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 | |
Olympus BX53 widefield microscope | $15.00 | $9.00 | hour | ||
Zeiss Pascal Confocal Microscope | $26.40 | $15.84 | hour | ||
Olympus FV1000 Confocal Microscope | $40.00 | $24.00 | hour | ||
Olympus FV1000 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 | ||
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 October 2019