Multi-Scale Imaging Facility Fee Structure
Customers from outside Â鶹AV or affiliated institutions should note that, depending on the type of contract signed with Â鶹AV, Â鶹AV Financial Services might bill you an over-head of up to 40% in addition to QST and GST.
Corporate users should musif-ecp3 [at] mcgill.ca (contact) the Facility for an estimate/quote.
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McGILL and ECP3 |
ACADEMIC | |
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Axio ImagerZ1 epi-fluorescence and Apotome |
10 | 15 |
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Confocal and Spinning disk-TIRF* Microscopes |
20 | 30 |
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Hitachi TM-1000 scanning electron microscope |
20 | 30 |
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Microwave oven Pelco Biowave |
10 | 15 |
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Nikon inverted microscope with epi- fluorescence |
10 | 15 |
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Zeiss SteREO Discovery V.8 |
10 | 15 |
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Ultramicrotome* |
5 | 7 |
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Imaris Software |
5 | 7 |
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CT Scanner – Canon Aquilion Prime SP* |
70 | 90 |
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Cryo-fixation / freeze substitution* (Liquid nitrogen not included) |
20 | 30 |
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Critical point drying |
10 | 15 |
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Coating for SEM (Au/Pd/C) |
10 | 15 |
Instruments marked with an * cannot be used without the constant presence of a Facility staff member, unless a written exception has been provided by the Facility Manager. The technical assistance required will be billed on top of the hourly rate. For an estimate of the costs, please contact a Facility staff member.
Technical assistance will be billed on top of the above-listed prices, as follows:
Â鶹AV users and UdeS ECP3: $50/hour
Academic: $60/hour
The technical assistance includes, but is not limited to, help provided with experimental design, execution of experiments, partial or complete image/data analysis and interpretation, proof reading of grant proposals and publications related to imaging.
Note:Â The prices apply for the current fiscal year and will be revised without prior notice for subsequent fiscal years. The prices will be automatically updated on the Facility website.