Laboratory Animal Services Centre
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Price List

Non-CUHK academic & non-profit users pay 30% more than CUHK users. Service fees for industry & for-profit users are given upon request. A prepayment is required prior to commencement of service session.
 
​LASEC reserves the right to change fees without prior notice. In case of cancellations of service requests, LASEC reserves the right to charge users for incurred costs.

​Cryopreservation Services
Sperm cryopreservation: HKD 2,000 per session
Embryo cryopreservation: HKD 3,500 per session
Cryo storage: HKD 125 per strain per month
 
Reanimation & Rederivation Services
Sperm cryorecovery: HKD 7,900 per session (IVF: HKD 5,200 per session; Embryo transfer: HKD 2,700 per session)
Embryo cryorecovery: HKD 2,700 per session
Rederivation from fresh sperms with IVF (Decontamination of infected colony): HKD 7,900 per session
Rederivation from fresh embryos (Decontamination of infected colony): HKD 3,000 per session

Pronuclear/ Cytoplasmic Microinjection Services (CRISPR-Cas9 Reagents/ DNA)
Zygote microinjection: HKD 15,000 per session

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Site-specific Genome Editing Services
Genetically Engineered Model (GEM) generation: Please inquire

Custom-made Strain Services
Strain rescue: available upon request
Speed colony expansion via IVF: available upon request
 
Surgical Services*
Ovariectomy (Bilateral/ Unilateral): HKD 250 per mouse
Ovarian transplantation (Bilateral/ Unilateral): HKD 250 per mouse
Vasectomy (Bilateral/ Unilateral): HKD 200 per mouse
* Animal cost is NOT included.
 
Other Services
Provision of oocytes/ embryos at preimplantation stages: available upon request**
** NO delivery will be provided.
​Provision of embryo handling and culture media: available upon request

Genotyping: HKD 25 per one sample, one PCR reaction#
​# Primers should be supplied by users. If sequencing is required, additional charges will be applied.
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