The price information below is for Academic users and BIF members*. For Industry users, please visit www.imaginglabs.ubc.ca.
| Equipment | Item | Price for Academic Users | Price for BIF members | Unit | |
| Electron Microscopy | SEM - Hitachi S2600 variable pressure/environmental SEM | $30.80 | $18.48 | hour | |
| SEM - Hitachi S4700 Field-Emission SEM | $66.00 | $39.60 | hour | ||
| TEM - FEI Tecnai G20 | $66.00 | $39.60 | hour | ||
| TEM - Hitachi H7600 | $66.00 | $39.60 | hour | ||
| SEM - Cryo-EM session | $550.00 | $330.00 | day | ||
| TEM - Cryo-EM session | $550.00 | $330.00 | day | ||
| Optical Microscopy | Olympus Stereo Microscope | $15.00 | $9.00 | hour | |
| Zeiss Axioplan widefield microscope | $13.20 | $7.92 | hour | ||
| Zeiss Pascal Confocal Microscope | $26.40 | $15.84 | hour | ||
| Olympus FV10i Confocal | $26.40 | $15.84 | hour | ||
| Olympus MPE Confocal Microscope | $40.00 | $24.00 | hour | ||
| Olympus MPE with multiphoton | $66.00 | $39.60 | hour | ||
| Spinning disc PerkinElmer w/ volocity | $40.00 | $24.00 | hour | ||
| Spinning disc PerkinElmer after hours w/ volocity | $26.40 | $15.84 | hour | ||
| Zeiss TIRF Microscope | $40.00 | $24.00 | hour | ||
| Sample Preparation | HPF Shot (maximum 50 for billing) High-pressure freezing | $30.80 | $18.48 | each | |
| Vitrobot | $121.00 | $72.60 | each | ||
| Plunge Freezing | $55.00 | $33.00 | day | ||
| AFS2 Cryo Unit (Automated Freeze Substitution Machine) | $52.80 | $31.68 | day | ||
| Cryo Ultramicrotomy | $275.00 | $165.00 | day | ||
| Microtome | $26.40 | $15.84 | hour | ||
| Leica IGL Run | $66.00 | $39.60 | each | ||
| Immunolabelling | $132.00 | $79.20 | each | ||
| Microwave | $13.20 | $7.92 | hour | ||
| Critical Point Drying | $3.20 | $1.92 | pound | ||
| Carbon Coating | $19.80 | $11.88 | each | ||
| Sputter Coating | $6.00 | $3.60 | nm | ||
| Processing for SEM w/o CPD | $20.50 | $12.30 | sample | ||
| Processing for TEM | $26.40 | $15.84 | sample | ||
| Processing for TEM w/ HM20 | $55.00 | $33.00 | sample | ||
| Computer | Image Processing | AMIRA Software | $13.20 | $7.92 | hour |
| Volocity Software Monthly Charges | $13.20 | $7.92 | hour | ||
| FEI Inspect3D Software | $13.20 | $7.92 | hour | ||
| Tech Assistance | Tech Assistance | $66.00 | $39.60 | hour | |
| Sectioning by BIF Staff | $96.80 | $58.08 | block |
*BIF members receive 40% discount. Membership is available for $1500/year.
Updated March 2019