A single hour is charged for extended use between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
A cap of $4,000 per laboratory per year applies to internal laboratories with intensive microscopy use.
Service
Internal
Academic
Industry
Training
25 $ / h
40 $ / h
60 $ / h
Technical Support
Free
Free
60 $ / h
Consulting
25 $ / h
40 $ / h
60 $ / h
Full-service
50 $ / h
80 $ / h
120 $ / h
Training is mandatory for self-service use. The duration of training varies between 1 and 3 hours, depending on i) the trainee's level of knowledge, ii) the instrument and iii) the complexity of the experiments performed. The cost of using the instruments is not included in the training fees.