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Electron Microscopy Rates & Fees

Equipment rates are for independent/semi-independent use. Training is charged as technician time in addition to instrument rates. Please review our cancellation policy prior to booking.

Glacios 200kV TEM

  • Grids must be clipped the day before (or earlier).
  • Users can bring clipped grids or have them clipped on site by staff during regular working hours.
  • Samples are loaded by staff only.
  • Repeat users may be eligible for a discount.
  • Glacios may be booked on a sessional basis. 
Item Temerty Medicine User Rate University of Toronto User Rate External User Rate Industry
Rate
Screening session
(3 hours)

Morning session:
10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET

Afternoon session:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET		 $300/session $300/session $400/session Available upon request.
Data collection
5:00 pm ET - overnight		 $500/session $500/session $650/session
Full day
10:00 am - overnight		 $900/session $900/session $1200/session
Friday afternoon into weekend $1800/session $1800/session $2000/session
Sample clipping (includes consumables) $40/grid $40/grid $40/grid
Technician time $100/hour $100/hour $100/hour

Talos 120kV TEM

  • Training is available to users for independent imaging
  • Sample-loading will be staff-assisted
Item Temerty Medicine User Rate University of Toronto User Rate External User Rate Industry Rate
Instrument use $70/hour $80/hour $90/hour Available upon request.
Technician time $100/hour $100/hour $100/hour

Cryo-sample preparation

Item Temerty Medicine User Rate University of Toronto User Rate External User Rate Industry Rate
Leica EM GP2 $35/hour $40/hour $60/hour Available upon request.
Vitrobot Mark IV Coming soon...    
GraVitri Plunge Cooler Coming soon...    
Technician time $100/hour $100/hour $100/hour

 

TEM sample preparation service

Item Temerty Medicine User Rate University of Toronto User Rate External User Rate Industry Rate
Specimen embedding
(maximum of 10 samples per batch)		 $390/batch $625/batch $750/batch $1000/batch
Thin sectioning $78/hour $125/hour $150/hour $200/hour
Positive staining $78/batch $125/batch $150/batch $200/batch
Negative staining $59/grid $65/grid $78/grid $120/grid
Immunogold labelling $78/sample $85/sample $100/sample $150/sample

Prisma SEM

Item Temerty Medicine User Rate University of Toronto User Rate External User Rate Industry Rate
Instrument use $30/hour $35/hour $60/hour Available upon request.
Technician time $100/hour $100/hour $100/hour

Administration

Item Rate
Facility access fob $50/fob
Reactivating or assigning an existing fob $15/fob

 

Updated April 2026