Charges
Bioresearch Support Core
Equipment Charge
Equipment charges during office hours
Until 31st March 2024
| Equipment | ORIGINAL PRICE for Non-medical Faculty HKU Users | SUBSIDIZED PRICE for Faculty of Medicine Users 50% Subsidized by Faculty of Medicine |
| Roche LightCytler 480 II Real-time PCR | $50/hour | $25/hour |
| QX200 Droplet Digital PCR Reader | $640/hour | $320/hour |
| Labcyte Echo550 Acoustic Liquid Handler | $100/hour | $50/hour |
| GE Typhoon 5 Bimolecular Imager | $100/hour | $50/hour |
| Agilent Seahorse XFe96 Analyzer | $100/hour | $50/hour |
| BMG CLARIOstar Plus Plate Reader without Hypoxia Incubation | $20/hour | $10/hour |
| BMG CLARIOstar Plus Plate Reader with Hypoxia Incubation | $50/hour | $25/hour |
| Waters AutoPurification LC/MS system (Analytic mode) | $140/hour | $70/hour |
| Waters AutoPurification LC/MS system (Preparative mode) | $240/hour | $120/hour |
| Formulatrix Mantis | $40/hour | $20/hour |
| Diagenode BioruptorPico UltraSonication System | $20/hour | $10/hour |
| GE Amersham Imager 680 | $20/hour | $10/hour |
| Hybridization system | $20/hour | $0/hour |
| Nucleofector | $20/hour | $0/hour |
| Fragment analyzer | $20/hour | $10/hour |
| 3D Printer | $40/hour | $20/hour |
Starting from 1st April 2024
| Equipment | ORIGINAL PRICE for Non-medical Faculty HKU Users | SUBSIDIZED PRICE for Faculty of Medicine Users 50% Subsidized by Faculty of Medicine |
| Roche LightCytler 480 II Real-time PCR | $100/hour | $50/hour |
| QX200 Droplet Digital PCR Reader | $800/hour | $400/hour |
| Labcyte Echo550 Acoustic Liquid Handler | $200/hour | $100/hour |
| GE Typhoon 5 Bimolecular Imager | $200/hour | $100/hour |
| Agilent Seahorse XFe96 Analyzer | $200/hour | $100/hour |
| BMG CLARIOstar Plus Plate Reader without Hypoxia Incubation | $100/hour | $50/hour |
| BMG CLARIOstar Plus Plate Reader with Hypoxia Incubation | $160/hour | $80/hour |
| Waters AutoPurification LC/MS system (Analytic mode) | $200/hour | $100/hour |
| Waters AutoPurification LC/MS system (Preparative mode) | $300/hour | $150/hour |
| Formulatrix Mantis | $100/hour | $50/hour |
| Diagenode BioruptorPico UltraSonication System | $100/hour | $50/hour |
| GE Amersham Imager 680 | $100/hour | $50/hour |
| Hybridization system | $100/hour | $0/hour |
| Nucleofector | $100/hour | $0/hour |
| 3D Printer | $100/hour | $50/hour |
| FS5 Spectrophotometer | $100/hour | $50/hour |
Equipment charges during non-office hours
Until 31st March 2024
| Equipment | ORIGINAL PRICE for Non-medical Faculty HKU Users | SUBSIDIZED PRICE for Faculty of Medicine Users 50% Subsidized by Faculty of Medicine |
| Roche LightCytler 480 II Real-time PCR | $30/hour | $15/hour |
| QX200 Droplet Digital PCR Reader | $384/hour | $192/hour |
| Labcyte Echo550 Acoustic Liquid Handler | $60/hour | $30/hour |
| GE Typhoon 5 Bimolecular Imager | $60/hour | $30/hour |
| Agilent Seahorse XFe96 Analyzer | $60/hour | $30/hour |
| BMG CLARIOstar Plus Plate Reader without Hypoxia Incubation | $12/hour | $6/hour |
| BMG CLARIOstar Plus Plate Reader with Hypoxia Incubation | $30/hour | $15/hour |
| Waters AutoPurification LC/MS system (Analytic mode) | $84/hour | $42/hour |
| Waters AutoPurification LC/MS system (Preparative mode) | $144/hour | $72/hour |
| Formulatrix Mantis | $24/hour | $12/hour |
| Diagenode BioruptorPico UltraSonication System | $12/hour | $6/hour |
