Charges
Imaging and Flow Cytometry Core
Imaging
Imaging equipment charges during office hours
| INSTRUMENTS | ORIGINAL PRICE for Non-medical Faculty HKU Users | SUBSIDIZED PRICE for Faculty of Medicine Users 50% Subsidized by Faculty of Medicine |
| Zeiss LSM 780 with 2-photon | $360/hour | $180/hour |
| Zeiss LSM 800 with Airyscan 1 | $400/hour | $200/hour |
| Zeiss LSM 880 with Airyscan 1 | $440/hour | $220/hour |
| Zeiss LSM 900 with Airyscan 2 | $440/hour | $220/hour |
| Zeiss LSM 980 with Airyscan 2 | $500/hour | $250/hour |
| Zeiss LSM 900 Inverted Confocal | $320/hour | $160/hour |
| Zeiss LSM 900 Upright Confocal | $320/hour | $160/hour |
| Perkin Elmer UltraView VOX | $360/hour | $180/hour |
| Nikon Ti2-E Widefield Imaging | $200/hour | $100/hour |
| Olympus FVMPE-RS Hybrid Multiphoton System | $400/hour | $200/hour |
| Zeiss Axio Zoom V16 Stereo Microscope | $100/hour | $50/hour |
| INCell 6500 High-content System | $400/hour | $200/hour |
| Color Imaging Microscope | $100/hour | $50/hour |
| Akoya Vectra Polaris Imaging System | $400/hour | $200/hour |
| Live-SR Super-resolution/TIRF Microscope | $460/hour | $230/hour |
| Optical Tweezers/TIRF System | $360/hour | $180/hour |
| MACSima Imaging System (from November 1st 2024) | $200/hour | $100/hour |
| Primo Micropatterning/Color Imaging System (from November 1st 2024) | $300/hour | $150/hour |
| LiTone XL Light-sheet Microscope (from November 1st 2024) | $400/hour | $200/hour |
| PELCO easiGlow™ Glow Discharge Cleaning System | $40/15mins | $20/15mins |
| Analysis Software (IMARIS, Amira, Arivis, MetaMorph, NIS-Elements, ZEN Blue/Black, Volocity, IN Carta, Inform, JPKNT) | $100/hour | $0/hour |
Imaging equipment charges during non-office hours
| INSTRUMENTS | ORIGINAL PRICE for Non-medical Faculty HKU Users | SUBSIDIZED PRICE for Faculty of Medicine Users 50% Subsidized by Faculty of Medicine |
| Zeiss LSM 780 with 2-photon | $270/hour | $135/hour |
| Zeiss LSM 800 with Airyscan 1 | $300/hour | $150/hour |
| Zeiss LSM 880 with Airyscan 1 | $330/hour | $165/hour |
| Zeiss LSM 900 with Airyscan 2 | $330/hour | $165/hour |
| Zeiss LSM 980 with Airyscan 2 | $375/hour | $187.5/hour |
| Zeiss LSM 900 Inverted Confocal | $240/hour | $120/hour |
| Zeiss LSM 900 Upright Confocal | $240/hour | $120/hour |
| Perkin Elmer UltraView VOX | $270/hour | $135/hour |
| Nikon Ti2-E Widefield Imaging | $150/hour | $75/hour |
| Olympus FVMPE-RS Hybrid Multiphoton System | $300/hour | $150/hour |
| Zeiss Axio Zoom V16 Stereo Microscope | $75/hour | $37.5/hour |
| INCell 6500 High-content System | $300/hour | $150/hour |
| Color Imaging Microscope | $75/hour | $37.5/hour |
| Akoya Vectra Polaris Imaging System | $300/hour | $150/hour |
| Live-SR Super-resolution/TIRF Microscope | $345/hour | $172.5/hour |
| Optical Tweezers/TIRF System | $270/hour | $135/hour |
| MACSima Imaging System (from November 1st 2024) | $20/hour | $10/hour |
| Primo Micropatterning/Color Imaging System (from November 1st 2024) | $225/hour | $112.5/hour |
| LiTone XL Light-sheet Microscope (from November 1st 2024) | $300/hour | $150/hour |
| PELCO easiGlow™ Glow Discharge Cleaning System | $30/15mins | $15/15mins |
| Analysis Software (IMARIS, Amira, Arivis, MetaMorph, NIS-Elements, ZEN Blue/Black, Volocity, IN Carta, Inform, JPKNT) | $75/hour | $0/hour |
Attention
- Office hours with staff on duty: Mon to Fri 09:30 – 17:30
- Non-office hours without staff on duty: Mon to Fri 17:30 – 09:30 (next morning); Sat, Sun & Public Holidays
- Duration of each session: 30 minutes.
- Minimum booking: one session.
- 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 Lab Manager 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 200% of Original Price plus 20% administration fee of the total charge.
- Commercial users will be charged at a 250% of Original Price plus 20% administration fee of the total charge.
- 50% discount offered to Live Cell Imaging booking from the 6th hour of non-office hour usage
Flow Cytometry
Equipment Training
Technical Support Service
