HumanZyme - 40% OFF Selected HumaXpress™ Cytokines

The HumaXpress™ cytokines are produced in human cells; they are authentic in terms of both physical properties and biochemical function. 

For a limited time,  save 40% off selected HumaXpress™ Cytokines.
Click here for details.

Offer valid until June 30th, 2012 or while quantities last.
Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts.

CUSABIO - 35% Off ELISA Kits

CUSABIO offers over 5000 ELISA kits for 37 species, a wide array of cytokines, growth factors, hormones, enzymes, viral antigens and many other proteins.

For the month of May 2012 - Save 35% off any CUSABIO ELISA Kit.
Click here for a list of products.

Offer valid until May 31, 2012
Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts

PromoCell - Stem and Blood Cell Promotion - Buy 3, Get 1 Free and receive a Cell T-Shirt

Buy 3 mesenchymal stem cell growth media and get 1 free differentiation medium.

• Mesenchymal Stem Cells
• Pericytes
• CD34+ Progenitor Cells
• CD133+ Progenitor Cells
• Monocytes
• Mononuclear Cells

Elchrom - Try EnhanceIT to Improve the Resolution of your DNA PAGE

Maximize the resolving power of your polyacrylamide gels.  Simply add EnhanceIT and get 1bp resolution on an 8cm paa gel.
Try it today!  Contact us to request a FREE sample.

Click here for more information on EnhanceIT.

Image: "-" : without EnhanceIT Polymer Solution, "+" : with EnhanceIT Polymer Solution

Offer valid until July 31st, 2012 or while quantities last
Cannot be combined with other offers

Lab Values Special Offer

Great savings on benchtop instrumentation from Labnet, including: mini and micro centrifuges, thermal cyclers and plate spinners,  pipettors, incubators and shakers.

PromoKine - Get a 50% Discount and Improve your Cell Transfection.

Try the PromoFectin Transfection Reagent* or the Luciferase Reporter HTS Kit** and get a 50% Discount.

AthenaES

Special trial pricing on selected expression media and Free t-shirt offer. Click here for details.

Abgent - Purchase any Abgent antibody and receive a free sample of another antibody at no charge !

By purchasing a normal full sized antibody product, you are eligible to receive a free 20ug sample of another antibody.
At no risk, you get the chance to test additional products in order to find the antibody that works best for you. Click here for details.

Abgent

StressMarq Biosciences

Enzo Life Sciences - Worry Free Antibody Trial Program

SBI - mRNAExpress™ mRNA Synthesis Kit

The mRNAExpress™ Kit generates stabilized mRNA that is ready for transfection of mammalian cells, oocyte micro-injections, in vitro translation and other applications.  This high-yield kit can product 20-40 µg of high quality mRNAs in a standard reaction.

• High-yield system to produce concentrated mRNA
• mRNAExpress transcripts are stable and non-immunogenic
• Non-integrative technology eliminates the risk of mutagenesis
• Rapid and transient protein expression levels are easily regulated

Click here  for more information.
 

Labnet - Enduro UV Transilluminator

• Compact size with 21 x 26 cm viewing area
• Unique heavy duty hinge design can be held in place at any angle for gel cutting
• UV black glass minimizes striping effect and provides a uniform background
• UV shield allows no leakage

Click here for more information
 

Labnet - Enduro 96 Horizontal Gel Box

• 96 well format
• Compatible with multichannel pipettes
• Ideal for high throughput analysis of PCR products

Click here for more information.

 

Heathrow Scientific – Opaque Black Centrifuge Tubes

• Ideal for use with light sensitive samples
• 15 and 50 mL sizes are available
• RNase, DNase and pyrogen free
• Conical, polypropylene tubes with high RCF ratings

Heathrow Scientific – Multipurpose Freezer Racks

These new freezer racks feature high-durability, corrosion resistant stainless steel material and handles for easy removal.

