Revision Date:2023-05-17
Update Date:2024-05-31
Units:Instrumentation Resource Center
[Common Instrument] YM Campus Instrument Fees Regulations
Translated at May. 2023.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Instrumentation Resource
Center Yang Ming Campus Instrument Fees Regulations
Approved by the Instrumentation Resource Center Users’ Committee Meeting on May 17, 2023.
I. Flow Cytometry Fees: Charges are calculated on a half-hourly basis.
A. Sorter: FACSAria
1. Commissioned Service
User Status Startup Fee Operation Fee
NYCU faculty and students NT$ 1,000 NT$ 800/hour
Educational Cooperation Organizations NT$ 1,500 NT$ 1,200/hour
Other external organizations NT$ 2,000 NT$ 1,600/hour
B. Sorter: SRT
1. Commissioned service
User Startup Fee Operation Fee
NYCU faculty and students NT$ 1,000 NT$ 800/hour
Educational Cooperation Organizations NT$ 1,500 NT$ 1,200/hour
Other external organizations NT$ 2,000 NT$ 1,600/hour
2. Self-operating [Users require to be certified by the administrator before use.]
User Startup Fee Operation Fee
Only for NYCU faculty and students Free NT$ 600/hour
C. Sorter: FACSMelody
1. Commissioned service
User Startup Fee Operation Fee
NYCU faculty and students NT$ 1,000 NT$ 800/hour
Educational Cooperation Organizations NT$ 1,500 NT$ 1,200/hour
Other external organizations NT$ 2,000 NT$ 1,600/hour
2. Self-operating [Users require to be certified by the administrator before use.]
User Startup Fee Operation Fee
Only for NYCU faculty and students Free NT$ 600/hour
D. Analyzer:
1. FACSCalibur
NYCU faculty and students Non-NYCU Users
NT$ 420/hour NT$ 840/hour
2. CytoFLEX
NYCU faculty and students Non-NYCU Users
NT$ 280/hour NT$ 560/hour
Translated at May. 2023.
II. Imaging Core Microscope Fees: Charges are calculated on a half-hourly basis.
Model
NYCU faculty and
students 1
Educational
Cooperation
Organizations 2
Other external
organizations
Confocal
Microscope
Olympus FV1000 NT$ 500/hour NT$ 750/hour NT$ 1,000/hour
Olympus Fv10i NT$ 300/hour NT$ 450/hour NT$ 600/hour
Zeiss LSM700 NT$ 500/hour NT$ 750/hour NT$ 1,000/hour
Zeiss LSM7MP NT$ 1,000/hour NT$ 1,500/hour NT$ 2,000/hour
Zeiss LSM880
NT$ 900/hour-day
NT$ 1,350/hour NT$ 1,800/hour NT$ 500/hour-
night
Zeiss LSM900
NT$ 800/hour-day
NT$ 1,200/hour NT$ 1,600/hour NT$ 600/hour-
night
Fluorescent
Microscope
Olympus BX61
Olympus BX63
Leica DM6000B
free NT$ 50/hour NT$ 100/hour
Olympus IX83 NT$ 100/hour NT$ 150/hour NT$ 200/hour
Zeiss LSM880
NT$ 300/hour NT$ 450/hour NT$ 600/hour
Zeiss LSM900
Zeiss Axioscan 7 NT$ 300/hour NT$ 450/hour NT$ 600/hour
Advanced
Microscope
Zeiss Elyra 7 NT$ 1,300/hour NT$ 1,950/hour NT$ 2,600/hour
III. Electron Microscope Fees:
For electronic microscopes and related equipment, respective users shall cover maintenance
and material consumption. The fees are as follows.
A. TEM (JEOL JEM-1400plus) Operation Fee: NT$ 1,050/hour; (NT$ 2,100/hour for non-
NYCU users.)
B. TEM (JEOL JEM-1400plus) with EDS Operation Fee: NT$ 1,250/hour; (NT$ 2,500/hour
for non-NYCU users.)
