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Rates for Flow Cytometry or Confocal Facilities

[Note: this listing was initially compiled by Sue Demaggio and modified and added to at Purdue. If the rates are not current please contact me by email (below) to correct them]

US WEST

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INSTITUTION NAME   CM  W/Op     VI  W/Op    FCM  W/Op      SUB     	SA 
  UC Irvine       $30   $60    $30	   $60    $50     $75  salary
                                             na    75  (for sorter) 	#1
   off campus      60   100     60   100     na   120
   non-academic   129   150    120   150    120   150

UCLA 20 na na na na 80 #2 UCSF Cell Anal Lab 40 65 30 55 50 75 #3 Corporate 60 98 45 83 75 113 Pharmacology 20 na na na na na 90% UC Sta Barbara 25 52 40 80 na na Outsiders 40 80 na na na na UC Davis 15 na na na na na UC San Diego University users 60 (FACStar+) #4 Non-University users 115 Stanford na na na na 61 na (FACScan) 93 131 (Sorter) U Washington 45 (FACScan) 70 (FACStar) #5 U of Utah 8 na Off Campus 25 na (May have increased in Feb, 94) Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center 40 Collaborators 50 Outsiders 175 #1 Setup time for sorter 2 hours #2 Staining at $20-$40/tube, with an $80 minimum Training course required for FACScan at $200 Setup time at $80/hr on sorter #3 Training class for Flow Cytometry $250 on-campus users $375 off-campus #4 billing in 15 min increments; dual laser cost same as single as yet no charge for setup or late cancellation #5 $70 surcharge for UV laser use


US EAST

________________________________________________________________________ INSTITUTION NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SA MBL $20 na $6 na YES Outsiders 40 na 12 na Princeton 25 na Other depts 30 na #1 Outsiders 75 na Cornell 20 na 20(^75) 45 (FACScan) 50% #2 56 (Sorter) Dana Farber/Harvard 27 40% Outsiders 40 Dartmouth na 50 Outsiders na 90 Sloan Kettering (FACScan) na 60 40% (Sorter) na 75 #3 Jefferson Cancer Inst 20 Outsiders 50 MIT 50 Boston U #4 Rutgers 20 40 Albert Einstein 20 65 #5 #1 10-12 hours of training at no charge required for confocal use #2 Increased as of January 1995 #3 2 hour set up fee ($150) for sorts; data reanalysis $40/hr #4 Time on scope purchased in blocks only 4 hours: $160 40 hours: $1200 100 hours: $2400 Training of 1 week +8 hours 1 on 1 before using on own #5 Training $40

US MIDWEST

________________________________________________________________________ INSTITUTION NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SA Case Western Reserve 50 (Profile) 75 (Elite) Ohio State 22 44 Vet School 32.50 (ACAS) 20 #1 U Minnesota 18 U WI-Madison 25 50 Integrated Microscopy Resource #2 U Iowa (Analysis only) na 75 NONE (Sorting) na 60 (Data output) 60 U Michigan na 31 50% Other depts na 62 Outsiders na 128 Purdue (regular) 55 75 Cancer Center 27.50 37.50 Make CD ROM archive $35 Northwestern (prices same with or without operator) #3 Cancer Center member w/nat'l peer-review grant 30 Cancer Center member 45 Anyone else 75 Montana State, Center for Biofilm Engineering #4 On campus 10 50 Industrial Assoc. 50 Outside industries 100 1 A couple of no-fee training sessions provided for new confocal users 2 Training sessions at nominal fee until able to work on own 3 Limited free work for those who don't have the monies for flow; dual-laser Epics 752 (sort, UV) 4 Training $50/hour (1-2 hours usually sufficient) CD ROM $50 each

US SOUTH

___________________________________________________________________________ INSTITUTION NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SA U Missouri $7.50 na $7.50 na #1 U Florida Gainesville 20 YES Outsiders 60 U Miami 50 (FACScan) 65 (FACStar+ sorting,UV) U Georgia 25 na 15 na Outsiders 37.50 22.50 Vanderbilt #2 U TN-Knoxville Center for Environmental Biotechnology Laser on 20 40 #3 Laser off 15 25 #1 Fees set low to attract users; unassisted fee will probably go to $20 Training fee $10/hr (6-8 hours usualfor single-channel work) #2 Bulk rates only - no hourly charges $ 60 for one half day $3000 for one half day per week for the full year $6000 for one full day per week for the full year #3 Charges for film, dyes, and archival materials Unassisted rate available only to those with documented hands-on confocal experience Training offered (5 half-day sessions) $300

INTERNATIONAL

________________________________________________________________________ INSTITUTION NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SA U Alberta (Canada) (Sorter) $C50 100 YES (FACScan 15 65 #1 Outsiders 100 CSIRO, Canberra A$55 Salaries [Australia] Outsiders A$85 #1 Fee cap of C$5000 / year - then service is free! *NOTE* THESE AMOUNTS ARE IN FOREIGN CURRENCY!!
February 16, 1996
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For information contact J.Paul Robinson, Ph.D., Director PUCL robinson@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu 1515 Hansen B050, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1515, U.S.A. Phone: (317) 494-0757; Fax: (317) 494-0517; robinson@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu