CMtO Pricing

Prior to project initiation, a meeting is required with CBC staff to discuss each project. If mutually agreed that the CBC can support the project, we will deliver a quote outlining the approach, timeline, and cost for the agreed service(s). As this is cutting-edge science, we cannot guarantee success, in all cases the user will be billed for cost and labor for CBC effort per our fee structure. After acceptance of the quote, the user will fill out and return the sample submission form provided with the quote, and also found on each CBC facility’s website. All samples are assumed to be safe, and no greater than BSL1, unless otherwise agreed upon in advance. The user must diligently and transparently followed all University of Illinois sample acquisition, movement, and safety protocols.

CMtO 2025 Pricing — Effective July 2025

Cost of the services can change at every fiscal year starting in July, 1^st

Flow cytometry	UIUC Rates
Benchtop analyzers – Independent use (after training) Symphony A1 and Accuri	$75.00
Training/Assisted Use – (In addition to Instrument time) Theory and practical training	$80.00
Bact/Yeast Decon  Bacterial and Yeast sorts	$320.00
Assisted Sort on BigFoot/Melody Minimum 1 hr charge*	$209.00
Sorter Trained User BD FACS Melody	$109.00
ImageStream-Self	$187.00
ImageStreamStaff	$245.00
Spatial Transcriptomics and related Microscopy	UIUC Rates
Luminex Pl Reader	$111.00
Cell Counter Self per slide	$3.80
10x Visium/CytAssist GE/ Curio Processing**	$43.00
10x Visium/CytAssist/ Curio Microscopy **	$158.00
Gene Expression Processing (GE)	$43.00
GE Microscopy	$158.00
H&E Staining	$105.00
Immunofluorescence (IF) Processing per hour per slide(min qty 10)	$59.00
IF Microscopy&Analysis per hour per slide(min qty 10)	$174.00
Microscopy and Analysis per hour per sample	$116.00
Setup Fee/Assisted Use Microscopy per hour per 2 samples	$195.00
RNA Extraction Fresh Frozen per sample	$76.00
RNA Extraction FFPE per sample (min qty 3)	$55.00
RNA Quality Check per 11 samples	$107.00
Fixation&Embedding per sample	$194.00
Tissue Opt Processing per hour per slide (min qty 5)	$41.00
Tissue Opt Microscopy&Analysis per hour per slide (min qty 5)	$157.00
Additional Extra Slides Tissue Sectioning per hour	$105.00
10x Xenium Processing*** 2 slides per run for 4 days (min qty 10h)	$131.00
10x Xenium Microscopy&Analysis*** 2 slides per run for 4 days (min qty 10h)	$247.00
10x Xenium Processing Qty 2 Slides per run for 1 Additional Day	$41.00
10x Xenium Microscopy&Analysis Qty 2 Slides per run for 1 Additional Day	$77.00
*price applied to Corporate customers when stated, otherwise Regular rate is used, all external customers (Academic or Corporate) pay an additional 31.7% overhead over service fee listed.
*Overhead is subject to change to match campus prevailing rate.
* 1hr minimum charge for sort allocated for Startup, QC, cleans and shutdown. This is charged in addition to sort time.
Service rates are subject to change based on calculations subject to University of Illinois Grants and Contracts/Government Costing approval.

**Services are billed together for Cytassist projects

***Services are billed together for Xenium projects

Cancellation of Appointments

— No charge for appointments canceled > 48 hours in advance.

— Appointments cancelled or changed < 48 hours but > 24 hours in advance will be billed 1/2 hour of use.

— Appointments cancelled or changed < 24 hours in advance will be billed the whole scheduled time.

— This is an abridged list of our service prices and subject to change at any time; please contact us, at 217-333-1214 or Cmto-core@mx.uillinois.edu for information on prices and other issues related to your project.

— External users are charged an additional 31.7% overhead fee, which is capped at 20% for those users from State of Illinois subsidized universities and government agencies. A technical testing agreement is required. For further information contact Dr. Marcello Rubessa (rubessa@illinois.edu), Associate Director of the Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center.

Please note: Our Cancellation policy is applicable to all CMtO services which include practical training sessions and assisted use of all CMtO instrumentation. 

Sorting Policy

1. Any sort with BSL2 material has to be approved by DRS. Before the sort please fill out our Sorting Biosafety Form.
2. All sorts will have a minimum time of one hour charge for system start-up, calibration, shut-down protocols and any actual sort time (Example: 30 min sort time, 1.5 hr billed time; 4 hr sort time, 5hr billed time)
3. It is user’s responsibility to remember their sorting appointment time. In case of delay or cancellation, notify cell sorter facility personnel as soon as possible by phone (217) 333-1214 or email: Cmto-core@mx.uillinois.edu.
4. Users who cancel the sort less than 24 hours prior to the scheduled time will be charged for their entire scheduled sort time.  

All scientific work performed by the Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center (CBC) is required to be acknowledged in scholarly publications, posters, and presentations.  Proper recognition allows us to measure the impact of our work and supports our initiatives in obtaining sponsored funding. In addition, any CBC personnel who make a substantial intellectual or experimental contribution are deserving of further recognition as co-author.