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Our Rates

The per hour rates of each instrument is listed below. Training costs combine the per-hour rates for the instrument and technical assistance.

Users that accrue 40 hours of independent instrument use can request after-hours access.

 

All systems except the Cell Discoverer 7 have the following operating times:

Work-Hours: 9am – 5pm (CALM staff will be available for assistance)

After-Hours: 5.01pm – 8.59am (CALM staff is not expected to be available for assistance – requires at least 40h of independent instrument usage)

 

The Cell Discoverer 7 has the following operating times:

Work-Hours: 9am – 5pm (CALM staff will be available for assistance)

After-Hours: 5.01pm – 10pm (CALM staff is not expected to be available for assistance)

Overnight: 10.01pm – 8.59am (CALM staff is not expected to be available for assistance)

Weekends: 12am – 11.59pm (CALM staff is not expected to be available for assistance)

**Labs will receive a $50 credit every time they acknowledge CALM in their publications!**

Equipment Internal Rate Internal After Hours Rate (20% discount) External Rate (Academic) External After Hours Rate (20% discount)  Industry Rate Industry After Hours Rate (20% discount) Technical Assistance 
Nikon A1R Inverted Confocal $30 $24 $40 $32 $80 $64 + $60
Nikon A1R Upright Confocal $30 $24 $40 $32 $80 $64 + $60
Zeiss LSM700 Inverted Confocal $25 $20 $30 $24 $60 $48 + $60
Zeiss LSM980 Upright Confocal $30 $24 $40 $32 $80 $64 + $60
Olympus Widefield $10 $8 $13 $10 $26 $21 + $60
Nikon N-SIM $60 $48 $75 $60 $150 $120 + $60
Leica TIRF/STORM $60 $48 $75 $60 $150 $120 + $60
Bruker AFM $30 $24 $40 $32 $80 $64 + $60
Asylum AFM $25 $20 $30 $24 $60 $48 + $60
Zeiss Laser Microdissection $30 $24 $40 $32 $80 $64 + $60
Thorlabs OCT $20 $16 $25 $20 $50 $40 + $60
EVOS Plate Reader $20 $16 $25 $20 $50 $40 + $60
EVOS Plate Reader (FHS) $20 $16 $25 $20 $50 $40 + $60
Image Analysis Workstation $10 $10 $13 $13 $26 $26 + $60

The Cell Discoverer 7 will have the following rates:

Work-Hours After-Hours Overnight Weekend
Internal Rate $30 $22.5 $7.5  $7.5
External Academic Rate $40 $30  $10  $10
Industry Rate $80 $60  $20 $20