Fees

Explanations of Fees

1. We apply three customer categories as outlined in our rules of operation (RulesOfOperation_PMSCF.pdf (PDF, 13.3 MB). The basic price for Swiss Academic and public Institutions of the Canton of Bern comprises the average costs for project-based labour, sample preparation and LC consumables.
2. Academic groups from abroad and public institutions from other Swiss Cantons than Bern are charged two, profit oriented entities three times the Swiss academic price, respectively, in order to cover for amortization of instruments and infrastructure. Furthermore, profit oriented entities will be billed an overhead of 20% in favour of the University of Bern in addition to the Swiss value added tax.
3. In addition to sample processing and analysis, the fees include a basic consultation for project planning and a standard data processing with statistical results evaluation where applicable. Any additional bioinformatic service is subject to an hourly fee of CHF 165.- for Swiss academic and public Bernes institutions, and CHF 214.- for everybody else.
4. We also charge the cost for consumables and reagents which are used for a project-specific purposes and not covered by the generic fees listed below.
5. Fees are subject to change without prior notice.