Our labs have a range of light microscopy equipment that can be used in a range of applications, including microbiology, material science, mineralogy and medicine.
Key capabilities
- Live cell imaging
- Confocal imaging
- Multi-photon imaging
- Laser capture micro disection
- Optical projection tomography 3D imaging
- stereo inspection microscopy
Equipment List
Olympus BX53 light/fluorescence microscope
Zeiss AxioPlan II (CHTP)
Olympus stereomicroscope
Leica Stellaris 8 confocal and multi-photon microscope
Evident SPinSR spinning disk confocal microscope
Zeiss Pascal Excite (Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope)
Zeiss PALM Laser Capture Microdissection System
Leica TCS SP5X White Light Laser Confocal
Bioptonics Optical Projection Tomography Scanner 3001
Olympus LEXT Confocal
Pricing
The following rates are for commercial clients. Academic rates are available through the individual labs.
- Rates for equipment are based on “unassisted use”.
- Technical assistance is billed at $120 per hour
- For “assisted use” rates please add the hourly rate for technical assistance to the hourly rate for the equipment.
- Overnight and weekend rates for unsupervised use of equipment may apply. Typically, these are 50% of regular rates.
- Sample preparation fees vary for different equipment and processes. Please contact our individual labs for specific rates.
| Light Microscope Subcategory | Equipment | Pricing/hr | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widefield fluorescence | Olympus BX53 light/fluorescence microscope | 35 | Bio-Imaging Facility |
| Zeiss PALM Microbeam IV - Laser dissection | 45.63 | Centre for High-Throughput Phenogenomics | |
| Stereo microscope | Stereo microscope - Olympus SZX10 | 40 | Bio-Imaging Facility |
| Confocal Laser Scanning microscopy | Olympus LEXT OLS3100 | 61.25 | Centre for High-Throughput Phenogenomics |
| Evident SpinSR or Leica Stellaris8 confocal imaging | 52.50 | Bio-Imaging Facility | |
| Leica TCS SP5X white light laser Ar ion-UV - fixed cell imaging | 101.88 | Centre for High-Throughput Phenogenomics | |
| Leica TCS SP5X white light laser Ar ion-UV - live cell imaging (unsupervised) | 51.25 | Centre for High-Throughput Phenogenomics | |
| Leica Stellaris8 multiphoton laser scanning microscope | 150 | Bio-Imaging Facility | |
| Imaging | Optical Projection Tomography (OPT) - Bioptonics 3001 | 63.75 | Centre for High-Throughput Phenogenomics |