CMF Rate Sheet
MBL Central Microscopy Facility Rate Sheet 2026
Rates listed on an hourly basis unless otherwise noted. Please contact microscopy@mbl.edu for inquiries.
| Category | System | MBL | Non-Profit | For-Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFIB-SEM | SEM Use - Thermofisher Helios 5 Hydra CX PFIB-SEM | $36.75 | $42.00 | $73.50 |
| PFIB-SEM | PFIB Use - Thermofisher Helios 5 Hydra CX PFIB-SEM | $50.00 | $57.50 | $100.00 |
| PFIB-SEM | EDS&EBSD Use - Oxford Instruments | $24.15 | $28.35 | $48.30 |
| PFIB-SEM | Cryo Use - Thermofisher/Leica | $24.15 | $28.35 | $48.30 |
| TEM | JEOL 200CX | $36.75 | $42.00 | $73.50 |
| Spinning Disk | Zeiss Cell Observer Spinning Disk and Wide Field | $25.20 | $29.40 | $50.40 |
| Confocal | Leica Stellaris 8 Confocal with STED / FLIM | $34.65 | $39.90 | $69.30 |
| Confocal | Zeiss LSM 780 | $34.65 | $39.90 | $69.30 |
| Confocal | Zeiss LSM880 Airyscan FAST-Eye of Sauron | $34.65 | $39.90 | $69.30 |
| Confocal | Line Scanning (II Lab)* | $73.50 | $85.05 | $147.00 |
| Light Sheet | Zeiss Lightsheet 7 | $36.75 | $42.00 | $73.50 |
| Light Sheet | ASI diSPIM | $34.65 | $39.90 | $69.30 |
| Light | Zeiss Axio Imager.M2 | $12.60 | $14.70 | $25.20 |
| Light | Zeiss Axio Observer inverted | $12.60 | $14.70 | $25.20 |
| Light | Nikon 50i | $10.50 | $12.60 | $21.00 |
| Stereo | Zeiss AxioZoom.V16 Apotome2 | $12.60 | $14.70 | $25.20 |
| Stereo | Zeiss Discovery.V12 | $12.60 | $14.70 | $25.20 |
| Cryostat | Microm HM 505 N | $10.50 | $12.60 | $21.00 |
| Microtomes | Microtomes | - | $15.75 | $31.50 |
| High Pressure Freezing | Leica EM ICE | $85.05 | $98.70 | $170.10 |
| SEM Preparation Tool | Leica ACE 600 Vacuum Coater & Cryo Prep | - | - | - |
| SEM Preparation Tool | Leica CPD300 Critical Point Dryer | - | - | - |
| Computer | Analysis Computers | $4.00 | $15.75 | $26.25 |
| 3D Printer | Formlabs 3B+ (per 10mL resin or 5g filament) | $11.00 | $12.65 | $22.00 |
| 3D Printer | Bambu Lab X1 Carbon (per 10mL resin or 5g filament) | $11.00 | $12.65 | $22.00 |
| Genomics Single Cell Sequencer | 10X Genomics Chromium Single Cell Sequencer** | $750.00 | $750.00 | $750.00 |
| Liquid Nitrogen | Liquid Nitrogen (per liter) | $3.15 | $3.62 | $6.30 |
| Staff Time | Staff Time | $60.00 | $69.00 | $120.00 |
| *Requires a facility operator at all times with staff time rate. | ||||
| **Annual rate for use. | ||||