The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – University Research Facility in Life Sciences (ULS)
Charging Scheme (with effect from 1st July, 2017)
Internal
Users
Collaborators
External
Users
Bruker amaZon Speed ESI-ion Trap-ETD MS
$40
$80
$200
Bruker UltrafleXtreme MALDI-TOF-TOF MS
$60
$120
$300
Agilent 6460 Liquid chromatography – Electrospray
Ionization Triple Quadrupole MS
$40
$80
$200
Agilent 6540 Liquid Chromatography – Electrospray
Ionization Quadrupole-Time-of-Flight MS
$50
$100
$250
Agena Bioscience MassARRAY Analyzer 4 System
$60
$120
$300
Roche LightCycler 480 II Real-time PCR System
$10
$20
$50
Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 7 Flex Real-time PCR
System
$10
$20
$50
Proteomics
Metabolomics
Genomics and Molecular Biology
per
Microscopy and Imaging
hour
Zeiss Lightsheet Z.1 Microscope
$100
$200
$500
Perkin-Elmer IVIS Lumina Series III Pre-clinical In Vivo
Animal Imaging Systems
$80
$160
$400
Nikon N-SIM/N-STORM Super-resolution Microscope
$150
$300
$750
Leica TCS SP8 MP Multiphoton Microscope
$120
$240
$600
Leica TCS SPE Confocal Microscope
$80
$160
$400
FUJIFILM VisualSonics Vevo LAZR Multi-modality
Imaging Platform
$80
$160
$400
BD FACSAria III Cell Sorter
$80
$160
$400
BD Accuri C6 Flow Cytometer
$35
$70
$175
Seahorse XFᵉ24 Extracellular Flux Analyzer
$50
$100
$250
Malvern MicroCal PEAQ-ITC Automated
Ultrasensitive Isothermal Titration Calorimeter
$15
$30
$75
Bio-Rad Bio-Plex 200 System
$10
$20
$50
Cellular Analysis
Others
Remarks:
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Internal users: current PolyU staff members and students with a valid PolyU NetID.
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Collaborators: users from other UGC-funded tertiary institutions and users from companies with ongoing
collaborative projects with principal investigators at PolyU.
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External users: users from companies without ongoing collaborations with PolyU.
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The ULS reserves the right to make final decisions on determining which group a user belongs to and
whether or not a subsidised rate is to be offered to any user.
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All charging rates are subject to change without prior notice. Users should refer to the latest version of this
charging scheme, which is available on the ULS webpage (https://uls.polyu.edu.hk).