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4) The appropriate charges are given for types of services offered:
- Confocal Microscopy CM
- Video Imaging VI
- Flow Cytometry FCM
- Service with operator W/Op
- Special Arrangements #SA
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
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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
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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) 25 75
Cancer Center 12.50 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
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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
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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!!