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- Internal: For Ohio State and Consortium members (including Nationwide Children's Hospital)
- External Academic: For non-profit and academic institutions outside the OH Consortium
- External Industry: For industry partners
Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics
Rates
Mass spectrometry and proteomics rates: comprehensive pricing information.
FY2025
Effective as of July 1, 2024
Molecular weight/Chemical Formula determination
- Accurate mass: $55
- Nominal mass: $40
Metabolomics
Method Development
- Qualitative/Untargeted: $1,200 per project
- Quantitative/Targeted: $1,300 per project
- Metabolite extraction/sample cleanup: $55 per hour
Sample Analysis
- Targeted LC-MS/MS: $120 per injection
- Untargeted LC-MS/MS: $140 per injection
Imaging/Tissue
- MALDI imaging: $55 per hour
- Use of Ambergen probes for imaging, at cost by quote (or user-supplied)
Self operation and Staff time (per hour)
- Self operation tissue preparation, Cryostat and TM Sprayer (min 1/2 hr increments): $10.00 per hour
- Self operation Amazon (min 1/2 hr increments): $6.00 per hour
- Self operation MALDI TOF-TOF, Quantiva (min 1/2 hour increments): $20.00 per hour
- Self operation QE-M, QE-P, Fusion, FT-ICR, Agilent, Exploris_480 (min 1/2 hour increments): $25.00 per hour
- Self operation timsTOF Pro, timsTOF Flex (min 1/2 hour increments): $25.00 per hour
- Staff time (consultation, sample/tissue prep, training, min 1/2 hour increments): $55.00 per hour
- Data Analysis Staff time (custom database setup, additional database searches, archived data retrieval and researching, extensive data mining): $55.00 per hour
Proteomics
- Albumin removal: $55.00 per sample
- Peptide/Protein Enrichment (e.g., Phosphorylation): $55.00 per sample
- Cell Lysis: $45.00 per sample
- Enzyme Digestion (in solution and in gel): $35.00 per sample
- S-trap digestion (per digestion): $50.00 per sample
- Protein Precipitation (per sample): $20.00 per sample
- Protein Quantitation (nanodrop), Peptide desalting: $10.00 per sample
- Buffer Exchange: $30.00 per sample
- Off-line spin column fractionation or buffer exchange: $50.00 per sample
- Cryomill: $5.00 per sample
- Lyophylizer: $5.00 per use
Sample Analysis
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (High complexity e.g. tissue or whole cell lysate): $250.00 per sample
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (Intermediate complexity e.g. IP samples): $200.00 per sample
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (Low complexity e.g. gel band): $150.00 per sample
- LC-MS/MS - 2D or off line LC Fractions per fraction: $150.00 per fraction
- Top-Down Proteomics (Fusion, QE-P, FT-ICR): $300.00 per sample
- Quantitation (TMT labeling): By Quote
- Native Mass Spectrometry: $55.00 per sample
Molecular weight/Chemical Formula determination
- Accurate mass: $110
- Nominal mass: $120
Metabolomics
Method Development
- Qualitative/Untargeted: $1,700 per project
- Quantitative/Targeted: $1,900 per project
- Metabolite extraction/sample cleanup: $110 per hour
Sample Analysis
- Targeted LC-MS/MS: $160 per injection
- Untargeted LC-MS/MS: $220 per injection
Imaging/Tissue
- MALDI imaging: $110 per hour
- Use of Ambergen probes for imaging, at cost by quote (or user-supplied)
Self operation and Staff time (per hour)
- Self operation tissue preparation, Cryostat and TM Sprayer (min 1/2 hr increments): $20.00 per hour
- Self operation Amazon (min 1/2 hr increments): $12.00 per hour
- Self operation MALDI TOF-TOF, Quantiva (min 1/2 hour increments): $40.00 per hour
