Instruments in the BICF
Fee Schedule
The Biomolecular Interactions and Conformations core Facility operates on a cost-recovery basis.
Fees are classified into three user groups:
- Members of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry specifically,
- all other academic user groups,
- and Commercial or Industrial users.
Hourly rates are then sub-classified according to the level of assistance required.
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry |
Academic |
Commercial |
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| Training | Independent Use* | Fee-for-Service | Training | Independent Use* | Fee-for-Service | Fee-for-Service | |||
| Sedimentation Equilibrium | $150 | $4/hour up to $50/day | Cost of instrument time plus 1 cell $50, 2 cells $75, 3 cells $100 | $200 | $6/hour, up to $100/day | Cost of instrument time plus 1 cell $75, 2 cells $125, 3 cells $150 | Cost of instrument time at $15/hour plus 1 cell $100, 2 cells $175, 3 cells $250 | ||
| Sedimentation Velocity | $8/hour | $10/hour | |||||||
| DSC | $120 | $3/hour up to $30/day | Cost of instrument time plus $35/hour Facility Manager time | $150 | $5/hour up to $50/day | Cost of instrument time plus $45/hour Facility Manager time | $150/day plus $60/hour Facility Manager time | ||
| ITC | $120 | $5/hour up to $30/day | $150 | $8/hour up to $50/day | |||||
| Fluorometer | $75 | $5/hour up to $40/day | $100 | $8/hour | $100/hour (inclusive of Facility Manager time) | ||||
| CD (Jasco) | $100 | $10/hour up to $80/day | $125 | $15/hour | |||||
| Biacore | $100 | $5/hour up to $50/day | $125 | $8/hour up to $80/day | |||||
| HPLC | $100 | $10/hour up to $50/day | $125 | $15/hour up to $80/day | Dynamic Light Scatterer | $50 | $5/hour | $75 | $10/hour |
*minimum 1 hour charge
Please Note:Charges in the amount of $35-45/hr Facility Manager time (depending on user group classification) will apply to those clients who ask us to re-visit data after the initial experiment and data analyses took place.
Maintenance is supported by the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
