Rates

Overview

The University Imaging Centers (UIC) is open to investigators and projects of members of the University of Minnesota community as well as external academic institutions and industry.


UMN Base and Supported Rates:

Effective June 1, 2025

Investigators with a formal appointment in one or more of the following colleges will be charged UMN Supported rates. Qualifying investigators will be responsible for 75% of the base rate, with the remaining 25% covered by support funds provided by the college. Investigators with appointments in multiple colleges will receive 25% support per college. Collaborations involving multiple investigators are billed based on the appointment of the investigator associated with the activity in iLab.

  • Medical School

  • College of Biological Sciences

  • College of Science & Engineering

  • College of Pharmacy

  • College of Education and Human Development

  • School of Dentistry

Additionally, the following departments have provided service agreement support to further reduce the costs to their investigators on select instruments:

 

  • Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology (IBP) - IVIS Spectrum (FY26-FY27)

  • Department of Surgery - G8 PET/CT (FY26)

Departmental support is funded annually at the beginning of the fiscal year and available on a first-come, first-serve basis until support funds are exhausted. Support does not carry over to the next fiscal year.

 

Support is automatically applied in iLab when reserving equipment or requesting services. Poster printing services are not eligible for use of support funds.

 

The UIC is committed to supporting all University of Minnesota research. Researchers that are not affiliated with a unit providing rate support are still welcome to request training and services, which remain available at the UMN Base rates.


Business Hour & After Hour Instrument Pricing:

The UIC offers a 25% discount to UMN researchers on most instrument rates outside of regular business hours.

  • Business Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • After Hours: Monday-Friday, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 a.m., and all day Saturday and Sunday.

Holidays do not impact the application of business hours or after hours rates.

To protect both users and equipment, only trained users who have demonstrated independent proficiency in operating equipment will be granted after hours access.


Rates

The rates listed below reflect the costs UMN investigators will be charged for using UIC equipment and services, depending on whether they qualify for UMN Base or UMN Supported rates. Supported rates listed assume appointment in one qualifying college resulting in 25% support.

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Instruments

Block Scheduling:

The Nikon C2+, Nikon Ti-E, Zeiss Spinning Disk, and Zeiss Widefield & TIRF are bookable in 4 hour blocks.

Incucyte SX5 Live Cell Imaging:

The Incucyte SX5 rates are applied in 24 hour increments and are reduced for each continuous 24 hours up to day 6+. The rates posted represent the hourly rate for the day. E.g. $6.67/hour for 24 hours = $160.08 for day 1.

Multi-day collection example: 1 plate - 72 hour (3 day) experiment:  $160.08 (Day 1) + $124.8 (Day 2) + $102.72 (Day 3) = $387.60