C. 3D Tomography Fee: NT$ 1,050/hour; (NT$ 2,100/hour for non-NYCU users). No fee for
image reconstruction analysis, while the fee may be determined depending on the usage
through the committee meeting.
D. TEM (JEOL JEM-2000EXII) Operation Fee: NT$ 400 per hour
E. SEM (JEOL JSM-7600F) Operation Fee: NT$ 600/hour; (NT$1,200/hour for non-NYCU
users.)
F. The operation time of less than an hour will charge as one hour. If the user does not cancel
the reservation in advance or fails to present on the scheduled day, the user shall pay the fee
for the first hour of the operation.
G. Ultra-thin section for TEM Specimens: NT$ 3,000 per specimen for NYCU Faculty
Research Programs. (4 copper grids per specimen, staining is not included.) Translated at May. 2023.
H. Using ultra-thin microtome: Please prepare your own glass strips for making glass cutters, or
it is NT$ 360 per glass strip.
I. Critical Point Drying Operation Fee: NT$ 100 per session (100% alcohol is required,
excluding conductive liquid silver fee.)
J. SEM specimen with gold plating: NT$ 580 per session (excluding conductive liquid silver
fee.)
K. SEM specimen with platinum plating: NT$ 530 per session (excluding conductive liquid
silver fee.)
L. Conductive liquid silver fee: NT$10 for each specimen on the carrier.
M. SEM specimen carrier: 25 mm/NT$ 120 each, 12 mm/NT$ 60 each, 10 mm/NT$ 40 each.
IV. Magnetic resonance imaging core facilities (MRI) Operation Fees:
User Status
For peak hours
(technician/self-operated*)
For off-peak hours
(technician/self-operated*)
NYCU NT$ 4,000/$3,500* NT$ 3,500/3,000*
NYCU Teaching Hospital
and University System of
Taiwan
NT$ 4,500 NT$ 4,000
Non-NYCU academic
organizations and public
hospitals
NT$ 5,000 NT$ 4,500
Non-NYCU Business Unit NT$ 6,000 NT$ 6,000
Peak hours: Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Off-peak hours: In addition to peak hours, the time slots will be open for use depending on
instrument usage and operator status.
V. 400 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Instrument Fees:
User
Rush hour
(by technician / Self-operated)
Off-peak time
(by technician / Self-operated)
NYCU NT$ 200/half hour NT$ 200/hour
Notes:
1. Rush hours: Monday to Friday, from 09:00 am to 10:00 pm. The usage time is
calculated in half-hour units, and used less than half-hour will be charged as half-
hour.
2. Off-peak time: Monday to Friday, from 10:00 pm to 08:00 am of the next day and all
day on weekends.; The usage time is calculated in 1-hour units, and used less than 1-
hour will be charged as 1-hour.
3. If the user cannot use it for any reason and does not cancel the reservation a day
before, the user shall pay the fee for the whole reserved session.
Commissioned Services 1D proton spectrum
1D carbon spectrum
and other experiments
Non-NYCU NT$ 350/half hour/sample NT$ 650/hour/sample
VI. Automated Clinical Chemistry Analyzer Fee:
The instrument adopts a single tube charge, NT$ 50 for each tube. Translated at May. 2023.
VII. Raman Spectrometer Operation Fees:
User Status Companies and non-NYCU students NYCU
Fees NT$ 1,500/hour NT$ 400/hour
Note: The operation fee is NT$ 200 per hour for those who are certified to operate the
Raman Spectrometer on their own.
VIII. Mass Spectrometer Facilities Fees:
A. Metabolomics analysis
Category Service/Model Used
NYCU
faculty and
students
Educational
cooperation
organizations
Other
external
organizations
Technician
operation
Pre-processing of Metabolite samples
NT$ 500
/pc
NT$ 750
/pc
NT$ 1,000
/pc
All models and analysis modes will be
charged at the same rate.
