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Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 18:12:38 -0800
From: Gary Hathaway <hathaway@cco.caltech.edu>
Subject: Re: Charges for MALDI
To: Recipients of ABRF List <abrf@aecom.yu.edu>
At 3:12 PM -0800 1/8/97, bcdchin@muccmail.missouri.edu wrote:
> The demand for MS is increasing here and I personal would like to
> get MS for protein analysis running.
>
> What are the typical charges that a univ. core lab for MS on a
> MALDI?
David,
I don't know what the typical charges are, but I'll tell you what I charge
for MALDI-TOF analysis. For a straight mass analysis,the first sample in a
lot is $50 and $25 for each additional sample run. This is to encourage
multiple samples since we ordinarily run samples as they come through the
door. Although lately I have been allowing samples to collect in the A.M.
to run in the P.M. So for 10 samples, the average cost is $27.50 each. Each
sample is run by itself and then a second time with one or two internal
standards and usually monoisotopic values are reported routinely to mass
3k. If a sample fails to give data, I still charge, but allow the person to
bring a second prep. for a retry @ N/C. I give out hardcopy graphs as well
as a data report with each sample. I set a special rate of 50% for all MS
work on HPLC fractions for internal sequence study by tryptic or endolys-C
digestion. These rates apply to proteins, peptides, oligonucleotides, and
small organics. I haven't set charges for collisional or PSD fragmentation
studies other than carboxypeptidase C-terminal sequencing of peptides for
which I charge $125 and only do both for the campus. For outside work, I
have to double these charges to recover salaries and overhead which are
otherwise subsidized by a grant. I do not depreciate equipment as they are
obtained by grant. I hope this helps.
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Gary M. Hathaway, Director
PPMAL - Protein/Peptide Micro Analytical Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
139-74, Division of Biology
Pasadena, CA 91125
http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~ppmal
email Gary: hathaway@caltech.edu
email facility: ppmal@caltech.edu
phone: lab (818) 395-6388 or office (818) 395-2769
FAX (818) 449-3414
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