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User Fees 2024
- Suat Dervish
- Edwin Lau
WESTMEAD CYTOMETRY CORE FACILITY
The Westmead Cytometry Core Facility is located at WIMR & CMRI. Fees are internal rates. Academic & commercial rate are subject to 1.5x and 3x)
EQUIPMENT | TYPE | INSTRUMENT ONLY (per hour) | TRAINING# (per person) |
Analyser - simple (2 laser) – Canto/Cytoflex | Cell analyser | $24.1 |   $238.77 / 120 min |
Analyser - intermediate (3 laser) – CantoII | Cell analyser | $36.6 | |
Analyser - advanced (5 laser) – LSRII & Fortessa | Cell analyser | $45.7 | |
Analyser - high parameter (8 laser) – Symphony/Cytek Aurora | Cell analyser | $62 | $59.6925 / 30 min |
Sorter - AriaIII / Influx / other (assisted) | Cell sorter – FACS | $90.2 | - |
Sorter - AriaIII / Influx / other (autonomous) | Cell sorter – FACS | $57.4 | $477.54 (AriaIII / 240 min) |
Cell sorter setup | Cell sorter | $90.2 per sort | - |
AutoMACS | Cell sorter – magnetic | $33.3 | $59.6925 / 30 min |
GentleMACS | Tissue dissociator | $7 | $56.85 / 30 min |
Analysis PC | Analysis | $2.3 | See data analysis below |
Analyser – <24hr cancellation | Cell analyser | 25% of booking (if no appropriate reason provided) | - |
Sorter – <24hr cancellation | Cell sorter | $90.2 | - |
& Assisted sessions are available with an additional cost at $60.5 per hour
# Retraining is required if the user hasn’t used the instrument >12 months. 50% discount will apply for all retraining sessions.
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 SERVICES                         DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                         FEE (PER HOUR) | |
Project support                   Consultation (free of charge for the first hour) | $60.5 |
Experimental design | $60.5 |
Panel design | $60.5 |
Sample acquisition | $60.5 + instrument charge |
Data analysis | $60.5 |
3D Printing                         Design/print + print material at cost | As per quote |
Multiplex Cytokine             Sample preparation and acquisition using the LegendPLEX kit (kit included) Testing | $60.9 per sample or as quoted |
Others                                Other assisted services | $60.5 |
Urgent service &Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Within working hours | +50% to the normal charge |
After hours during working days | +100% to the normal charge |
Weekend/public holidays | + 200% to the normal charge |
 &: Subject to staff availability
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CONTACT DETAILS
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Website https://http://www.westmead.org.au/core-facilities/our-facilities/flow-cytometry/
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WIMR TEAM MEMBERS
·        Dr Edwin Lau | Advanced Cytometry Specialist | T +61 2 8627 3216 |
·        Dr Eve Diefenbach | Cytometry Specialist (Thursday & Friday) | T +61 2 8627 3230 |
·        Suat Dervish | Cytometry and Imaging Manager | T +61 2 8627 1820 |