NT$ 3,000
/pc
NT$ 4,500
/pc
NT$ 6,000
/pc
Startup Fee (for CE-QToF) NT$ 2,000 NT$ 3,000 NT$ 4,000
Metabolite Analysis Report
NT$ 500
per copy
NT$ 750
per copy
NT$ 1,000
per copy
Self-operated
Mass Spectrometer Standard Samples
NT$ 500
/pc
NT$ 750
/pc
NT$ 1,000
/pc
LC-QToF (WATERS XEVO QToF +
ACQUITY UPLC) NT$ 1,000
/hour
NT$ 1,500
/hour
NT$ 2,000
/hour CE-QToF (SCIEX CESI8000 +
Waters QTOF G2-XS)
LC-MSMS (WATERS ACQUITY
UPLC + XEVO TQD)
NT$
800/hour
NT$ 1,200
/hour
NT$ 1,600
/hour
GC-MSMS (Agilent GC QqQ)
CE alone
NT$
500/hour
NT$
750/hour
NT$ 1,000
/hour
Note:
1. We have a standardized pre-processing treatment. If applicants require specific pre-
processing steps, the fee shall be discussed separately in advance.
2. The technician operating fee is charged based on the number of samples. All models and
analysis modes are charged at the same rate. Each sample will be analyzed in triplicate.
The sample loading schedule will be arranged according to the order of sample
collection at the center.
3. Self-operation is charged on an hourly basis. The operation time of less than an hour
will charge as one hour. The operation time includes the time for system preparation,
instrument setup, sample analysis, washing between samples, and cleaning the system
after analysis. (Users require certification.)
◆ 【Limited Discount Offer for Faculties and Students of Institute of Food Safety and Translated at May. 2023.
Health Risk Assessment (FSHRA), NYCU】
Instrument Model
Limited Discount Offer for FSHRA, NYCU
(NT$/hour)
Extreme performance LC-QToF (WATERS
XEVO QToF + ACQUITY UPLC)
700
Extreme Performance LC-MS (WATERS
ACQUITY UPLC + XEVO TQD)
600
GC-MS (Agilent GC QqQ) 600
These three mass spectrometers were procured and managed by the Institute of Food
Safety and Health Risk Assessment. To maintain the benefits of the faculty and students of
FSHRA, from September 2022 to September 2024, the full-time, co-employed, and part-
time faculty members assigned by FSHRA may self-operate these three mass spectrometers
with these discounts (as shown in the table above) after certification. This limited discount
offer shall not combine with other discounts. If personnel of FSHRA has specific requests
for the operation schedule, please consult with the administrator for related matters.
The certification and management regulations of FSHRA users are the same as the
certification and management of other self-operating users.
B. Proteomics analysis: technician operation only
Category Service items
NYCU
faculty and
students
Educational
cooperation
organizations
Other external
organizations
Technician
operation
Protein sample pre-processing NT$ 600/pc NT$ 900/pc NT$ 1,200 /pc
Protein identification report
NT$ 1,200
per copy
NT$ 1,800
per copy
NT$ 2,400
per copy
Protein post-translation
modification identification
report
NT$ 20,000
per copy
NT$ 30,000
per copy
NT$ 40,000
per copy
C. Discount Plan
To promote the utilization of the mass spectrometers, a rebate will be offered if the
usage amount of the mass spectrometer facility-related services reaches a certain
threshold as shown in the table below.
The usage amount of the current year will be counted in December each year and
cannot be accumulated across years. The rebate will be credited against the usage fee.
It is limited to the services provided by the mass spectrometer facility. The rebate is
valid for an unlimited period; however, it shall not be transferred, cash discounted, or
redistributed to other users.
Accumulated usage amount (NT$) Rebate amount (NT$)
150,000 15,000
300,000 60,000
600,000 150,000
1,000,000 300,000 Translated at May. 2023.
