Booking & Prices

Microscopes located in the SINTEF Building: Zeiss AxioObserver.Z1, ImageXpress Micro Confocal, Leica TCS SP8 gSTED, Leica DM6000B, Nikon CrestOptics Spinning disk and Olympus IX83 Microinjection.

Registered users can log in to the LabArchives Scheduler booking system to book the respective microscope and the computer workstation.

New users will get access to booking after completion of a mandatory training session together with the core facility manager. Training is performed on an instrument-by-instrument basis and takes approximately 2-3 hours. User training is free of charge, except for the Phenocycler Fusion instrument. Please contact a.u.lang@medisin.uio.no for further details and to set up appointments regarding user training.

Price list for instruments available at the ALM core facility, Gaustad (from 01.01.2026)

Instrument

HSØ & UiO
users

Time lapse
(in agreement
with manager)

External users
(Industry)

Location

ImageXpress Micro Confocal

350 NOK/h

1200 NOK / 12 hours

700 NOK/h

SINTEF F.493

Leica TCS SP8 gSTED

300 NOK/h

1200 NOK / 12 hours

600 NOK/h

SINTEF F.493

Leica DM6000 B

150 NOK/h

-

300 NOK/h

SINTEF F.492a

Nikon CrestOptics

350 NOK/h

1200 NOK / 12 hours

700 NOK/h

SINTEF F.492a

PhenoCycler Fusion 2.0

350 NOK/h *

1500 NOK / 12 hours *

700 NOK/h *

A3.M048

Zeiss Axio Observer.Z1

250 NOK/h

1200 NOK / 12 hours 

500 NOK/h 

SINTEF F.492b

Olympus IX83 Microinjection

350 NOK/h

-

700 NOK/h

SINTEF E.487

Zeiss PALM CombiSystem (LCM)

250 NOK/h

-

500 NOK/h

A2:3019

*Additional cost for solutions used when running the instrument – a run with 2 slides and 10 cycles will cost 1000 NOK in addition to the running cost per hour. 

Training for learning how to use the PhenoCycler Fusion takes one whole day and costs 1500 NOK.