Fees
Equipment Rates
| Harvard Internal Rates ($)* | Harvard Affiliate Rates ($)* | External Rates ($)* | |
| Cell Spectral Analyzer - Cytek Aurora | 27/hr | 40.5/hr | 54/hr |
| Cryostat - Thermosci HM 525 | 27.5/hr | 41.25/hr | 55/hr |
| GC-MS - Agilent | 38/hr | 57/hr | 76/hr |
| GPC - Agilent | 18.50/hr | 27.75/hr | 37/hr |
| HPLC - analytical - Agilent | 16/hr | 24/hr | 32/hr |
| HPLC - purification - Agilent | 16/hr | 24/hr | 32/hr |
| Imager - Licor Odyssey | 24/hr | 36/hr | 48/hr |
| IVIS-Spectrum - Perkin Elmer | 27.5/hr | 41.25/hr | 55/hr |
| LC-MS - Agilent | 38.5/hr | 57.75/hr | 77/hr |
| Lyophilizer - Labconco | 5/day** | 7.50/day** | 10/day** |
| Plate Reader - BioTek | 2/hr | 3/hr | 4/hr |
| Rotary Evaporator - Heidolph | 5/day | 7.50/day | 10/day |
| rt-PCR 96-well - BioRad | 9.2/hr | 13.8/hr | 18.4/hr |
| rt-PCR 384-well - BioRad | 9.2/hr | 13.8/hr | 18.4/hr |
| Spectrophotometer - NanoDrop (30 min res allowed) | 1/hr or use | 1.5/hr or use | 2/hr or use |
| UV-VIS - Agilent | 10/hr | 15/hr | 20/hr |
| Dry Ice | 2.80/pound | 4.2/pound | 5.6/pound |
| Biosafety Cabinet | $1/hr | $1.5/hr | $3/hr |
| Incubators shelf (carbon dioxide) - 1.5 shelves per reservation (2 per incubator) | $10/month per lab | $15/month | $25/month |
| Microscope- EVOS | $1/day | $1.5/day | $3/day |
| Freezer | free (limited space per lab)*** | free (limited space per lab)*** | free (limited space per lab)*** |
| Centrifuge | free | free | free |
| Milli-Q water | free | free | free |
| Rotavap | free | free | free |
| Fridge | free (limited space per lab)*** | free (limited space per lab)*** | free (limited space per lab)*** |
| Balance | free | free | free |
| Fume Hood | free | free | free |
MCB user fees
| General user fees | Harvard Internal rates ($) * | Harvard affiliate rates ($) * | External rates ($) * |
| Access fee | $0 | $80/month per person | $160/month per person |
| Onboarding | $0/onboarding | $100/onboarding*^* | $200/onboarding*^* |
* Your Harvard/non-Harvard affiliation status is determined by whether you have a 33-digit internal billing code (Harvard Internal rates = users with Harvard 33-digit billing codes). If this code is not available, you will be charged the non-Harvard rate based on the university overhead rate and ease of billing considerations. A list of Harvard affiliated institutions can be found here.
** This rate is for one sample per day of equipment use. Multiple samples during the same day will result in multiple charges for that day. (i.e. If in one day you finish one sample, then start another, this would be considered two separate charges.)
*** There will be designated regions on the fridge/freezer. If capacity is reached in the fridge/freezer, labs will be asked to reduce their number of used regions.
*^* If the MCB needs to create or modify a Committee on Microbiological and Safety (COMS) protocol for a user that could include additional fees. To learn more about COMS, please visit here.
Life Lab members receive a negotiated rate that is discounted from the external rate. Please reach out to the core manager for rates.
Updated: 2022 August 5th