Freezer Rack	Product Number	Description
	HS28623	3 x 3 upright freezer configuration Opening dimensions (L x W x H): 180 x 212 x 73 mm Overall dimensions (L x W x H): 541 x 217 x 221 mm
	HS28622	2 x 3 upright freezer configuration For 15 and 50 mL tubes Opening dimensions (L x W x H): 152 x 157 x 134 mm Overall dimensions (L x W x H): 459 x 159 x 271 mm
	HS28621	4 x 1 chest freezer configuration For 15 and 50 mL tubes Opening dimensions (L x W x H): 152 x 156 x 133 mm Overall dimensions (L x W x H): 154 x 157 x 539 mm
	HS28624	4 x 4 upright freezer configuration (for assay plates/PCR) Opening dimensions (L x W x H): 135 x 111 x 56 mm Overall dimensions (L x W x H): 543 x 112 x 230 mm

Enzo Life Sciences – ScreenWell® Toxicity Libraries

• Libraries for cardiotoxicity, hepatotoxicity and hematopoietic toxicity
• Contain compounds with defined and diverse organ-associated toxicity profiles
• Nontoxic controls are included
• Dissolved in DMSO and supplied in 96 well plates so they are ready to screen
   

Labnet - Prism™Mini Centrifuge

• New rotor designs for increased sample capacity (8 x 1.5/2.0 mL tube rotor and 4-place PCR strip rotor)
• Self opening lid enables single-handed operation
• Quick release rotor hub allows easy rotor exchange
  
  
  
   

USB Veriquest Fast qPCR Master Mixes

Real-time master mixes for fast cycling qPCR.

• Optimized for fast mode thermal cycling conditions for results in one-third of the time
• Exceptional, robust performance even with challenging GC-rich regions
• Highly stable master mix can remain at room temperature for 72 hours in a preassembled reaction
• Contains dUTP and uracil-DNA glycosylase for carryover contamination prevention
• One-tube master mix – just add template, primers, and water
• Available in both SYBR^®Green and sequence-specific probe

 Click here for more information.

Macherey-Nagel – NucleoSpin® RNA Blood

• DIRECT total blood lysis: Very simple and convenient procedure ‒no selective erythrocyte lysis ‒time saving ‒complete processing at room temperature

• Outstanding RNA yield from up to 1.3 mL fresh or frozen blood

• Efficient DNA removal (RNase-free recombinant DNase included)

• Compatible with common blood collection tubes and anticoagulants

Click here for more information.

Micronic - Traxcer Code Reader RS210

The Tracxer Code Reader RS210 is a small bench top rack scanner that can read both 2D Data-Matrix and Traxis codes within 5 seconds, which is fast enough to maintain the sample temperature. The user friendly software provides an ideal solution to optimize your sample traceability.

Click here for more information

Micronic - 6 mL Storage Tubes

• Gross volume: 6.00ml; Net volume: 4.60ml when used with a screw cap

• 2D Data-Matrix Coded

• Easy retrieval of samples due to wide tube opening

• Automation friendly

• Can be used in cryogenic environments

• Resists high chemical solvents

• Class 7 clean-room production

• RNase/DNase and Pyrogene free

Click here for more information

Macherey-Nagel - NucleoBond® Xtra BAC for Large Construct DNA Plasmid Isolation

The new NucleoBond® Xtra BAC Kit is designed for the purification of P1, BACs, PACs and other large constructs from E. coli.

• High Yield – Up to 150 µg
• High Speed – 75 minutes per prep
• High Purity – Transfection grade plasmid DNA
• LyseControl – Visualization of complete alkaline lysis

Click here for more information.

Labnet – MultiGene™ OptiMax Thermal Cycler

• Rapid temperature changes
• Simple user interface for easy programming
• No condensation after overnight cooling at 4°C
• Users can select 6-segment temperatures independently

 Click here for more information.

