Scheduling & Rates
The Biophotonics Center Core Facility recharges researchers for beam time on microscopes and sample preparation services. Peak time denotes Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., off peak is any other time and all day on the weekends.
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Users who do not cancel equipment reservations within 24hrs. notice will be charged a fee of 40% of originally scheduled time. Please contact bpho@salk.edu with any extenuating circumstances.
For general BPHO Core issues including invoicing, billing or consultations, please email bpho@salk.edu.
Rates effective as of 07/01/25 and are subject to change:
| Light Microscopy (per hour) | ||||
| Instrument | External Non-Profit | External For-Profit | ||
| Autonomous Use | Assisted Use | Autonomous Use | Assisted Use | |
| Airyscan | $80 | $285 | $100 | $356 |
| Z1 Lightsheet± | $80 | $285 | $100 | $356 |
| ELYRA | $80 | $285 | $100 | $356 |
| ECHO Revolve | $154 | $359 | $193 | $449 |
| Oxford Nanoimager | $80 | $285 | $100 | $356 |
| Olympus SZ61 Stereomicroscope | $154 | $359 | $193 | $449 |
| Olympus BX43 Optical Microscope | $154 | $359 | $193 | $449 |
| LSM 710 | $70 | $276 | $88 | $345 |
| Spinning Disk | $70 | $276 | $88 | $345 |
| FV3000 | $80 | $285 | $100 | $356 |
| Laser Capture | $80 | $285 | $100 | $356 |
| Slide Scanner | $48 | $253 | $60 | $316 |
| Image Analysis Workstations | $21 | $226 | $26 | $283 |
| Precision Workstation | $59 | $264 | $74 | $330 |
| Preperative Equipment | ||||
| Instrument | External Non-Profit | External For-Profit | ||
| Autonomous Use | Assisted Use | Autonomous Use | Assisted Use | |
| Automatic Freeze Substitution | $143 | $348 | $179 | $435 |
| Biowave Pro | $59 | $264 | $74 | $330 |
| Critical Point Dryer | $143 | $348 | $179 | $435 |
| Cryostat | $59 | $264 | $74 | $330 |
| EM ICE high-pressure freezer | $143 | $348 | $179 | $435 |
| Plasma cleaner/sterilizer | $59 | $264 | $74 | $330 |
| RM2255 Automated Rotary Microtome | $59 | $264 | $74 | $330 |
| Slam-freezer | $143 | $348 | $179 | $435 |
| Sputter-coater | $143 | $348 | $179 | $435 |
| Ultramicrotome | $59 | $264 | $74 | $330 |
| Vibratome | $59 | $264 | $74 | $330 |
| X-Clarity | $143 | $348 | $179 | $435 |
| Advanced light microscopy training±± and assisted imaging or analysis sessions (per hour) | ||||
| External Non-Profit | External For-Profit | |||
| $205 | $257 | |||
| Sample Preparation (per sample) | ||||
| Tissue Clearing or Expansion | please inquire | |||
| Standard TEM/SEM | please inquire | |||
| Advanced EM (immuno, VEM, etc.) | please inquire | |||
| Electron Microscopy (per hour) | ||||
| TEM / EF-TEM | please inquire | |||
| SEM / eSEM | please inquire | |||
± Lightsheet has an additional minimum 1-hour assisted imaging session fee
±± Trainings are a minimum of 2 hours