Pricing

A contribution is asked for the use of equipment and support provided by the expertise centre. This contribution is necessary to cover the running costs of the microscopy centre, it helps to make it possible to offer our services.

Prices per hour

Measurements can be performed by yourself after training or by the facility staff.

1. When performing measurements by yourself a price per hour is asked for the use of the equipment. Each instrument is assigned to a price category 1, 2, 3 or 4  which is indicated on the equipment pages. To get access, an initial training has to be followed which takes typically 6 to 8 hours, however this varies strongly depending on the instrument and the experience of the user. For this training a price per hour is charged additional to the equipment fee. Cost = hours of training * ( training fee + instrument fee ) + hours of measurements * instrument fee
2. When service measurements are performed by the staff, a fee additional to the equipment fee is charged per hour. Cost = hours of measurements * (instrument fee + service fee )

 All prices apply from September 2020 until December 2023

Indexation 2024

Also we as a core facility are obliged to consider the implications of the tremendous inflation that we have all witnessed in 2022 to assure offering you the best possible service in the future. At the same time we realize that your previously obtained grants are not indexed. Therefore, we have decided not to increase our prices in 2023, but will implement a modest price increase as of January 2024. This way there is some time to take this small price increase into account for your future grant applications.