Micronic – Wireless Handheld Scanner for 2D barcodes

• Freedom of movement - small size and Bluetooth enabled
• Outstanding reliability and improved scan performance on damaged barcodes
• No software needed - scan directly into Microsoft Excel

Seahorse Labware – Reagent Reservoir with Connecting Moat

• Open format reservoir with 12 columns, with connecting moat that reduces reagent waste
• Robot friendly plates designed for standard 8, 12 and 96 well channel pipetting systems
• Half-height style capable of holding 170 mL total volume
• Polypropylene construction offers a low binding surface, preventing samples from sticking to the side-walls during elution

Macherey-Nagel – NucleoSpin® gDNA Clean-up Kits

Post clean-up and concentration of large-sized DNA for successful downstream applications such as qPCR, enzymatic reactions, Southern blotting and STR amplification

• Removes contaminants such as salts, enzymes, nucleotides, labeling reagents, etc. from DNA samples
• Easier and faster than microdialysis filtration

 NucleoSpin® gDNA Clean-up

• High recovery rates up to 90 % for DNA fragments 100 bp–50 kbp
• Time-saving procedure -  15 min/10 preps

NucleoSpin® gDNA Clean-up XS

• Recommended for ˂2μg of genomic DNA
• Low elution volumes (˂6μL) for highly concentrated DNA
• Rapid procedure – 20 min/6 preps

Coming Soon! Easy Generation of Myeloid Dendritic Cells from Monocytes

  PromoCell has developed a complete culture system for the easy generation of myeloid DCs from monocytes.  

• Versatile media system with everything included
• Efficient and reproducible in vitro DC maturation
• Chemically defined / xeno-free version available
• Works with freshly isolated as well as cryopreserved cells
• Application Note featuring step-by-step protocols

Email us at tech@biolynx.ca to request information about this product when it becomes available.

Seahorse Labware - 24-well Large Volume Storage Plates

• Store, or prepare, large amounts of compounds, or HPLC column fractions, in one plate, instead of using individual tubes
• 10mL working volume when sealed with cap seals
• Round bottom design provides ease of sample retrieval, and a vortex during mixing
• Four holes in the top of the plate allow air to escape with the use of an acoustic-based process, preventing air bubbles being trapped under the plate
• Polypropylene construction offers a low binding surface, preventing samples from sticking to the side-walls during elution. Polypropylene is also chemical inert, allowing for combinatorial chemistry applications

Over 200 New Antibodies, Proteins, Compounds, Biomolecules and Assay Kits

• Antibodies – Our suppliers are always adding new antibodies to their offering.  The list includes new antibodies from Abgent, Enzo Life Sciences, Meridian Life Science and StressMarq.
• Proteins – Animal-free cytokines and growth factors from PromoCell; Recombinant proteins from Meridian Life Science and StressMarq.
• Assay Kits – Heat Shock Protein ELISA kits from StressMarq and the IL-1 β ELISA kit from Enzo Life Sciences.
• Compounds – A variety of new compounds and biomolecules are now available from Enzo Life Sciences and StressMarq.

Click here for the list of new products.

USB - HT ExoSAP-IT® PCR Clean-Up Reagent

• One-tube PCR clean-up — add HT ExoSAP-IT reagent directly to PCR product
• 100% sample recovery — no loss of PCR products regardless of the fragment size
• Simple, single-step — replaces the multiple steps and wasted time inherent with beads or columns
• High-throughput processing — low viscosity formulation allows robotic pipetting
• Removes excess primers and dNTPs — does not interfere with downstream applications such as sequencing, SNP analysis, single base extension, fragment analysis, and in vitro transcription

Click here for more information

Enzo Life Sciences – Cyto-ID™ Long Term Cell Tracer Kits for Flow Cytometry and Fluorescence Microscopy

• Live Cell Fluorescent Labeling Over Extended Time Periods without Influencing Protein Function and No Toxic Effects.
• Allows dual labeling with a variety of CELLestial® fluorescent probes
• Minimal transfer of fluorescence from dye-labeled to unlabeled cells
• Suitable for long-term cell viability, cytotoxicity, cell adhesion, cell migration and cell-cell fusion assays