Category Instrument Location Rate Unit Business Hours After Hours
UMN Base UMN Supported UMN Base UMN Supported
Optical Microscopy Nikon AX R w/NSPARC CCRB Hourly $93.36 $70.00 $70.00 $52.50
Optical Microscopy Nikon AX R Jackson Hall Hourly $73.37 $55.00 $55.00 $41.25
Optical Microscopy Nikon AX R Snyder Hall Hourly $53.38 $40.00 $40.00 $30.00
Optical Microscopy Nikon A1Rsi HD w/SIM Jackson Hall Hourly $73.37 $55.00 $55.00 $41.25
Optical Microscopy Nikon A1R MP HD Jackson Hall Hourly $86.60 $65.00 $65.00 $48.75
Optical Microscopy Leica Stellaris 8 WMBB Hourly $53.38 $40.00 $40.00 $30.00
Optical Microscopy Nikon C2+ CCRB Hourly $10.00 $7.50 $10.00 $7.50
Optical Microscopy Nikon A1si Snyder Hall Hourly $36.64 $27.50 $27.50 $20.63
Optical Microscopy Nikon Ti-E CCRB Hourly $10.00 $7.50 $10.00 $7.50
Optical Microscopy Zeiss Spinning Disk Jackson Hall Hourly $10.00 $7.50 $10.00 $7.50
Optical Microscopy Leica LMD6500 CCRB Hourly $20.00 $15.00 $20.00 $15.00
Optical Microscopy Zeiss Widefield & TIRF Jackson Hall Hourly $10.00 $7.50 $10.00 $7.50
Optical Microscopy Incucyte SX5 Day 1 Jackson Hall Hourly $6.67 $5.00 $6.67 $5.00
Optical Microscopy Incucyte SX5 Day 2 Jackson Hall Hourly $5.20 $3.90 $5.20 $3.90
Optical Microscopy Incucyte SX5 Day 3 Jackson Hall Hourly $4.28 $3.21 $4.28 $3.21
Optical Microscopy Incucyte SX5 Day 4 Jackson Hall Hourly $3.36 $2.52 $3.36 $2.52
Optical Microscopy Incucyte SX5 Day 5 Jackson Hall Hourly $2.45 $1.83 $2.45 $1.83
Optical Microscopy Incucyte SX5 Day 6+ Jackson Hall Hourly $1.54 $1.15 $1.54 $1.15
Optical Microscopy Nikon AZ100M Jackson Hall Hourly $10.00 $7.50 $10.00 $7.50
Optical Microscopy Nikon AZ100 C1si Snyder Hall Hourly $10.00 $7.50 $10.00 $7.50
Optical Microscopy Nikon 90i Snyder Hall Hourly $10.00 $7.50 $10.00 $7.50
Sample Preparation PELCO easiSlicer Vibratome CCRB Hourly $10.00 $7.50 $10.00 $7.50
Sample Preparation Leica CM1800 Cryostat Snyder Hall Hourly $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Biomolecular Imaging Typhoon Jackson Hall Hourly $15.00 $11.25 $15.00 $11.25
Biomolecular Imaging Amersham Imager Jackson Hall Hourly $15.00 $11.25 $15.00 $11.25
Electron Microscopy JEOL JEM 1400Plus TEM Snyder Hall Hourly $167.07 $125.00 $125.00 $93.75
Electron Microscopy Hitachi S3500N SEM Snyder Hall Hourly $93.35 $70.00 $93.35 $70.00
Electron Microscopy Sputter Coater Snyder Hall Per run $40.00 $30.00 $40.00 $30.00
Electron Microscopy Critical Point Dryer Snyder Hall Per run $50.00 $37.50 $50.00 $37.50
Electron Microscopy Leica Ultramicrotome Snyder Hall Hourly $30.75 $23.06 $30.75 $23.06
Small Animal Imaging IVIS Spectrum Jackson Hall Hourly $140.50 $105.00 $105.00 $78.75
Small Animal Imaging IVIS Spectrum CCRB Hourly $140.50 $105.00 $105.00 $78.75
Small Animal Imaging Vevo F2 CCRB Hourly $60.00 $45.00 $45.00 $33.75
Small Animal Imaging Vevo 2100 Jackson Hall Hourly $60.00 $45.00 $45.00 $33.75
Small Animal Imaging G8 PET/CT CCRB Hourly $350.00 $262.50 $350.00 $262.50
Small Animal Imaging M5 MRI Jackson Hall Hourly $200.00 $150.00 $200.00 $150.00
Category Instrument Location Rate Unit Business Hours After Hours
Dept of IBP Dept of IBP
Small Animal Imaging IVIS Spectrum Jackson Hall Hourly $7.03 $5.25
Small Animal Imaging IVIS Spectrum CCRB Hourly $7.03 $5.25
Category Instrument Location Rate Unit Business Hours After Hours
Dept of Surgery Dept of Surgery
Small Animal Imaging G8 PET/CT CCRB Hourly $0.00 $0.00

 

Services

Basic Training:

Basic training rates only apply to select systems: Nikon C2+, Nikon Ti-E, Zeiss Spinning Disk, Leica LMD6500, Zeiss Widefield & TIRF, Nikon AZ100M, Nikon AZ100 C1si, Nikon 90i, Typhoon, and Amersham Imager.

Tissue Clearing:

The number of samples per run, size of samples, clearing method, number of imaging channels, and resolution, are key considerations that influence the final actual cost. An estimate based on your specific project needs will be provided.

Spatialomics:

Spatialomic rates do not include proprietary reagents. UIC staff and vendor representatives will work with you to determine the full project pricing.