- Self operation QE-M, QE-P, Fusion, FT-ICR, Agilent, Exploris_480 (min 1/2 hour increments): $50.00 per hour
- Self operation timsTOF Pro, timsTOF Flex (min 1/2 hour increments): $50.00 per hour
- Staff time (consultation, sample/tissue prep, training, min 1/2 hour increments): $110.00 academic per hour
- Data Analysis Staff time (custom database setup, additional database searches, archived data retrieval and researching, extensive data mining): $110.00 per hour
Proteomics
- Albumin removal: $80.00 academic per sample
- Peptide/Protein Enrichment (e.g., Phosphorylation): $80.00 per sample
- Cell Lysis: $120.00 per sample
- Enzyme Digestion (in solution and in gel): $55.00 per sample
- S-trap digestion (per digestion): $75.00 per sample
- Protein Precipitation (per sample): $40.00 per sample
- Protein Quantitation (nanodrop), Peptide desalting: $20.00 per sample
- Buffer Exchange: $40.00 per sample
- Off-line spin column fractionation or buffer exchange: $75.00 per sample
- Cryomill: $10.00 per sample
- Lyophylizer: $10.00 per use
Sample Analysis
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (High complexity e.g. tissue or whole cell lysate): $300.00 per sample
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (Intermediate complexity e.g. IP samples): $250.00 per sample
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (Low complexity e.g. gel band): $180.00 per sample
- LC-MS/MS - 2D or off line LC Fractions per fraction: $180.00 per fraction
- Top-Down Proteomics (Fusion, QE-P, FT-ICR): $500.00 per sample
- Quantitation (TMT labeling): By Quote
- Native Mass Spectrometry: $60.00 academic per sample
Molecular weight/Chemical Formula determination
- Accurate mass: $190
- Nominal mass: $120
Metabolomics
Method Development
- Qualitative/Untargeted: $2,100 per project
- Quantitative/Targeted: $2,600 per project
- Metabolite extraction/sample cleanup: $220 per hour
Sample Analysis
- Targeted LC-MS/MS: $300 per injection
- Untargeted LC-MS/MS: $350 per injection
Imaging/Tissue
- MALDI imaging: $220 per hour
- Use of Ambergen probes for imaging, at cost by quote (or user-supplied)
Self operation and Staff time (per hour)
- Self operation tissue preparation, Cryostat and TM Sprayer (min 1/2 hr increments): $40.00 per hour
- Self operation Amazon (min 1/2 hr increments): $24.00 per hour
- Self operation MALDI TOF-TOF, Quantiva (min 1/2 hour increments): $80.00 per hour
- Self operation QE-M, QE-P, Fusion, FT-ICR, Agilent, Exploris_480 (min 1/2 hour increments): $100.00 per hour
- Self operation timsTOF Pro, timsTOF Flex (min 1/2 hour increments): $100.00 per hour
- Staff time (consultation, sample/tissue prep, training, min 1/2 hour increments): $220.00 per hour
- Data Analysis Staff time (custom database setup, additional database searches, archived data retrieval and researching, extensive data mining): $220.00 per hour
Proteomics
- Albumin removal: $120.00 per sample
- Peptide/Protein Enrichment (e.g., Phosphorylation): $120.00 per sample
- Cell Lysis: $120.00 per sample
- Enzyme Digestion (in solution and in gel): $80.00 per sample
- S-trap digestion (per digestion): $100.00 per sample
- Protein Precipitation (per sample): $60.00 per sample
- Protein Quantitation (nanodrop), Peptide desalting: $30.00 per sample
- Buffer Exchange: $90.00 per sample
- Off-line spin column fractionation or buffer exchange: $100.00 per sample
- Cryomill: $20.00 per sample
- Lyophylizer: $20.00 per use
Sample Analysis
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (High complexity e.g. tissue or whole cell lysate): $425.00 per sample
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (Intermediate complexity e.g. IP samples): $350.00 per sample