IX. Linear-Torsion All-Electric Dynamic Test Instrument (ElectroPuls™ E10000) Fees:
NYCU faculty and
students
Educational cooperation
organizations
(including academic units)
Other external
organizations
Machine usage fee NT$ 2,000/day
NT$ 250/hour
NT$ 4,000/day
NT$ 500/hour
NT$ 8,000/day
NT$ 100/hour
Consultation fee (first-
time usage)
NT$ 2,000/time NT$ 2,500/time NT$ 3,000/time
Fixture Rental NT$ 5,000/time NT$ 5,000/time NT$ 5,000/time
New fixture design and
manufacturing fees
Additional fee by case Additional fee by case Additional fee by case
X. Dry Ice Fee:
A. NT$ 30 per pound.
B. IRC shall charge the usage fee every two months. The payment notice will be mailed to each
user in the first half of every odd month.
C. A 5% additional late payment fee will be charged for every 5 days of overdue payment. (You
must first contact the IRC office to verify the amount of the late payment and then go to the
Cashier's Office for payment.
D. If the payment is more than three times overdue, IRC will no longer supply dry ice to the
lab.
XI. List of Common Instruments Fees (Currency: NT$.)
# Instrument Brand/Model
NYCU faculty
and students 1
Educational
Cooperation
Organizations 2
Other external
organizations
Description
1 Ultracentrifuge Beckman 0 200 400
Within 6 hours
each time
2 Tabletop Ultracentrifuge Beckman 0 150 300
Within 6 hours
each time
3 High-Speed Centrifuge Beckman 0 50 100
Within 1 hour
each time
4
High Performance
Vacuum Centrifuge
(SpeedVac)
Thermo 0 50 100
Within 4 hours
each time
5 Freeze Dryer
VIRTIS
LABCONCO
0 100 200
Within 3 days
each time
6 ELISA Reader Tecan 0 50 100
Within half an
hour each time
7
Multimode microplate
reader
Tecan
Thermo
0 50 100
Within half an
hour each time
8
UV/VIS
Spectrophotometer
Beckman
Biochrom
0 50 100
Within half an
hour each time
9
NanoDrop
Spectrophotometer
Thermo 0 50 100
Within half an
hour each time
10
Image Scanning
Densitometer
GE
Microtek
0 100 200
Within 1 hour
each time # Instrument Brand/Model
NYCU faculty
and students 1
Educational
Cooperation
Organizations 2
Other external
organizations
Description
11
Luminescence/Fluorescen
ce Imaging System
Fuji
GE
0 100 200
Within 1 hour
each time
12
Continuous High
Pressure Cell Disrupter
Constant 0 50 100
Within 1 hour
each time
13 Cryostat Microtome
Leica
Thermo
0 200 400
Within 4 hours
each time
14
Automated Clinical
Chemistry Analyzer
Fuji 0 50 100
Within half an
hour each time
15
Seahorse XFe24
Extracellular Flux
Analyzer
Seahorse 250 375 500
Within 4 hours
each time
16 Real-Time PCR Life 0 150 300
Within 4 hours
each time
17 X-Ray Film Processor Kodak 0 10 20 Per film
18 Lab-grade Water System
Millipore
Elga
0 15 30 per liter
19
Reagent-grade Water
System
Millipore
Elga
0 20 40 per liter
Remarks:
1. Users with the following qualifications shall be charged the same fee as “NYCU faculties and
students.”
(1) Branch campuses (2) Joint appointment faculty (3) National Yang Ming Chiao Tung
University Hospital (4) Collaboration with NYCU and the project/grant is under the control of
NYCU
2. Users with the following qualifications shall be charged the same fee as “Educational
Cooperation Organizations.”
(1) Adjunct faculty (2) Teaching hospitals (Veterans General Hospital, Taipei City Hospital,
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, etc.) (3) University System of Taiwan (4) Companies at the
Center for Industry-Academia Collaboration, NYCU.