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Cost of analyses and Guidance for Principal Investigators for Funding Application

The Information for a Principal Investigator applying for a funding to cover a cost of mass spectrometry analyses

For users from ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Chemistry department (internal users),Ìýthe grant codeÌýshould be written on the submission form and the submission should be approved by a financial responsible person.

For users from other ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº departments or other universities, the purchase order number must be submitted along with the samples and their submission forms.

As of FebruaryÌý2024

Instruments/Experiments

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Chemistry Department Rate

Academic Institutions Rate

Q Exactive / Accurate mass measurement (up to 4,000Da)

£10 per sample

£25 per sample

Shimadzu MALDI-TOF (RNA/DNA, polymers, peptides, proteins)

£10 per sample

£20 per hourÌý

£18 per sample

£40 per hour

Waters UPLC-MSÌý (proteins upto 60kDa, peptides, small molecules)

£20 per hour

£40 per hour

Thermo Scientific GC-MS (volatile small molecules)

£20 per hour

£40 per hour

Agilent 6530 QTOF LC-MS/MS (antibody-conjugateÌýmass measurement, RNA/DNA, small molecules)

£20 per hour

£40 per hour

Other mass spectrometry analyses available mass spectrometyÌýbased proteomics, metabolomics, sterolomicsÌýand their data interpretation, MS/MS etc. chargesÌýin negotiation with theÌýstaff.

Non-university of UK charges apply to all external users, whether affiliated to the school/university or not. They also apply to any contract research or consultative work performed by members of the university.

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Guidance for Charge-out Research Facility

The Prinipal InvestigatorÌý- applying for fundingÌý

We encourage potential users to contact the facilityÌýat the earliest opportunity so we may provide further advice about the availability of the facility and its usage costs to ensure a correct costing rate is applied during the grant application process.

The facility administration may provide written confirmation of the quote and capacity available for the work to the Principal Investigator to include on their Worktribe project.

The Prinipal InvestigatorÌý- managingÌýfunding

The Principal Investigator who intends to use the facility should inform the Facility Manager to confirm the appropriate funder type rate and arrange to book usage.

The facility requires to obtain fromÌýthe Principal Investigator the following information at the time of booking and forms part of the usage data stored for audit queries.

  • Project/Task/Award (PTA)
  • Funder
  • Funder Type – Charity/FEC/Industry
  • Start and end dates of the research project.

The facility will log all chargeable usage of theÌýFacility and keep the information for a minimum of 7 years.

ÌýQuotation Letters for a funding body available on request

For more information please do not to hesitate to contact KerstiÌýon 020 7679 4605.

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