Light Microscopy

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

Zeiss Axioplan II
Zeiss AxioPlan II (CHTP)
Olympus stereomicroscope
Perkin Elmer Ultraview VoX Spinning Disk Confocal
Olympus FV10i Confocal
Zeiss Pascal Excite (Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope)
Zeiss PALM Laser Capture Microdissection System
Nikon C1 Confocal
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 SubcategoryEquipmentPricing/hr
Widefield fluorescenceOlympus BX53 light/fluorescence microscope35
Zeiss PALM Microbeam IV - Laser dissection45
StereoStereo microscope - Olympus SZX1040
Spining Disk ConfocalSpinning Disk Confocal Microscope - PerkinElmer60
Confocal Laser Scanning microscopyNikon C152.50
Olympus LEXT OLS310060
Olympus FV1000 confocal52.50
Leica TCS SP5X white light laser Ar ion-UV - fixed cell imaging100
Leica TCS SP5X white light laser Ar ion-UV - live cell imaging (unsupervised)50
Olympus FV1000 MPE multiphoton laser scanning microscope150
ImagingOptical Projection Tomography (OPT) - Bioptonics 300162.50

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