Pricing

Chargeback fees for access to Microscopy Core instrumentation are administered per hour, in 0.5 hour increments.

Service Type KI MIT (non-KI) EXTERNAL Academic

Confocal Imaging

Leica SP8, Nikon A1R, Nikon Spinning-Disk, Olympus FV1000, Olympus FV1200

Training $92.00 $92.00 $138.00
Assisted service $140.00 $140.00 $210.00
Independent use,  peak time (8 am to 8 pm) $50.00 $50.00 $75.00
Independent use, off-peak time (8 pm to 8 am) $26.00 $26.00 NA

Fluorescent Imaging and Scanning

DeltaVision Ultra, DeltaVision 2, DeltaVision OMX, TissueFAXS SL slide scanner

Training $92.00 $92.00 $138.00
Assisted service $140.00 $140.00 $210.00
Independent use $35.00 $35.00 $52.50

Image Analysis Workstations

Nemo, Marlin

Training $92.00 $92.00 $138.00
Independent use, per month $100.00 $100.00 NA
Independent use, per hour NA NA $15.00
Assisted data analysis $140.00 $140.00 $210.00

The above fee schedule is effective August 1, 2023.

Please note: rates are set periodically, based on operating costs and in accordance with MIT and NCI policies. They are reviewed and approved annually by the MIT Office of Cost Analysis. Services are billed at the rate listed on the date of service delivery.