PromoCell – Normal Human Epidermal Keratinocytes (NHEK) from Pooled Donors

• Cells are isolated from juvenile foreskin or from adult normal human tissue from different locations, e.g. face, breast, abdomen, and thighs
• Cells are cryopreserved at passage 2 (P2) using PromoCell’s proprietary, serum-free freezing medium, Cryo-SFM
• Tested for cell morphology, adherence rate, and cell viability; immunohistochemical tests for the cell-type specific marker cytokeratin are carried out for each lot

  Click here for more information

Munktell - Filter Papers and Glass Fibre Filters

Munktell has been manufacturing laboratory filtration products since 1815. Their filters are manufactured according to ISO and GMP specifications.

Applications:

• Filtering for qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Filtration of buffers and dyes
• Seed testing and soil analysis

Click here for pricing on Munktell's most popular filters. These products are in stock in Canada and more grades are available. 

These products are available to us from our sister company, Chromatographic Specialties Inc.

Heathrow Scientific – Flexible Digital Microscope

This easy-to-use microscope connects to any PC and provides high-quality images from 10x to 200x magnification. It features a built-in camera and microphone. The bendable gooseneck positions easily to view hard-to-see objects.

Click here for more information

Associates of Cape Cod – Gel-Clot Dilution Calculator

This is a free, interactive, on-line tool that will calculate dilution schemes and display them in an easy-to-follow table. Simply enter your test sensitivity, select your CSE concentration and your desired final volume.  Click here to try it today.

USA Scientific - CytoOne Cell Culture Labware

• Available for adherent and suspension cells grown in dishes, flasks or plates
• Consistent surfaces with certified testing
• Optically clear premium grade polystyrene
• ISO 9001 manufacturing and rigorous quality control
• Convient features such as gripping aids on dishes for secure handling and true 360° chimney wells to minize edge effect/prevent cross contamination

Click here for more information

Learn more about how to minimize edge-effect with CytoOne plates!
 

Read the August 2011 issue of the e-Lynx or contact us now at 1-888-593-5969 / tech@biolynx.ca

Try CytoOne Products in Your Lab!
Call us to request a sample.

Macherey-Nagel - NucleoSpin® miRNA Plasma Kit

• Efficient isolation of small RNA from plasma or serum samples
• Increased sensitivity in downstream applications
• Optional DNA isolation
• Simple and fast procedure

Click here for more information

SBI - System Biosciences - Tools for Functional Genomic Research - Now available in Canada from MJSBioLynx !

SBI (System Biosciences) specializes in developing unique, innovative technologies for investigating and understading genomic and proteomic function. Their products include:

• Letiviral mediated gene delivery and knockdown
• RNAi libraries for genome-wide RNAi screens
• Stem cell research tools for studying pluripotency and differentiation
• MicroRNA profiling, cloning, overexpression and knockdown tools

Click here to view the SBI catalogue online

Or visit www.systembio.com for more information.

Mirus – Transfection Reagents

Mirus offers transfection reagents for chemical and/or electroporation delivery of DNA, RNA, siRNA, miRNA and other nucleic acids.  Their products include:

• TransIT® Transfection Reagents: ideal for delivering nucleic acids to a variety of eukaryotic cells, as well as for in vivo delivery in small animals.  They provide high efficiency transfection with low cellular toxicity.
• Ingenio® Electroporation Solution: facilitates delivery of nucleic acids that are resistant to transfection.
• Label IT®: non-enzymatic chemical labeling for intracellular tracking, chromosome analysis and microarray labeling.

Visit www.mirusbio.com for more information.

HumanZyme - Human Proteins from Human Cells - Now available in Canada from ^MJSBioLynx!

HumanZyme offers recombinant human protein reagents.  Their HumaXpress™ proteins are produced in human cells, so they are authentic in terms of both physical properties and biochemical function.  There are no single trace elements introduced by expression in E.coli, yeast or CHO.  Their product line includes:

 For more information, visit www.humanzyme.com.

