PromoCell - Stem and Blood Cell Promotion

Until April 30th, 2012, get a fancy mouse pad with every order of Human Stem Cells, Blood Cells or the respective Media:

• Mesenchymal Stem Cells
• Pericytes
• CD34+ Progenitor Cells
• CD133+ Progenitor Cells
• Mononuclear Cells
• CD14+ Monocytes

Please reference promo code PC1/12 at time of purchase to take advantage of this offer.

USA Scientific – Free Pizza Party Promotion !

For the cold Canadian winter months of January to March 2012 
Enjoy hot, delicious pizza on us!

Accumulate $500 in Purchases of USA Scientific Products from ^MJSBioLynx and Receive a $50 Pizza Gift Certificate.  Click here for more information.

USA Scientific offers cell culture labware, pipets and tips, plates, tubes and much more.

Offer valid until March 31st, 2012
Please reference promotion code US1312
Limit: Two pizza parties per lab; Cannot be combined with other offers.

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

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

Micronic - BioCision CoolProducts™

 CoolProducts™ provide consistency, reproducibility and standardization for rapidly cooling and heating samples.  These products also bring organization to the laboratory when working with precious samples.  

CoolRack™
Rapidly equilibrilate to any temperature they contact. Usable with ice, dry ice, liquid nitrogen, water baths, or any other lab temperature source. 

CoolBox™
Keep tubes and plates cold or frozen on the benchtop in a compact, versatile, and portable CoolBox.  Samples are kept at a constant temperature for up to ten hours through theuse of interchangeable, reusable cartridges. 

CoolCell™
Freeze cells or cell lines at -1ºC/minute without alcohol, variability, maintenance, or hazardous waste while achieving high post-thaw cell viability and function.

Click here for more information

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.

Micronic – Laboratory Labels

•  Cryo DEEP FREEZE and UBIQUI-TAG Labels - Plastic waterproof labels for long-term cryogenic, deep-freeze and conventional storage - Can be applied to already frozen tubes and are water resistant, tear resistant, UV resistant and Gamma irradiation resistant
• Lab-Tags - Ideal for colour-coded identification of containers for long-term storage, deep-freeze and harsh laboratory environments
• DEEP FREEZE TT-TAG - Plastic waterproof labels for long-term storage in deep-freeze and harsh laboratory environments. Resistant to multiple freeze-thaw cycles
• Xylene and Solvent Resistant Labels - Labels and print-outs are resistant to Xylene, Toluene, Ethanol, Acetone, Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO), Acrylonitrile (ACN) and other chemicals.

Click here for more information.

NuGEN – Encore™ NGS Library Systems for Ion Torrent™

The Encore™ NGS Library Systems for Ion Torrent™ provide a simple, fast and scalable solution for producing DNA libraries used in a wide range of sequencing applications with the Ion Personal Genome Machine™ (PGM™) from Life Technologies.

DNA libraries are produced from as little as 100ng DNA in a streamlined workflow that does not require specialized equipment to perform size selection.

Click here for more information.

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

NuGEN - Encore™ 384 Multiplex System for NGS

The Encore 384 Multiplex System consists of a refined set of 384 molecularly barcoded" library adaptors that enable deep multiplexing of sequencing samples within a library preparation system that is compatible with high-throughput automation.

This novel solution for deep multiplexing enables scientists to leverage the full capability of high throughput platforms while greatly reducing the costs associated with large scale projects. 

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.

Abgent – Product Overview Brochure

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

NuGEN - Ovation® RNA-Seq System V2

The Ovation RNA-Seq System V2 provides a fast and simple method for preparing amplified cDNA from total RNA for RNA-Seq applications. This version features enhanced transcript coverage and uniform distribution of sequencing reads. It allows amplification of both mRNA and non-polyadenylated transcripts.

NuGEN - Ovation® FFPE WTA System

RNA Amplification for gene expression profiling from FFPE samples

The Ovation FFPE WTA System allows researchers to obtain even more sensitivity and reproducibility with a simplified workflow. The new system offers increased %P values to detect more transcripts, lower Actin/GAPDH ratios for improved coverage and higher reproducibility of technical replicates for superior array performance. Additional enhancements to this new product include single-step amplification and an overall protocol length shortened by one hour to even further streamline your workflow.

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.

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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