Our fee schedule


Rates effective October 1, 2023

All rates are per hour of service unless otherwise indicated.

Left Column: Internal rates apply for Emory University and members of the Georgia Research Alliance.

Right Column: External Rates.

IEMC Rates

Sample Preparation Services

*An additional $22 per grid will be added for AutoGrid clipping

ServiceInternal RateExternal Rate
Standard Tissue Prep - Assisted$30$47
Negative Staining - Assisted$28$44
Negative Staining - Autonomous$16$25
Immuno-Labeling - Assisted$50$78
High-Pressure Freezing - Assisted$145$226
Cryo-Substitution - Assisted$145$226
Surface Coating - Assisted$40$62
Surface Coating - Autonomous$28$44
Standard Microtomy - Assisted$35$55
Cryo Microtomy - Assisted$45$70
Cryo-Grid Sample Preparation - Assisted *$37$57
Cryo-Grid Sample Preparation - Autonomous *$26$41
Custom Services (Labor)$74$115
Nerve Biopsies$264$412

Microscope Usage Services

*"Single Particle Data Acquisition - Automated Acquisition" applies only for Talos Arctica sessions lasting 5 or more hours. Talos Arctica usage between 1 and 5 hours is booked/billed under "Single Particle Data Acquisition - Screening"

ServiceInternal RateExternal Rate
Standard TEM - Assisted$70$109
Standard TEM - Autonomous$48$75
Cryo TEM - Assisted$88$137
Cryo TEM - Autonomous$58$90
Single Particle Data Acquisition - Screening *$48$75
Single Particle Data Acquisition - Automated Acquisition *$36$56
Standard SEM - Assisted$142$221
Standard SEM - Autonomous$68$106
Cryo SEM - Assisted$147$229
Cryo Tilt Series Acquisition - Assisted$130$203
Cryo Image Acquisition - Assisted$130$203
Correlated Microscopy - Assisted$18$28
Micro-Electron Diffraction (Micro-ED) - Assisted$132$206

Service C: Data Processing
*The indicated rates correspond to storing 1 TB of data for one month
** The indicated rates correspond to using a single core for one hour
*** GPU rates
ServiceInternal RateExternal Rate
Data Storage *$3$5
Data Processing **$0.0054$0.0084
Data Processing ***$0.0005$0.0008