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (Low complexity e.g. gel band): $250.00 per sample
- LC-MS/MS - 2D or off line LC Fractions per fraction: $250.00 per fraction
- Top-Down Proteomics (Fusion, QE-P, FT-ICR): $900.00 per sample
- Quantitation (TMT labeling): By Quote
- Native Mass Spectrometry: $100.00 per sample
FY2026
Effective as of July 1, 2025
Molecular weight/Chemical Formula determination
- Accurate mass (ESI, MALDI): $55/sample
- Nominal mass (MALDI): $40/sample
Metabolomics
Method Development
- Qualitative/Untargeted: $1,200/project
- Quantitative/Targeted: $1,300/project
Sample Analysis
- Metabolite extraction/sample cleanup: $55/hour
- Targeted LC-MS/MS (<5 compounds): $100/injection
- Targeted LC-MS/MS (5-10 compounds): $120/injection
- Targeted LC-MS/MS (>10 compounds): $145/injection
- Untargeted LC-MS/MS (high-throughput): $100/injection
- Untargeted LC-MS/MS: $140/injection
Imaging/Tissue
- MALDI imaging: $55/hour
- Use of Ambergen probes for imaging: By Quote (or user-supplied)
- Tissue preparation, cryostat sectioning, TM matrix sprayer (min 1/2 hour increments): $55/hour
Self-operation and Staff time
- Self-operation tissue preparation, Cryostat and TM Sprayer (min 1/2 hour increments): $10/hour
- Self-operation Mass Photometer (min 1/2 hour increments): $15/hour
- Self-operation QE UHMR (min 1/2 hour increments): $25/hour
- Self-operation MALDI TOF-TOF (min 1/2 hour increments): $20/hour
- Self-operation QqQ, QE-M, QE-P, Fusion (min 1/2 hour increments): $25/hour
- Self-operation Eclipse, Exploris 480, timsTOF Pro, ICR (min 1/2 hour increments): $30/hour
- Self-operation timsTOF Flex (min 1/2 hour increments): $25/hour
- Staff time (min 1/2 hour increments): $55/hour
Proteomics
- Protein depletion or enrichment: $55/sample
- Tissue homogenization and lysis: $50/sample
- Cell lysis: $30/sample
- Enzyme digestion (in solution): $30/sample
- Enzyme digestion (in gel): $40/sample
- S-trap digestion: $50/sample
- Protein precipitation: $20/sample
- Protein quantitation (nanodrop): $5/sample
- Peptide desalting: $15/sample
- Off-line spin column fractionation: $50/sample
- Buffer exchange: $30/sample
Sample Analysis
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (High complexity e.g. tissue or whole cell lysate): $250/sample
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (Intermediate complexity e.g. IP samples): $200/sample
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (Low complexity e.g. gel band): $150/sample
- LC-MS/MS - 2D or off line LC Fractions: $150/fraction
- Top-Down Proteomics: By Quote
- Quantitation (TMT labeling): By Quote
- Native Mass Spectrometry: $55/sample
Molecular weight/Chemical Formula determination
- Accurate mass (ESI,MALDI): $110/sample
- Nominal mass (MALDI): $80/sample
Metabolomics
Method Development
- Qualitative/Untargeted: $1,700/project
- Quantitative/Targeted: $1,900/project
Sample Analysis
- Metabolite extraction/sample cleanup: $110/hour
- Targeted LC-MS/MS (<5 compounds): $140/injection
- Targeted LC-MS/MS (5-10 compounds): $160/injection
- Targeted LC-MS/MS (>10 compounds): $200/injection
- Untargeted LC-MS/MS (high-throughput): $140/injection
- Untargeted LC-MS/MS: $220/injection
Imaging/Tissue
- MALDI imaging: $110/hour
- Use of Ambergen probes for imaging: By Quote (or user-supplied)
- Tissue preparation, cryostat sectioning, TM matrix sprayer (min 1/2 hour increments): $110/hour
Self-operation and Staff time
- Self-operation tissue preparation, Cryostat and TM Sprayer (min 1/2 hour increments): $20/hour
- Self-operation Mass Photometer (min 1/2 hour increments): $30/hour
- Self-operation UHMR (min 1/2 hour increments): $50/hour