Lucigen - Products for Molecular Biology - Now available in Canada from MJSBioLynx!

Lucigen provides high quality products for DNA/RNA amplification, cloning, sequencing and protein expression.  

• Incredibly easy-to-use and efficient protein expression systems
• The highest efficiency competent cells available, including phage display cells
• Ready-to-use cloning systems appropriate for your most challenging target
• Quality tested  DNA polymerases and master mixes for PCR, as well as high-purity enzymes for sequencing and cloning at prices you can afford
• Custom Random Shear BAC libraries - the only source!

Click here for an overview of Lucigen product,  or visit www.lucigen.com for more information.

SiMPore

SiMPore – CytoVu® Live Imaging Cell Culture Membranes

SiMPore’s CytoVu®  slides feature a ultrathin 0.1µm membrane that provides superior permeability and imaging quality in cell culture studies.

CytoVu®’s high permeability rates allow for unparalleled cross-communication and unobstructed diffusion through the membrane.    It’s optical transparency enables confocal slicing of cells on both surfaces, at all visible wavelengths.  Cells can be visualized with inverted or upright, fluorescent or light microscopes.  SiMPore also offers a degradable version of their membrane, providing true physical contact between congruent monolayers.

CytoVu® imaging slides are available in multiple pore sizes and can be used in a wide range of applications:

Click here for a video introduction to CytoVu®.
Click here for more information.

NAMSA - Sterilization Monitoring Products

NAMSA offers a wide range of sterilization monitoring and quality control products.

Biological Indicators

A convenient and easy-to-use system for the reliable evaluation of sterilization processes including steam, ethylene oxide, radiation, hydrogen peroxide, and dry heat. They are available in a full range of formats including spore strips, discs, threads, suspensions and ampoules as well as self contained biological indicators (SCBIs)

Chemical Indicators
Colour change indicators that allow end users to note when a product has been exposed to a sterilization process

Quality Control Organisms / Growth Promotion
Ready-to-use microbial suspensions for media performance, microbial assays, enumerations and susceptibility testing where <100 Colony Forming Units per aliquot are required.

Spore Suspensions
Ready-to-use pure microbial suspensions of viable spores with known resistance characteristics and population levels that can be used for direct inoculation of products when a traditional biological indicator cannot be used.

All NAMSA products require only minimal training to use, are manufactured in ISO 13485 certified facilities and meet federal regulatory and industry standards.

Call us at 1-888-593-5969 or email tech@biolynx.ca for more information.
Click here to view the NAMSA catalogue.

Associates of Cape Cod Inc. - 2012 Endotoxin and Glucan Detection Catalogue

ACC offers LAL reagents for the detection of endotoxins and glucan. Their products include turbimetric, chromogenic and gel clot formulations. They also offer control standard endotoxin, LAL reagent water and endotoxin free labware and instruments.

Click here to download a copy.
 

Contact our Customer Service Team to request printed copies of these publications – e-mail sales@biolynx.ca or call
1-888-593-5969. 

USA Scientific – 2012 BIOTEC Times

This brochure features USA Scientific ErgoOne® pipettes, TipOne® pipette tips, TempPlate® PCR plates, CytoOne® cell culture labware, PlateOne® deep well plates and more. 

Click here to download a copy.

Contact our Customer Service Team to request printed copies of these publications – e-mail sales@biolynx.ca or call 1-888-593-5969. 

Heathrow Scientific – 2012 Catalogue

 This catalogue features Heathrow’s line of functional racks, storage products and small instruments.  Their newest products include opaque black centrifuge tubes, the RF3000™ pipette controller and multipurpose freezer racks.

Click here to download a copy.

Contact our Customer Service Team to request printed copies of these publications – e-mail sales@biolynx.ca or call 1-888-593-5969. 

Mirus - Transfection Brochure

 Mirus offers transfection reagents for chemical and/or electroporation delivery of DNA, RNA, siRNA, miRNA and other nucleic acids. 

Click here to download a copy.

