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WESTMEAD (WIMR) HISTOLOGY FACILITY User Fees - 2024
- Li Ma
- urvashi.varsani
- Virginia James (Unlicensed)
EQUIPMENT | TYPE | INSTRUMENT ONLY (per hour) ** | TRAINING# (Per person)** |
Coverslipper CTM6* | Automatic coverslipping | N/A | $ 30.00 / 15 mins |
Cryostat HM505 | Cryostat | $ 22.90 | $ 120.00 / hour |
Cryostat Nx70 | Cryostat | $ 22.90 | $ 120.00 / hour |
Decloaking Chamber NxGen | Steamer for antigen retrieval | $ 7.00 | $ 60.00 / 30 mins |
Microtome Core/User | Microtome | $17.20 | $ 120.00 / hour |
PrintMate AS* | Cassette writer | N/A | $ 30.00 / 15 mins |
SlideMate AS* | Slide writer | N/A | $ 30.00 / 15 mins |
Beecher Tissue Arrayer | Tissue microarrayer | N/A | $ 120.00 / hour |
Tissue Embedder | Tissue embedder | No charge** | $ 30.00 / 15 mins |
& Assisted sessions are available with an additional cost at $60.50 per hour; * Cost refers to service table or consumable charge at WIMR.
# Retraining is required if the user hasn’t used the instrument >12 months. 50% discount will apply for all retraining sessions.
TECHNIQUE TRAINING | DESCRIPTION | CHARGE (per person) |
Technique | Macroscopic tissue cut up | $ 60.50/ hour |
Histological staining procedure | $ 60.50/ hour | |
SERVICES | CHARGE | |
Project support | $60.50 per hour | |
Protocol testing* | $60.50 per hour | |
Tissue processing | $7.00 per sample | |
Microtomy (>100 slides, 10% off ; >150 slides 20% off) | $9.80 per slide | |
Paraffin sectioning (Diagnostic lab block or TMA block) – subsequent slide* | $4.50 per slide | |
Paraffin sectioning (WIMR histology block) – 1st slide* | $6.60 per slide | |
Paraffin sectioning (WIMR histology block) – subsequent slide* | $3.30 per slide | |
| Cryosectioning      Frozen tissue set up | $11 per sample | |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cryosectioning | $5.00 per slide | |
| TMA construction    Design and preparation | $60.00 per project | |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TMA Construction ( for 1 TMA block of 100 cores) | $383.00 per TMA block | |
Histological staining# | $4.80 per slide | |
Periodic Acid Schiff’s (PAS) | $3.50 per slide | |
Picro Sirius Red | $4.80 per slide | |
Sirius Red with Fast Green | $4.70 per slide | |
Gomori Trichrome | $4.80 per slide | |
van Gieson’s | $4.80 per slide | |
Oil Red O | $3.50 per slide | |
Perl’s Iron | $3.50 per slide | |
Coverslipping | $1.30 per slide | |
Urgent service & | +50% on top of the normal charge | |
After hours during working days | +100% on top of the normal charge | |
Weekends / public hollidays | +200% on top of the normal charge | |
Others | $60.5 per hour | |
* Consumables not included; # Do it yourself options are available, please refer PPMS for the consumable cost; & Subject to staff availability