Fees

Training fees and microscope usage options

We have membership or hourly fee options for usage of the microscopes and/or Image analysis platforms. 

Microscope usage fee options

  • The membership fee (1, 3, 6 or 12 months) covers using the microscopes one has been trained on, support and access to the VDI
  • The hourly fee covers using the microscopes one has been trained on, support but does not cover access to the VDI

Image analysis platforms usage fee options (VDI and Remote Desktop)

  • Membership fee for using the VDI (1, 3, 6 or 12 month)
  • Hourly fee for using the Remote Desktop

Please note that the training and membership fees are individual and cannot be transferred from one user to another, even from the same lab.

Training fees (SEK)

training fees for learning how to use the equipment at LCI
Service/type of trainingFee
Microscopes*9000
Subsequent microscopy training7000
Specialised equipment **2800
Application training***6000

* Widefield, spinning disk, TIRF, confocals, light sheet. Includes 3 hrs free imaging the week after the training

** Cost for material not included. Laser micro-dissection, micropatterning, micromanufacturing, slide scanner, transmitted light imaging, colour camera imaging only

*** On any microscope (exception is Aurora) when the trainee is following an already established pipeline

Membership fees (SEK)

Membership fees at LCI
Service/equipment12 months6 months3 months1 month2 weeks
Microscopes and analysis (VDI)3800021000120005000NA
Specialised equipement*1500011000800040003000
Analysis only (VDI)6000400025001500NA

* Laser microdissection, micropatterning, micromanufactering, slide scanner

Hourly fees (SEK)

Hourly fees at LCI
Service/equipmentHourly fee (SEK/hr)
MicroscopesMon-Fri 09:00-18:00 (office hours)330
MicroscopesOutside office hours (including weekends)165
Imaging by staff1000 (+ hourly fee for microscope)
Remote DesktopAll hours50
LCI expertise consultationFor LCI usersFree
LCI expertise consultationFor non LCI users450

NB! Companies pay double the price listed in the tables, plus 25 percent VAT.

Some of the LCI training fees give access to several microscopes:

  • Nikon single point confocals training fee: 2 confocal systems (Pegasus, Dragon)
  • Nikon widefield training fee: 5 widefield systems (Orion, Victor, Tweety Pegasus and Minerva), 2 TIRF systems (Pegasus and Victor) and 3 spinning disk confocal (Orion, Victor and Tweety) systems, DeepSIM (Orion)
  • Light sheet training fee: 1 light sheet system (Aurora)
  • Micropatterning and microfabrication with PRIMO (Tweety)
  • Laser microdissection (Minerva)
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Content reviewer:
09-12-2024