Flow Cytometry Core Facility - Flow Cytometry

Services

At LUMC, the FCF plays a central role in research and diagnostics. Our team consists of leading experts that provide a broad spectrum of services. Service costs apply.
  • Access to flow cytometry, mass cytometry and cell sorting instruments, all housed within one facility;
  • High-quality, reliable support for cell analysis and (mass) cytometric experiments;
  • Education and training in using the FCF’s wide range of instruments and tools;
  • Testing and acquisition of state-of-the-art instruments;
  • Leading expertise and service that is both cost and time-effective.

Booking and Prices

To book and use FCF’s resources, you must create a user account in PPMS.

Our PPMS booking system offers several key advantages to both the FCF team and users, including:

  • A user-friendly interface for booking instrument time slots;
  • A register for user training;
  • The ability to organize and process the facility’s stock inventories;
  • The ability to monitor instruments and stock use (e.g. by whom, in which research group, and for which project);
  • A means to log instrument performance using standardized beads (e.g. CS&T and rainbow bead acquisition);
  • Publication tracking;
  • Real-time management of project reporting and billing;
  • A means to log issues, record downtime history, and report maintenance;
  • A means to make flow cytometer configuration, SOPs and other documents available to users.
Internal rates 2022
€ 11,00
Flow cytometers (- UV)
€ 12,00
Flowcytometers (+ UV)
€ 35,00
Cell sorters (assisted)
€ 18,00
Cell sorters (non-assisted)
€ 30,00
CyTOF-XT
€ 40,00
CyTOF-Hyperion

External rates 2022

For external fees, please contact Marjolijn Hameetman via m.hameetman@lumc.nl.