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Sale of Research Substances (Price List - Date 12/4/18)

Requesting investigators will provide a shipper account number (e.g. FedEx or UPS) so that the repository can bill the shipment using their institutional rates.

Payment Policy

It is the policy set forth by NIA that full payment be received prior to shipment of biospecimens. A purchase order should be attached to requests as required by the requesting institution. Requestors should confirm local payment policy as needed. AgingResearchBiobank staff will provide a cost estimate after submission so that purchase orders can be created. The final invoice will be calculated on the number of vials that will be shipped in fulfillment of the request. Payments must be made in USD only. Payment must be made via check after an invoice is received. Credit cards are not accepted. A W9 form for the biorepository's designated payee is available upon request. To obtain the form, please email AgingResearchBiobank@imsweb.com

Cost of Biospecimens

Requesting investigators must provide a shipper account number (e.g. FedEx or UPS) so that the biorepository can bill the shipment using their institutional rates.

Biospecimen / Service Fee
Pulling vials for shipment
This includes liquid in vials as well as other material such as tissue.
$7.91 per vial shipped
Pulling and aliquoting vials for shipment $9.80 per vial shipped

Cost of Genetic Biospecimens

Biospecimen / Service Fee
Custom Nucleic Acid Distribution
Investigators request specifies DNA Yields, concentrations, volumes, biospecimen organization, and biospecimen container for their distribution.
$29.09 per vial shipped
Fixed Volume at Stock Concentration
DNA will be provided at a fixed volume of 20 ul of stock DNA (with varied concentrations) in a fixed biospecimen format with no specific order of biospecimens requested.
$10.00 per vial shipped

Cost of Data Query and Biospecimen Selection Support

Basic data queries and typical biospecimen selections will be provided by the AgingResearchBiobank at no charge to the researcher. Highly complex queries and selections requiring additional analyst support will be billed to the researcher.

Biospecimen / Service Fee
Data Subject Matter Expert Support $124.00 per hour