Rates and Fees

The Cell Imaging Center offers state-of-the-art imaging on a fee-for-service basis for defraying the costs of maintenance, service, operation and management of the center's microscopes. Trained users are welcome to sign up for 3 hour time blocks between the hours of 9 am and 6 pm daily or for more than 3 hours during weekends and evenings.

Rates and Fees
Equipment Drexel Users External Users

Wide-field Olympus IX-81 

$15/hr

$20/hr

Wide-field Zeiss Axio Observer 

$15/hr

$20/hr 

Confocal Olympus FV1000 

$30/hr

$40/hr 

Confocal Zeiss LSM700 

$30/hr

$45/hr 

Confocal Leica Stellaris 

$45/hr

$65/hr  

2-photon Prairie Technologies 

$35/hr

$50/hr 

TIRF OMX 

$35/hr

$50/hr 

Super-resolution OMX 

$35/hr

$50/hr  

FACSymphony A1 + HTS 

$50/hr

$100/hr 

Workstation analysis 

$10/hr

$15/hr 

  • User charges per Drexel Laboratory are capped to $3,000 per fiscal year for microscope use. Please note: Flow cytometer usage is not capped
  • Core-run sessions can be arranged at a case-by-case basis and hourly rates will include an additional fee of $35/hr for labor
  • Training typically lasts 2 hours and includes other theoretical and practical parts. Microscope training is charged at the hourly rate of the specific instrument. Flow cytometer training is $80 per hour for Drexel/ Academic users and $150 for Industry users
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Location

Papdakis Integrated Sciences Building
Cell Imaging Center
Drexel University
Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building
4th Floor
3245 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Location