Fees and Reservation

Fees and reservation instruction for LifeSpec instruments
Project request

For new projects and new users, start by filling out Project Request Form, and we will contact you and/or you can contact us by email. 

Fees

Prices for microscope usage at LifeSpec (€/h). Please note that all prices listed are excluding VAT. Depending on source of funding and type of user you may have to additionally pay VAT (25.5%). 

Instrument Internal academic External academic Commercial
KumpulaSpec      
Coherent Raman microscope 20 30 225*
Confocal Raman spectrometer - 20 125
FT-Raman spectrometer - 20 100
ViikkiSpec      
Fourier transform (FTIR) spectrometer - TBA TBA
Time-gated Raman spectrometer - TBA TBA

*Increases to 250€/h from year 2025
TBA = to be announced
Commercial prices include operator fee.

 

Reservations

Open IRIS is used for instrument reservations at KumpulaSpec location. ViikkiSpec uses Google Calendar for reservations. Contact representative staff to get a training on our instruments and to get the reservation rights and instructions for them.