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The following is a compilation of the information from the "Core Facility Managers"
workshop survey taken at ISAC.
Question I User Fees:
Of 24 responding managers,
RANGE MEAN MEDIAN n
SORTING $20 - $75 $55 $60 20
Multi-laser Acquisition $25 - $75 $54.8 $60 18
Single-laser $20 - $75 $53.3 $60 21
Small instrument $16 - $75 $40 $42 18
Analysis $10 - $50 $23 $20 10
Question II Biohazard Containment:
Y N
Do you accept potentially hazardous material for analysis 20 4
Do you accept potentially hazardous material for sorting 12 12
if Yes,
Do you have a jet-in-air system 10 2
if Yes
Do you have droplet containment 5 5
Do you have a non-droplet sorter 1
Question III on a scale of 0-5 do how strict are you about experimental
design of your users.
mean response = 2.6 median response = 3.0
Question 4 How does your lab pay for maintenance
Manufacturers service contract .................14
Third party service or insurance contracts ..... 4
Pay manufacturer for service as necessary.......10
Pay third party provider as necessary............3
In house repair..................................3
Question 5 How has your volume changed since the last ISAC meeting
(scale -5 to 5)
mean response +2
Reporting an increase 14
Reporting a decrease 3
Reporting no change 6
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