Biomedical Imaging Research Unit
Equipment charges - University of Auckland staff and students from 01 March 2025
The document below includes details of the user charges for all equipment currently located in the Biomedical Imaging Research Unit. The costs given only apply to University of Auckland staff and students. The charges do not include staff costs where BIRU staff members are performing work for people. Additional charges apply in these cases.
If you need a document with all charges listed, e.g. for a grant application, please download the file at the bottom of the page.
OPTICAL MICROSCOPY
Super-resolution microscopes |
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| Abberior Facility Line STED (+ FLIM/FCS) | $74.08 per hour |
| Zeiss LSM 800 Airyscan inverted | $67.60 per hour |
Confocal microscopes |
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Olympus FV1000 BX61 upright (slides) |
$61.73 per hour |
Olympus FV1000 WI upright (+ live cell imaging) |
$30.87 per hour |
| Olympus FV4000 upright | $67.60 per hour |
Zeiss LSM 710 inverted (slides/live cell imaging) |
$61.73 per hour |
| Zeiss LSM 800 Airyscan inverted | $67.60 per hour |
| Abberior STED microscope | $74.08 per hour |
| - reduced rate applies to all systems after 4 hours of continuous live imaging | |
Light sheet microscope |
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| PhaseView Alpha 3 Facility Edition - fixed/cleared samples | $62.40 per hour |
| PhaseView Alpha 3 Facility Edition - live imaging | $41.60 per hour |
| PhaseView Alpha 3 Facility Edition - live imaging after 3 hours continuous imaging | $20.80 per hour |
Widefield microscopes |
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| Zeiss Axioplan2 upright fluorescence microscope | $12.35 per hour |
| Nikon TE2000E inverted fluorescence microscope | $12.35 per hour |
| - reduced rate applies after 4 hours of continuous live imaging | |
Stereo (dissecting) microscopes |
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| Leica MZ16 - brightfield/darkfield | No charge |
| Leica M205A - fluorescence/darkfield/brightfield/relief contrast | No charge |
Slide scanners |
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MetaSystems VSlide (brightfield/fluorescence) |
Subscription rate: $52.00 per hour (10 hours minimum) – pay in advance Casual rate: $61.73 per hour – pay as you go |
| Olympus SLIDEVIEW VS200 (brightfield/polarised light/phase contrast/darkfield/fluorescence) | Subscription rate: $52.00 per hour (10 hours minimum) – pay in advance Casual rate: $61.73 per hour – pay as you go |
High content screening system |
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Molecular Devices ImageXpress Micro XL |
$98.77 per hour |
Live cell imaging system |
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Nikon BioStation |
$12.35 per hour |
| Nanolive 3D Cell Explorer | No charge |
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Transmission electron microscope |
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Tecnai G2 Spirit Twin |
$61.73 per hour |
Scanning electron microscope |
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Hitachi TM3030Plus Tabletop |
$68.20 per hour |
FLOW CYTOMETRY
| Becton Dickinson LSR II analyser | $33.51 for first 15 minutes, then $2.23/min |
| Cytek Aurora CS cell sorter | $1.95/min, plus $58.80 to set up for the day |
SOFTWARE
Amira |
No charge |
| FlowJo™ | No charge for BIRU flow cytometry users; $100 per annum for software only use |
| Fluoview | No charge |
| ImageJ/Fiji - virtual machine | No charge |
| Image-Pro Plus 3D suite | No charge |
MetaXpress/MetaMorph |
No charge |
SCiLS |
No charge |
| SpectroFlo® | No charge for BIRU flow cytometry users; $100 per annum for software only use |
| ZEN | No charge |
SCHEDULE OF CHARGES - for grant applications
(542.4 kB, PDF)
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