- Self-operation MALDI TOF-TOF (min 1/2 hour increments): $40/hour
- Self-operation QqQ, QE-M, QE-P, Fusion (min 1/2 hour increments): $50/hour
- Self-operation Eclipse, Exploris_480, timsTOF Pro, ICR (min 1/2 hour increments): $60/hour
- Self-operation timsTOF Flex (min 1/2 hour increments): $50/hour
- Staff time (min 1/2 hour increments): $110/hour
Proteomics
- Protein depletion or enrichment: $80/sample
- Tissue homogenization and lysis: $85/sample
- Cell lysis: $50/sample
- Enzyme digestion (in solution): $50/sample
- Enzyme digestion (in gel): $60/sample
- S-trap digestion: $75/sample
- Protein precipitation: $40/sample
- Protein quantitation (nanodrop): $10/sample
- Peptide desalting: $25/sample
- Off-line spin column fractionation: $75/sample
- Buffer exchange: $40/sample
Sample Analysis
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (High complexity e.g. tissue or whole cell lysate): $300/sample
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (Intermediate complexity e.g. IP samples): $250/sample
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (Low complexity e.g. gel band): $180/sample
- LC-MS/MS - 2D or off line LC Fractions: $180/fraction
- Top-Down Proteomics: By Quote
- Quantitation (TMT labeling): By Quote
- Native Mass Spectrometry: $60/sample
Molecular weight/Chemical Formula determination
- Accurate mass (ESI, MALDI): $190/sample
- Nominal mass (MALDI): $120/sample
Metabolomics
Method Development
- Qualitative/Untargeted: $2,100/project
- Quantitative/Targeted: $2,600/project
- Metabolite extraction/sample cleanup: $220/hour
Sample Analysis
- Targeted LC-MS/MS (<5 compounds): $250/injection
- Targeted LC-MS/MS (5-10 compounds): $300/injection
- Targeted LC-MS/MS (>10 compounds): $360/injection
- Untargeted LC-MS/MS (high-throughput): $250/injection
- Untargeted LC-MS/MS: $350/injection
Imaging/Tissue
- MALDI imaging: $220/hour
- Use of Ambergen probes for imaging: By Quote (or user-supplied)
- Tissue preparation, cryostat sectioning, TM matrix sprayer (min 1/2 hour increments): $220/hour
Self-operation and Staff time
- Self-operation tissue preparation, Cryostat and TM Sprayer (min 1/2 hour increments): $40/hour
- Self-operation Mass Photometer (min 1/2 hour increments): $60/hour
- Self-operation UHMR (min 1/2 hour increments): $100/hour
- Self-operation MALDI TOF-TOF (min 1/2 hour increments): $80/hour
- Self-operation QqQ, QE-M, QE-P, Fusion (min 1/2 hour increments): $100/hour
- Self-operation Eclipse, Exploris_480, timsTOF Pro, ICR (min 1/2 hour increments): $120/hour
- Self-operation timsTOF Flex (min 1/2 hour increments): $100/hour
- Staff time (min 1/2 hour increments): $220/hour
Proteomics
- Protein depletion or enrichment: $120/sample
- Tissue homogenization and lysis: $130/sample
- Cell lysis: $80/sample
- Enzyme digestion (in solution): $80/sample
- Enzyme digestion (in gel): $90/sample
- S-trap digestion: $100/sample
- Protein precipitation: $60/sample
- Protein quantitation (nanodrop): $15/sample
- Peptide desalting: $45/sample
- Off-line spin column fractionation: $100/sample
- Buffer exchange: $90/sample
Sample Analysis
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (High complexity e.g. tissue or whole cell lysate): $425/sample
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (Intermediate complexity e.g. IP samples): $350/sample
- LC-MS/MS peptide sequencing (Low complexity e.g. gel band): $250/sample
- LC-MS/MS - 2D or off line LC Fractions: $250/fraction
- Top-Down Proteomics: By Quote
- Quantitation (TMT labeling): By Quote
- Native Mass Spectrometry: $100/sample
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