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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

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CD ROM Vol 2 was produced by staff at the Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories and distributed free of charge as an educational service to the cytometry community. If you have any comments please direct them to Dr. J. Paul Robinson, Professor & Director, PUCL, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Phone:(317) 494-0757; FAX (317) 494-0517; Web http://www.cyto.purdue.edu EMAIL robinson@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu