Pricing

Overview of the prices charged by the Ghent Light Microscopy CORE for the use of equipment or training/support.

A contribution is asked for the use of equipment and training/support provided by the core facility. This contribution is necessary to cover the running costs, making it possible to offer our services.

Prices per hour

Measurements can be performed independent after training or by the facility staff.

  1. When performing measurements by yourself a price per hour is asked for the use of the equipment. Each instrument is assigned to a price category 1, 2, 3 or 4  which is indicated on the equipment pages. To get access, an initial training has to be followed which takes typically 6 to 8 hours, however this varies depending on the instrument and the experience of the user. For this training a price per hour is charged additional to the equipment fee. Cost = hours of training * ( training fee + instrument fee ) + hours of measurements * instrument fee
  2. When service measurements are performed by the staff, a fee additional to the equipment fee is charged per hour. Cost = hours of measurements * (instrument fee + service fee )

 

Internal (Ghent University)

External (academic)

(excl. VAT)

External (profit)

Category 0

1.0 €/h

1.5 €/h

on demand

Category 1

15 €/h

22.5 €/h

on demand

Category 2

37.5 €/h

56.0 €/h

on demand

Category 3

65 €/h

97.0 €/h

on demand

Category 4

101 €/h

151.5 €/h

on demand

Training

+ 23.5 €/h

+ 35 €/h

on demand

Service

+ 71.5 €/h

+ 107.5 €/h

on demand

*Price table for 2026

Price Table 2027

 

Internal (Ghent University)

External (academic)

(excl. VAT)

External (profit)

(excl. VAT)

Category 0

1.0 €/h

1.5  €/h

on demand

Category 1

15.5 €/h

23.0 €/h

on demand

Category 2

38.0 €/h

57.0 €/h

on demand

Category 3

66.0 €/h

98.5 €/h

on demand

Category 4

102.5 €/h

154.0 €/h

on demand

Training

+ 24.5 €/h

+ 36.5 €/h

on demand

Service

+ 73.0 €/h

+ 109.5 €/h

on demand

  • price table 2027