Updated July 7 2023

Open Access Lab

Please contact Sunia about training and rates.

Staff-Run Services (all rates are per-Individual analysis)

Note: If  you are requesting that we run both positive and negative ion mode, this counts as two individual runs/analyses because it typically requires twice the time. In some cases we may employ polarity switching. However, this is not always recommended due to specific instrument limitations or compromise of sensitivity.

Rates Effective July 1, 2023

Hourly rate for custom work is $74.29 per hour for Harvard, $127.03 per hour for Harvard-Affiliates, $141.14 per hour for non-Harvard academic or non-profit organizations and $185.72 for Corporate researchers.

* per batch, in addition to LCMS rates. Ask your HCMS contact for details on lipidomics and metabolomics rates calculation. 

** Depending on sample preparation type, see Sample Preparation Charges 

Bulk Rate for Researchers from Harvard University and Non-Profit Organizations

Please note that a high volume/bulk rate is now available for researchers from Harvard University and Non-Profit organizations to facilitate experiments that require the analysis of a large number of LC-MS samples.  Please check our policy and high volume rates.

Methods Development Charges

*Please note that certain custom analyses such as quantitation of small molecules require methods development.  The HPLC or GC methods development charges are $74.29 per hour for Harvard, $127.03 per hour for Harvard-Affiliates, $141.14 per hour for non-Harvard academic or non-profit organizations and $185.72 for Corporate researchers.  Please check out our guidelines for calculating an estimate of what the methods development charge would be depending on the individual compound, and inherent difficulty in the methods development process.

Harvard and Non-Harvard Status

Your Harvard/non-Harvard affiliation status is determined solely by whether you have a 33-digit internal billing code.  If this code is not available, you will be charged the non-Harvard rate based on the university overhead rate and ease of billing considerations. A list of Harvard affiliated institutions can be found here. In the absence of an internal billing code, you will be considered an outside user since this indicates that an overhead has not been paid to Harvard FAS which subsidizes our internal costs. 

Preparing a Purchase Order for Outside Samples

All outside users must submit purchase orders (PO) addressed to Harvard University.  Here is our W-9 tax document to set us up as a vendor at your organization. We need the actual PO as a hardcopy, not just a number(.pdf preferable). POs with the incorrect address will not be accepted! Please note that a PO is a legal document which must have the correct address/be on the letterhead of the organization!

The preferred vendor address to be used for POs:

Harvard University
Central Accounts Receivable
P.O. Box 4999
Boston, MA 02212-4999 USA

(617) 384-9585