Multi-Scale Imaging Facility Fee Structure
Customers from outside Ï㽶ÊÓƵ or affiliated institutions should note that, depending on the type of contract signed with McGill, McGill Financial Services might bill you an over-head of up to 40% in addition to QST and GST.
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. Unless stated otherwise the required consumables and technical assistance will be billed separately. For an estimate of the costs, please musif-ecp3 [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Quote%20for%20sample%20preparation) (contact) a Facility staff member.
Corporate users should musif-ecp3 [at] mcgill.ca (contact) the Facility for an estimate/quote.
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McGILL andÌýECP3 |
ACADEMIC | |
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Axio ImagerZ1 epi-fluorescence and Apotome |
11 | 16.5 |
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Confocal and Spinning disk-TIRF* Microscopes |
21 | 36 |
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Hitachi TM-1000 scanning electron microscope |
22 | 33 |
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Zeiss SteREO Discovery V.8 |
6 | 9 |
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Zeiss SteREO Discovery V.20 |
11 | 16.5 |
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Nikon inverted microscope with epi- fluorescence |
11 | 16.5 |
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Microwave oven Pelco BioWave |
7 | 15 |
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Ultramicrotomes Leica UCT and UC7* |
11 | 16.5 |
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CT Scanner – Canon Aquilion Prime SP* |
75 | 100 |
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Imaris Software |
6 | 9 |
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Cryo-fixation / freeze substitution* (Liquid nitrogen not included) |
20 | 30 |
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Critical point drying Leica CPD300 |
11 | 16.5 |
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Coating for SEM (Au/Pd/C) Leica ACE200 |
11 | 16.5 |
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Cryotome Leica CM3050s |
17 | 25 |
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Technical assistance will be billed on top of the above-listed prices, as follows:
McGill 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:ÌýThe 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.