Company Profile

Founded in 1993, Montreal Biotechnologies Inc., widely known as Montreal Biotech or MBI, has spent over three decades reshaping the Canadian and North American scientific markets. Moving far beyond traditional equipment distribution, MBI has influenced the market by introducing localized technical support and a unique component level repair philosophy that saves laboratories thousands of dollars annually. To date, MBI has empowered thousands of public and private sector laboratories across Canada, even striking an incredible, long-term supply arrangement with the Government of Canada to equip key federal research and diagnostic institutions coast to coast. MBI's unique impact stems from its ability to spot global manufacturing breakthroughs and state-of-the-art laboratory equipment early on and introducing them directly to Canadian researchers.

As an example, MBI proudly introduced the Microporation technology (now ExTransfection systems)to North America which was a breakthrough in cell transfections eliminating the high cell death in traditional electroporation. MBI also introduced qPCR to many labs through the Corbett Rotor-Gene a predecessor to the game-changing world’s very first magnetic induction thermal cycler Mic qPCR Cycler made by Bio Molecular Systems (BMS) which could be paired with the automated Myra Liquid Handler. MBI bridges these modern automation breakthroughs with the world’s most respected scientific legacies like Innopsys a global leader in high-performance fluorescence microarrays and tissue scanners  for biological research.

For over three decades MBI also partnered with top German manufacturers like Sigma Zentrifugen a premier German manufacturer founded in 1948, renowned for engineering extremely durable, high-performance centrifuges that span from compact micro-units to large-capacity and floor-standing models,  like Martin Christ World leader and catalyzer for many advancements in the freeze-dryers and vacuum concentrators field ranging from small benchtop lyophilisers to large industrial units, like Biometra legendary for developing Germany's very first thermocyclers and setting the global benchmark for robust PCR technology, like Sensoquest a highly innovative German manufacturer founded by PCR industry experts, renowned for developing state-of-the-art thermal cyclers equipped with long-lasting, high-precision gold-plated silver blocks, Like Krüss Optronic established in 1796 and renowned for manufacturing microscopes, refractometers, polarimeters and Like Berthold technologies Inc. a global bioanalytic pioneer operating since 1949, universally recognized as the gold standard in ultra-sensitive luminescence detection and high-performance multimode microplate, animal and plants imaging systems like NightOWL and  NightShade.

 MBI also teamed with many international partners like Biochrom a UK-based global leader since 1970, widely trusted for manufacturing  spectrophotometers like the iconic UltroSpec and Biowave , micro-volume spectrophotometers like the Biodrop.  Many other partners that MBI established a great business relationship with to bring the best instruments to Canadians, like Adam Equipment renowned for balances, scales and moisture analysers, Lab Companion (Jeiotech) for all temperature related instruments and environmental chambers, Labnet International Inc for general laboratory equipment, PolyScience for heat circulators and water baths, Ohaus for many global laboratory equipment including pH meters, plate stirrers and heaters, vortexes, incubators and many other every day equipment.  MBI also partnered with pioneers in the imaging and gel documentation systems like Vilber Lourmat renown for crisp images and highest quality on the market.  Overall Montreal Biotech provides incredible technical care, backed by a renowned line of products which has made MBI an indispensable pillar of laboratory efficiency and data reproducibility throughout Canada.