Biobanking and specimen processing Services
| SERVICE# | DESCRIPTION | INTERNAL | EXTERNAL | COMMERCIAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specimen Receipt*^ | Biobank staff pick-up from clinical collection point on campus | $16.50 / donor | $24.75 / donor | $49.50 / donor |
Delivered to WIMR by courier | $12.50 / donor | $18.75 / donor | $37.50 / donor | |
Delivered to Biobank lab in person | $4.20 / donor | $6.30 / donor | $12.60 / donor | |
Blood Processing | Blood fraction aliquots: whole blood / buffy coat / plasma / serum | $2.50 / vial | $3.75 / vial | $7.50 / vial |
Blood spot card | $5.00 / card | $7.50 / card | $15 / card | |
Histology Services | Cryosectioning | $50 / hour | $76.50 / hour | $153 / hour |
Tissue microarray (TMA) construction | $50 / hour | $76.50 / hour | $153 / hour | |
FFPE sectioning (first slides) | $10 / slide | $15.30 / slide | $30.60 / slide | |
FFPE sectioning (subsequent slides) | $3.50 / slide | $5.36 / slide | $10.71 / slide | |
DNA Extraction | Blood – Manual | $12.50 / sample | $18.75 / sample | $37.50 / sample |
Blood – Semi-automated (94 samples or 47 with duplicates) | $1,200 / plate | $1,800 / plate | $3,600 / plate | |
DNA Quantitation | Qubit™ ( < 30 samples) | $4.00 / sample | $6.12 / sample | $12.24 / sample |
PicoGreen® ( ≥ 30 samples) | $120.00 / plate | $183.60 / plate | $367.20 / plate |
# All service costs include consumables
* Biobank staff are on-call to receive specimens from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday. Special arrangements may be made for after-hours specimen receipt.
^ Specimen receipt services include recording of sample tracking data and log of receipts.
Biobank Storage Facility
Storage space within the Westmead Biobank storage facilities can be rented on an annual basis. The facility is inventory managed by Biobank staff and samples are stored and retrieved on a cost/hour basis.
FACILITY / SERVICE | DESCRIPTION | INTERNAL | EXTERNAL | COMMERCIAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
-80°C Freezer | SBS box format – 1 tray (≤ 7 boxes; 672 vials) | $120 / tray / year | $180 / tray / year | $360 / tray / year |
SBS box format – 1 rack (≤ 42 boxes; 4,032 vials) | $400 / rack / year | $600 / rack / year | $1,200 / rack / year | |
SBS box format – 1 shelf (≤ 294 boxes; 28,224 vials) | $1,800 / shelf / year | $2,700 / shelf / year | $5,400 / shelf / year | |
2” box format – 1 tray (≤ 5 boxes; 500 vials) | $120 / tray / year | $180 / tray / year | $360 / tray / year | |
2” box format – 1 rack (≤ 25 boxes; 2,500 vials) | $400 / rack / year | $600 / rack / year | $1,200 / rack / year | |
2” box format – 1 shelf (≤ 175 boxes; 17,500 vials) | $1,800 / shelf / year | $2,700 / shelf / year | $5,400 / shelf / year | |
LN2 vapour phase tank | 2” box format – 1 box (≤ 100 vials) | $40 / box / year | $60 / box / year | $120 / box / year |
2” box format – 1 rack (≤ 12 boxes) | $400 / rack / year | $600 / rack / year | $1,200 / rack / year | |
Controlled ambient | Slide cabinet – 1 drawer (≤ 380 slides) | $25 / drawer / year | $38.25 / drawer / year | $76.50 / drawer / year |
FFPE blocks – 1 drawer (≤ 280 blocks) | $20 / drawer / year | $30.60 / drawer / year | $61.20 / drawer / year | |
Blood spot cards – 1 box (≤ 100 cards) | $5 / box / year | $7.65 / box / year | $15.30 / box / year | |
Storage service# | Specimen storage and inventory update | $12.50 / ¼ hour | $19.13 / ¼ hour | $38.25 / ¼ hour |
Specimen retrieval and inventory update | $12.50 / ¼ hour | $19.13 / ¼ hour | $38.25 / ¼ hour | |
Shipping | Coordination of dispatch by courier | $12.50 / ¼ hour + courier charge | $19.13 / ¼ hour + courier charge | $38.25 / ¼ hour + courier charge |
# The charge for storage/retrieval of specimens into/out of the biobank storage facility is waived when booked in conjunction with biobank processing services
Biobank Equipment
EQUIPMENT | INTERNAL | EXTERNAL | COMMERCIAL |
|---|---|---|---|
epMotion 5075 – Training | $102 / hour | $153 / hour | $306 / hour |
epMotion 5075 – Booking | $20 / hour | $30 / hour | $60 / hour |
| Qubit Fluorometer – Training | $102 / hour | $153 / hour | $306 / hour |
| Qubit Fluorometer – Booking | No charge | No charge | No charge |