| GE Amersham Imager 680 | $12/hour | $6/hour |
| Hybridization system | $12/hour | $0/hour |
| Nucleofector | $12/hour | $0/hour |
| Fragment analyzer | $12/hour | $6/hour |
| 3D Printer | $24/hour | $12/hour |
Starting from 1st April 2024
| Equipment | ORIGINAL PRICE for Non-medical Faculty HKU Users | SUBSIDIZED PRICE for Faculty of Medicine Users 50% Subsidized by Faculty of Medicine |
| Roche LightCytler 480 II Real-time PCR | $75/hour | $38/hour |
| QX200 Droplet Digital PCR Reader | $600/hour | $300/hour |
| Labcyte Echo550 Acoustic Liquid Handler | $150/hour | $75/hour |
| GE Typhoon 5 Bimolecular Imager | $150/hour | $75/hour |
| Agilent Seahorse XFe96 Analyzer | $150/hour | $75/hour |
| BMG CLARIOstar Plus Plate Reader without Hypoxia Incubation | $75/hour | $38/hour |
| BMG CLARIOstar Plus Plate Reader with Hypoxia Incubation | $120/hour | $60/hour |
| Waters AutoPurification LC/MS system (Analytic mode) | $150/hour | $75/hour |
| Waters AutoPurification LC/MS system (Preparative mode) | $225/hour | $113/hour |
| Formulatrix Mantis | $75/hour | $38/hour |
| Diagenode BioruptorPico UltraSonication System | $75/hour | $38/hour |
| GE Amersham Imager 680 | $75/hour | $38/hour |
| Hybridization system | $75/hour | $0/hour |
| Nucleofector | $75/hour | $0/hour |
| 3D Printer | $75/hour | $38/hour |
| FS5 Spectrophotometer | $75/hour | $38/hour |
- Office hours with staff on duty: Mon to Fri 09:00 – 17:30
- Non-office hours without staff on duty: Mon to Fri 17:30 – 09:00 (next morning); Sat, Sun & Public Holidays
- Duration of each session: 30 minutes
- Minimum booking: one session. (Minimum booking for Roche LightCycler480 II Real-time PCR: 3 sessions.)
- Charges will apply based on time reserved and/or time used, whichever is longer. No booking of partial session is allowed.
- Same charges will apply for no-show, failure to cancel booking or late-arrival.
- For overrun of experiment beyond the booking time, please inform the responsible Technical staff during office hours. Overrun will only be allowed if there is no overlapped booking. Same charges will apply.
- Technical support is NOT included.
- Non-HKU users will be charged at a 200% of Original Price.
- Commercial users will be charged at a 250% of Original Price.
Technical Support Service
Until 31st March 2024
- $100/hour (for Faculty of Medicine members)
- $200/hour (for other non-Faculty of Medicine HKU members)
- $400/hour (for members of other academic institutions)
- $500/hour (for non-academic organizations)
Starting from 1st April 2024
- $200/hour (for Faculty of Medicine members)
- $400/hour (for other non-Faculty of Medicine HKU members)
- $800/hour (for members of other academic institutions)
- $1000/hour (for non-academic organizations)
Equipment Training
| Equipment | Faculty of Medicine Users | Non-Faculty of Medicine HKU Users | Non-HKU Users |
| Bioresearch Support Core | $0/Session | $400/Session | $800/Session |
Core Facilities
Address
6th Floor
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building
for Interdisciplinary Research
5 Sassoon Road
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Tel: 2831-5500
Fax: 2818-5653
Web: https://cpos.hku.hk
Email: enquiry.cpos@hku.hk
Office Hours
Mon-Fri: 9:00am – 5:30pm
Samples and goods reception not available 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Closed on Saturday, Sunday, all University and Public holidays.