Category Service Rate Unit UMN Base UMN Supported
Training & Expertise Training Session (Flat fee for up to 2 users) $375.00 $281.25
Training & Expertise Basic Training & Electron Microscopy Hourly $127.50 $95.62
Training & Expertise Image Analysis Hourly $127.50 $95.62
Training & Expertise Additional Labor Hourly $127.50 $95.62
Slide Scanning Brightfield Whole Slide Scanning (1" x 3") Per slide $33.39 $25.04
Slide Scanning Brightfield Slide Scanning (2" x 3") Per slide $55.00 $41.25
Slide Scanning RNAscope and Widefield Fluorescence Slide Scanning (1" x 3") Per Slide Instrument time + labor Instrument time + labor
Tissue Clearing XCLARITY Clearing Per run (1-6 samples) $925.00 $693.75
Tissue Clearing XCLARITY Clearing + Labeling Per run (1-6 samples) $1,175.00 $881.25
Tissue Clearing PEGASOS Clearing Run Labor Per run (1-6 samples) $400.00 $300.00
Tissue Clearing PEGASOS Clearing Reagents (sample size: standard) Per sample $30.00 $22.50
Tissue Clearing PEGASOS Clearing Reagents (sample size: large) Per sample $50.00 $37.50
Tissue Clearing PEGASOS Clearing + Labeling Labor Per run (1-6 samples) $500.00 $375.00
Tissue Clearing PEGASOS Clearing + Labeling Reagents (sample size: standard) Per sample $45.00 $33.75
Tissue Clearing PEGASOS Clearing + Labeling Reagents (sample size: large) Per sample $90.00 $67.50
Tissue Clearing PEGASOS Validation Per run $275.00 $206.25
Tissue Clearing SmartBatch+ Endogenous Labor Per run (1-12 samples) $275.00 $206.25
Tissue Clearing SmartBatch+ Endogenous Reagents (sample size: standard) Per sample $125.00 $93.75
Tissue Clearing SmartBatch+ Endogenous Reagents (sample size: large) Per sample $250.00 $187.50
Tissue Clearing SmartBatch+ Immunolabeling Labor Per run (1-12 samples) $350.00 $262.50
Tissue Clearing SmartBatch+ Immunolabeling Reagents (sample size: standard) Per sample $250.00 $187.50
Tissue Clearing SmartBatch+ Immunolabeling Reagents (sample size: large) Per sample $500.00 $375.00
Tissue Clearing SmartBatch+ Validation Per run (1-6 sections) $300.00 $225.00
Tissue Clearing 3i Cleared Tissue LightSheet (CTLS) Hourly $30.00 $22.50
Tissue Clearing Caliber I.D. RS-G4 Hourly $30.00 $22.50
Electron Microscopy TEM: Sample Processing Per run (1-4 samples) $800.00 $600.00
Electron Microscopy TEM: Stained Thin Sections Per sample $52.50 $39.37
Electron Microscopy TEM: Negative Staining (includes 30 min of imaging) Per sample $150.00 $112.50
Electron Microscopy SEM: Sample Processing Per run (1-4 samples) $800.00 $600.00
Electron Microscopy SEM: Sample Cut, Dry, Mount, Coat Per stub $110.00 $82.50
Electron Microscopy SEM: Serial Block-Face Sample Processing Per run (1-4 samples) $1,500 $1,125.00
Electron Microscopy Additional Microtomy Hourly $165.00 $123.75
Spatialomics GeoMx Staining Run Per run (1-12 slides) $1,645.00 $1,233.75
Spatialomics GeoMx Proteogenomic Run Per run $400.00 $300.00
Spatialomics GeoMx Imaging Per run (1-4 slides) $925.00 $693.75
Spatialomics CosMx Staining Run Per run (2-4 slides) $2,215.00 $1661.25
Spatialomics CosMx Post Run Staining Per run $750.00 $562.50
Spatialomics CosMx Imaging Hourly (2-4 slides) $18.73 $14.05
Poster Printing Standard Satin Semi-Gloss Sq. Ft. $8.50 $8.50
Poster Printing Water-Resistant Poly Cloth Sq. Ft. $10.50 $10.50
Poster Printing Travel Tube Per tube $10.00 $10.00
Poster Printing Same day rush fee Per poster $35.00 $35.00
Poster Printing Half day rush fee Per poster $55.00 $55.00