Three pricing levels of pricing are implemented depending on the type of applicant :

• Member of the FR CNRS 3730 SCALE
• Academic laboratory outside FR CNRS 3730 SCALE
• Private Research laboratories, Industrials

The estimated cost of the requested service is covered by the concerned technical platform and is communicated to the applicant prior to the project validation; it is calculated as follows:

• A fixed basic rate is established per equipment (cost of autonomous use of the  equipment without sample preparation).
• The cost of the requested service is then assessed according to the proposed service, the applicant type , the project nature and duration.

The basic rates are annually established by the technical platform managers and the concerned laboratory directors and can be provided on request.

After the project validation by the applicant, an estimate or a financial proposal is established through specific contractual documents.