Fees

Fees

The FY25 rates are effective from September 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.  For reference, see FY24 rates.

Custom Projects: Specimen Preparation, Imaging & Software Services

FY25 Rate

Custom specimen preparation and imaging services (consultation meeting required)
Lab supplies included, except for high-pressure freezer, for primary antibodies (typically provided by user), and for uranyl formate
See TEM Cost Models
$145 /hr

Staff-operated/staff-supervised Equipment Use

FY25 Rate

Staff-operated: All microscopes, all equipment, all software
Except: Lattice Light-Sheet (LLSM)
$145 /hr
Staff-supervised, user-operated (“semi-assisted”: untrained users as part of TEM projects) $72.50 /hr
Lattice Light-Sheet Microscope (LLSM)only available as staff-operated
Promotional rate for JHU users only
$31 /hr

Unassisted Equipment Use

FY25 Rate

Electron microscopes $31 /hr
Confocal (laser scanning) & multiphoton microscopes $31 /hr
Light microscopes, specialized
Asylum AFM $31 /hr
GE OMX-SR $31 /hr
Lumicks C-Trap G2 Optical Tweezers $31 /hr1
Molecular Devices IXM High-Content Imager $17 /hr1
Nikon Spinning Disk Confocal (dSTORM/Super-res) $17 /hr
3i Lattice Light-Sheet Microscope, Nikon iLas2 (semi-assisted or full assisted use only) N/A
Light microscopes, basic
Nikon Fluorescence Dissection $17 /hr
Olympus BX51TF with color camera (Olympus Color) $17 /hr
Olympus IX81 Inverted (Olympus 1) $17 /hr
Zeiss AZ100 Upright $17 /hr
Sample prep equipment
Leica Cryostat CM3050S $17 /hr
Leica Microtome $17 /hr
Training: all equipment, all image analysis software
(typical examples in gray italics) Base rate:
Basic Confocal (3h):
Adv/Add’l Confocal (2h):
Software (1h):
$145
$435
$290
$145
/hr
/session
/session
/session
Certification (test to allow unassisted self-use) $31 per trainee, per equipment
Data resources fee for monthly usage of image-generating equipment
(Fee provides for temporary network storage of image data, and unlimited access to computer workstations and image analysis software during the month) <=5 hours per month
<=10 hours per month
>10 hours per month
$20
$40
$60
per month, per lab group
Software & workstation fees (for months without usage of image-generating equipment) $5 /hr

Custom Projects: Specimen Preparation, Imaging & Software Services

FY25 Rate

Custom specimen preparation and imaging services (consultation meeting required)
Lab supplies included, except for high-pressure freezer, for primary antibodies, and for uranyl formate
See TEM Cost Models
$174 /hr

Staff-operated/staff-supervised Equipment Use

FY25 Rate

Staff-operated: All microscopes, all equipment, all software
Except: Lattice Light-Sheet (LLSM)
$174 /hr
Staff-supervised, user-operated (“semi-assisted”: untrained users as part of TEM projects) $87 /hr
Lattice Light-Sheet Microscope (LLSM)only available as staff-operated
Promotional rate for JHU users only
$174 /hr

Custom Projects: Specimen Preparation, Imaging & Software Services

FY25 Rate

Custom specimen preparation and imaging services (consultation meeting required)
Lab supplies included, except for high-pressure freezer, for primary antibodies, and for uranyl formate
See TEM Cost Models
$290 /hr

Staff-operated/staff-supervised Equipment Use

FY25 Rate

Staff-operated: All microscopes, all equipment, all software
Except: Lattice Light-Sheet (LLSM)
$290 /hr
Staff-supervised, user-operated (“semi-assisted”: untrained users as part of TEM projects) $145 /hr
Lattice Light-Sheet Microscope (LLSM)only available as staff-operated
Promotional rate for JHU users only
$290 /hr
1Promotional rate for JHU users only
2By agreements with JHUSOM, only FastForward Companies with market capitalization less than $10M qualify for discounted rates. FastForward Companies with larger market capitalization must pay full corporate rates.
3After-hours access to the campus buildings must be provided by other JHMI entities. The Microscope Facility cannot assume the responsibilities implicit in providing campus access to non-JHU users.