Contact our Customer Service Team to request printed copies of these publications – e-mail sales@biolynx.ca or call
1-888-593-5969. 

PromoCell - 2012 Cell Culture Catalogue

PromoCell cell culture products include human primary cells, stem and blood cells, as well as optimized cell culture media.  This catalogue features their new system for generating myeloid dendritic cells from monocytes and a xeno-free cell culture system for mesenchymal stem cells. 

Click here to download a copy.
 
Contact our Customer Service Team to request printed copies of these publications – e-mail sales@biolynx.ca 
or call 1-888-593-5969. 

Chromatographic Specialties Inc. – Spring 2012 Chromspec Chronicle

This new issue features information on CSI instrumentation services,  fast LC columns, GPC, filtration, sample preparation, air monitoring, automatic diluters and more.

Click here to download a copy.

Contact our Customer Service Team to request printed copies of these publications – e-mail sales@biolynx.ca or call 1-888-593-5969. 

Lucigen – Advanced Products for Molecular Biology – 2011-2012 Catalogue

This catalogue contains information on Lucigen’s products for DNA/RNA amplification, PCR, cloning, sequencing and protein expression.

Click here to download a copy.

Contact our Customer Service Team to request a printed copy of this publication – e-mail sales@biolynx.ca or call 1-888-593-5969.

G-Biosciences – Protein Sample Preparation Handbook

 This handbook contains information and selection guides for lysis buffers and systems, protein fractionation kits, dialysis (micro) systems, electrophoresis clean-up, concentration systems and contamination removal products.

Click here to download a copy.

Contact our Customer Service Team to request a printed copy of this publication – e-mail sales@biolynx.ca or call 1-888-593-5969.

Chromatographic Specialties Inc. – 2011/2012 Catalogue Supplement

This brochure contains information on new products and suppliers,  including: Agilent Ultra Inert Columns, Restek SKY™ Inlet Liners, YMC HPLC Columns, Optimize EXP™ UHPLC Fittings, Knauer PLATINblue UHPLC, Torion Portable GC-TMS Systems, RTC Reference Standards, Munktell Filter Paper, Thomson Filter Vials and much more.

Click here to download a copy.

Contact our Customer Service Team to request a printed copy of this publication – e-mail sales@biolynx.ca or call 1-888-593-5969.

Macherey-Nagel – Selection Guide for DNA, RNA and Protein Purification Products

This selection guide will help you find the most suitable product for a wide range of DNA, RNA and protein purification applications.

Click here to download a copy. 

Contact our Customer Service Team to request a printed copy of this publication – e-mail sales@biolynx.ca or call 1-888-593-5969.

USB - 2011/2012 Catalogue

 USB offers a range of innovative products for use in molecular biology applications, including: Veriquest™ qPCR master mixes, ExoSAP-IT® PCR clean-up reagents, shrimp alkaline phosphatase, chromatin immunoprecipitation kits, ultrapure biochemicals and much more…

G-Biosciences – Protein Assay Handbook

This brochure features a protein assay selection guide and information on protein estimation assays, protease assays, phosphatase assays, apoptosis assays, cytotoxicity & cell proliferation assays and SAM methyltransferase assays.  Click here to view the PDF.

G-Biosciences – Western Blotting and Electrophoresis Handbook

This brochure offers troubleshooting tips and information on innovative products such as the Western Re-Probe stripping solution and non-animal blocking agents.  Click here to view the PDF.

Matreya – Newsletter for Glyco / Sphingolipid Research

This edition contains information on sulfatides, deuterated gangliosides and fluorescent labeled sphingosine analogs.  Click here to view the PDF.

NAMSA - Sterilization Monitoring Products Catalogue

Macherey-Nagel - Most Wanted Products Brochure

This guide features their most popular products for DNA, RNA and Protein purification.
Click here to view the brochure online.

Scientific Device Laboratory (SDL) - 2011 Microbiology Catalogue

This new catalogue from SDL features their extensive line of products for microbiology, microscopy, parasitology, mycology and histology.

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