Cost Estimates
Contact OCEM staff to help determine the likely costs of your project. The final cost is dependent upon many factors such as:
If you are a student you may want to consider applying for EM Student Research Award which grants students up to 15 hours of free microscopy time.
Confocal Microscopy and µCT Projects
See http://occm/equipment-occm.html for confocal costing details.
Electron Microscopy Projects
The OCEM charging system is currently being reviewed as all of the University's imaging facilities are being merged into one centre. If you have any enquiries about potential costs for future projects please contact Allan Mitchell at Allan.mitchell@anatomy.otago.ac.nz. Below are the charging rates for 2017.
Electron microscopy chemicals and materials will be charged to users at cost to the OCEM (freight and customs included). A small percentage increase will be added to recover the cost of non-recorded consumables such as protective gloves, paper towels, disposable pipettes etc.
| Technical support | |
| Staff and students from club member Department | No charge |
| Staff and students from non-club member Departments and externally funded users | $80 per hour |
| Commercial Users | $200 per hour |
Note: Technical support includes protocol development; initial training of new users and advanced training of existing users; undergraduate practical sessions for all University of Otago departments except club funding participating departments. It does not include initial consultation about a new project, either internal or external investigator; the first 30 minutes of each consultation with regard to technical advice or problem solving; equipment maintenance and repair time; centre housekeeping and health and safety duties; professional development time of Centre staff; development of new techniques; general problem solving activities; community and promotional activities.
| Microscope Usage | Club member rate | Non-club member and external rate |
| Philips CM100 TEM | $60 per HT hour | $120 per HT hour |
| JEOL JEM-2200FS Cryo-TEM | $60 per HT hour (plus LN2 used) | $180 per HT hour (plus LN2 used) |
| JEOL 6700 FEG SEM | $60 per HT hour (plus LN2 used) | $180 per HT hour (plus LN2 used) |
| Zeiss Sigma FEG SEM | $60 per HT hour (plus LN2 used) | $180 per HT hour (plus LN2 used) |
| SEM Preparation equipment | Club member rate | Non-club member and external rate |
| Bal-Tec Critical Point Dryer | $20 per run | $60 per run |
| EmiTech Sputter Coater | $25 per run | $75 per run |
| Alto Sputter Coater | $10 per run | $30 per run |
| TEM Preparation equipment | Club member rate | Non-club member and external rate |
| Baltec 060 (F/F) | $35 per run* | $105 per run* |
| KF80 (cryostabilisation) | $25 per run* | $75 per run* |
| AFS (cryosubstitution) | $25 per run* | $75 per run* |
| Edwards E306A (coating unit) | $12 per run** | $36 per run** |
| Lynx Automatic Processor | $20 per run** | $60 per run** |
| Microwave processor | $10 per run** | $30 per run** |
| Automatic grid stainer | $2 per grid | $6 per grid |
| Leica IGL Imuunostainer | $20 per run** | $60 per run** |
| Wescor 5500 Osmometer | $5 per session | $15 per session |
| Ultramicrotomy | Club member rate | Non-club member and external rate |
| Diamond Knife usage by OCEM staff | $15 per block | $45 per block |
| Diamond Knife - rental | $15 per block | $45 per block |
| Ultramicrotomy | $20 per hour | $75 per hour |
| Cryoultramicrotomy | $20 per hour* | $75 per hour* |
| Imaging Computers | Club member rate | Non-club member and external rate |
| $0 per session | $0 per session |
* plus LN2 or propane used; ** plus consumables or chemicals used.
For account enquiries contact Allan Mitchell at Allan.mitchell@anatomy.otago.ac.nz or Maria Chapman at ocem.accounts@anatomy.otago.ac.nz.