Re: financing a multi-photon microscopy facility

Posted by Arne Seitz on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/financing-a-multi-photon-microscopy-facility-tp7581194p7581195.html

Dear Karin,

we are having a service contact for the 2P laser. Thus, if it breaks we can immediately replace it. To my understanding this is the optimal solution. The service contact can be either paid from the budget or already included into the purchase of the laser (which is the better alternative).
User charges to recover 100% of the costs are to my understanding illusory. But they might nevertheless help to recover at least part of the cost. We are charging twice the price for a 2P system compared to a 1P confocal system.
Alternatively you can ask the labs who are using the instrument to pay a yearly lump-sum for the service costs. You have to make them aware that the 2P laser will break sooner or later and that the instrument is unusable from that point on.

Best regards
Arne

 

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> Dear Confocal listserv members,
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> I just started as core facility manager for  multi-photon microscopy. In the
> moment we are applying for a machine. The money for the multi-photon
> microscope and accessory is already conceded by federal state.  We consider
> how the facility with service, repair and reserve fund for a new laser could be
> financed. The structure here consists different departments of university
> (from clinics to biology) which all have their own budgets and will use the
> multi-photon microscope. For the confocal microscopes and the spinning disc
> microscope at university a charge for system use must be paid. In my opinion
> this will be difficult for a multi-photon microscope as the prize for a new laser
> is up to 200000€.
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> I would be glad to receive some information how is it organized in your
> facility.
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> All the best!
> Katrin
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> Katrin Roth
> Philipps-University of Marburg
> Institute of Molecular Biology and Tumor Research (IMT) Core Facility Multi-
> Photon Microscopy Emil-Mannkopff-Str. 2
> 35032 Marburg
> Germany
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