Fee Schedule - Microscopy
All the core instruments in the UCSC Life Science Microscopy Facility are on a recharge system. Microscopy recharge fees vary based on whether the user is within or outside UCSC. Routine questions and questions related to equipment malfunction will be answered free of charge. There is no specific training fee for training on recharge scopes, however users may incur scope use fees during training. For training on non-recharge scopes your will be billed at the Technical Assistance rate for the training session. Experimental consultation is provided free of charge. Fees may apply for pilot experiments that require assisted imaging. New users need to contact the center manager to schedule a training section, see Training
Accounts will be billed based on the time spent logged into Windows on the microscope control computer. Do not forget to logout at the end of your session or you may be billed.
Anyone failing to pay for their microscope use in a timely manner will be contacted and will be subject to restricted access.
Fees for UC Santa Cruz Users
Leica SP5 Confocal—$25/hour, $400/24-hour period
Zeiss 880 Confocal—$27.50/hour, $440/24-hour period
Olympus Multi-Photon—$27.50/hour or $150/24-hour period
Zeiss AxioImager--$8.80/hour
Zeiss AxioZoom—$8.80/hour
Zeiss Live Cell Imaging Station—$8.80/hour or $64/24-hour period
Leica Epi-Fluorescence Widefield—$8.80/hour
Keyence Widefield—$8.80/hour
Training on a recharge scope— free from "training fee", but users may incur a scope use fee for the time spent during the training session
Training on a non-recharge scope—$44/hour
Assisted imaging—$44/hour plus the scope rate
Technical assistance for assay development, possibly including assisted imaging—$44/hour
Fees for External Non-Profit Users
Leica SP5 Confocal—$38.50/hour
Zeiss 880 Confocal—$42.35/hour
Zeiss AxioImager--$13.55/hour
Zeiss AxioZoom—$13.55/hour
Zeiss Live Cell Imaging Station—$13.55/hour
Olympus Multi-Photon—$42.35/hour
Leica Epi-Fluorescence Widefield—$13.55/hour
Keyence Widefield—$13.55/hour
Training on a recharge scope—$67.76/hour plus the scope rate
Training on a non-recharge scope—$67.76/hour
Assisted imaging—$67.76/hour plus the scope rate
Technical assistance for assay development, possibly including assisted imaging—$67.76/hour plus the scope rate
Fees for External For-Profit Users
Leica SP5 Confocal—$77/hour
Zeiss 880 Confocal—$84.70/hour
Zeiss AxioImager--$27.10/hour
Zeiss AxioZoom—$27.10/hour
Zeiss Live Cell Imaging Station—$27.10/hour, $216.83/24-hour period
Olympus Multi-Photon—$84.70/hour
Leica Epi-Fluorescence Widefield—$27.10/hour
Keyence Widefield—$27.10/hour
Training on a recharge scope—$135.52/hour plus the scope rate
Training on a non-recharge scope—$135.52/hour
Assisted imaging—$135.52/hour plus the scope rate
Technical assistance for assay development, possibly including assisted imaging—$135.52/hour plus the scope rate