Stem Cell Core

Scheduling & Rates

Salk Institute for Biological Studies - Stem Cell Core - Scheduling & Rates

Scheduling & Rates


For general STEM Core issues please email jepage@salk.edu

Rates effective as of 07/01/25 and are subject to change:

Bookable Equipment External Non-Profit External For-profit
Bay Hoods (1-9) $49 $61
Optima L80 XP Ultracentrifuge $84 $105
CellCyte Cell Imager $40 $50
Neon Electroporator $519 $649
MaxCyte Electroporator $519 $649
SeaHorse 96XFe $177 $221
Services External Non-Profit External For-profit
Biobanking of Vials $70 $88
Bulk iPSC Reprogramming (6 lines) $59,284 $74,105
Cellular Gene Editing $14,926 $18,658
CRISPR Design $760 $950
CRISPR Genotyping (per sample) $38 $48
Custom Cloning $1,366 $1,708
Custom DNA synthesis 2-3kb $1,444 $1,805
Custom DNA synthesis 3-4kb $912 $1,140
De Novo mES Cell Derivation $4,589 $5,736
DR4 and CF1 mEF cells $200 $250
Fibroblast (Frozen Vial) $167 $209
Fibroblast Generation $3,010 $3,763
iN Quality Control $3,686 $4,608
iPSC (Frozen Vial)  $619 $774
iPSC Reprogramming + QC $14,847 $18,559
mES cell expansion $1,796 $2,245
mESC Gene Targeting $9,975 $12,469
Mycoplasma screen $144 $180
Organoid Gene Editing $19,747 $24,684
Organoid generation $13,764 $17,205
Southern Blot $8,480 $10,600
Stable UNA+ fibroblasts $3,010 $3,763
Stem training (per hour) $143 $179
Vector design and construction $12,968 $16,210
WiCell Karotype – Non-Human $979 $1,224
WiCell Karotype-Human $979 $1,224