your research.
| Date | Location | Time |
| May 8 |
CRIM - Clinical Research Institute of Montreal Lobby, Main Floor |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
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May 9 |
18th Annual Neuroscience Research Day |
12:00pm - 2:30pm
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| May 13 |
Simon Fraser University - Faculty of Science South Sciences Bldg., Room SSB 7172 - Level 7000 |
1:00pm - 4:00pm |
| May 15 |
UBC 2350 Health Sciences Mall Life Sciences Centre, Main Floor, Room 1330 |
1:00pm - 4:00pm |
| May 15 |
Queen's University Biosciences Complex Atrium |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
| May 20 |
University of Toronto – Donnelly Centre 2nd Floor, Red Seminar Room |
9:30am - 11:15am |
| May 21 |
University of Western Ontario – SDRI 2nd Floor, Conference Room SDRI-217 |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
| May 26-30 |
Glyco27: 8th Canadian Glycomics Symposium
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Mon., May 26 – 10:30am - 4:00pm Tue., May 27 – 10:30am - 6:00pm Wed., May 28 – 10:30am - 1:00pm Thu., May 29 – 10:30am - 3:30pm Fri., May 30 – 9:30am - 1:30pm |
FEATURED LITERATURE
Solis BioDyne – Product Catalogue
Solis BioDyne helps scientists solve their greatest challenges by creating world-changing molecular solutions.
Users around the globe value the high quality of their enzymes and mixes.
| Stability Tag |
Solis Hot Start HiFi DNA Polymerase Kit |
| SolisFast® Inhibitors and Stability |
SOLIScript® 1-step Multiplex Probe Kit |
| SolisFast® High-Throughput Cenotyping |
SOLIScript® 1-step Probe Kit |
| SolisFAST® + Eppendorf Mastercycler® X50s |
SOLIScript® Fast 1-step RT-qPCR Mix with UNG |
| FIREPol® DNA Polymerase Kit |
SoliSD™ Bsm DNA Polymerase Kit |
| FIREScript® Kit |
SolisFAST® 1-step RT-PCR Kit with UNG |
| FIREScript® RT cDNA Synthesis Kit |
SolisFAST® Lyo-Ready qPCR Kit with UNG |
| FIREScript® RT cDNA Synthesis Mix |
SolisFAST® Master Mix |
| HOT FIREPol® Multiplex qPCR Mix |
SolisFAST® Probe qPCR Mix |
| HOT FIREPol® SolisGreen® qPCR Mix 2.0 |
SolisFAST® Probe qPCR Mix with UNG |
| RiboGrip® RNase Inhibitor |
SolisFAST® SolisGreen® qPCR Mix |
| Salini UNG® Uracil-N-Glycosylase |
TECHNICAL REPORTS
Why Choose Vector Laboratories for IF? 
- Precision manufacturing backed by robust quality control systems.
- Reliable products that have been trusted in numerous published studies.
- Specific, validated antibodies against thousands of biological targets of interest.
At Vector, their products enable every step of the IF workflow. They provide resources including solutions for challenging applications like multiplexing and species-on-species detection, guides for optimizing your workflow, and product data.
Guide to Spatial Biology
Spatial biology reveals the complex interactions between cells and their surrounding tissue microenvironment – including the extracellular matrix, immune cells, stromal cells, and vasculature. By maintaining spatial context, researchers can gain deeper insights into tissue architecture and disease progression.
- What is Spatial Biology?
- Multiplex Immunofluorescence
- Tyramide Signal Amplification (TSA)
- Does Antibody Order Matter?
- Cyclic Immunofluorescence
- Check out their New Products
- Related Pages
Select the Learn More button to access the guide topics.
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Thank You!
The MJS BioLynx Team
