The following listed fees are for University of Guelph users and subject to change without notice. These fees do include technical assistance by staff unless stated otherwise. They do not include costs associated with consumables.
Facility staff also provides consultation on advanced imaging techniques and method development. MCIF offers discounts for clients with significant usage and/or involvement in the advancement of the facility.
Please contact facility staff to inquire about external academic and corporate fees and discounts available.
* Unsupervised use: Users must have preliminary training sessions and demonstrate their ability to operate all of the equipment properly and safely before any unsupervised work can be performed.
Ancillary Services
| Service | Internal UoG Price (CAD$) |
|---|---|
| Embedding | $58/sample |
| Sectioning, staining | $58/hour |
| SEM sample Preparation - CPD | $17/run |
| SEM sample Preparation - Sputter Coating | $37/run |
| Training SEM use | $202/2 hours |
| Training SEM Sample Preparation | $151.50/2 hours |
| Image Processing by staff | $58/hour - EM; $56.80/hour - LM |
| Volocity remote image processing | Non-Members $8.75/hour; Members - FREE |
| LM Computer workstation | Non-Members $8.75/hour; Members - FREE |
| Technical assistance | $57/hour |
Electron Microscopes
| Instrument | Internal UoG Price (CAD$) |
|---|---|
| Tecnai G2 F20 (Cryo samples) | $68/hour |
| Tecnai G2 F20 (RT samples) | $58/hour |
| Quanta 250 FESEM | $44/hour |
| CM-10 (RT samples) | $52/hour |
Flow Cytometry
| Instrument | Internal UoG Price (CAD$) |
|---|---|
| Sony FACS SH800 | Training $60/hr; Assisted $63.50/hr; Independent Member $29.64/hr; Independent Non-Member $44.46/hr |
Per day, a set-up fee of $35.00 and the Sorting Chip costs apply (costs will be split if more than one user that day); current price of one sorting chip: $65.00
Light & Confocal Microscopes
| Instrument | Internal UoG Price (CAD$) |
|---|---|
| Annual Membership Fee | $525.00 (optional) |
| Quorum Diskovery Spinning Disk | Training $70/hr; Assisted $63.50/hr; Independent Member $27.61/hr; Independent Non-Member $41.41/hr |
| Super-Resolution | Training $78/hr; Assisted $63.50/hr; Independent Member $43.24/hr; Independent Non-Member $64.86/hr |
| Leica SP5 CLSM | Training: $70/hr; Assisted $63.50/hr; Independent Member $32.48/hr; Independent Non-Member $48.72/hr |
| Cytation C10 |
Training: $60/hr; Assisted $63.50/hr; Independent Member $20.30/hr; Independent Non-Member $30.45/hr |
| Nikon Eclipse Ti2 | Training: $50/hr; Assisted $63.50/hr; Independent Member 17.56/hr; Independent Non-Member $26.34/hr |
| Zeiss AxioZoom | Training: $50/hr; Assisted $63.50/hr; Independent Member 12.38/hr; Independent Non-Member $18.57/hr |
| Leica DM 5000B | Training: $50/hr; Assisted $63.50/hr; Independent Member FREE; Independent Non-Member $17.26/hr |