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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Center for Genetic Medicine

Pricing

View FY24 pricing by service below, or download the PDF here. If you need a quote for a project, please contact us. Initial project consultations are available free of charge.

Pricing by Service

Service Index

Illumina NovaSeq X Plus Sequencing

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
10B Flowcell, PE50 Sequencing, 900-1,000 M Read Pairs $1,250 $1,500 $1,875 Lane
10B Flowcell, PE150 Sequencing, 900-1,000 M Read Pairs $1,550 $1,860 $2,325 Lane
1.5B Flowcell, PE50 Sequencing, 600-700 M Read Pairs $1,350  $1,620 $2,025 Lane
1.5B Flowcell, PE150 Sequencing, 600-700 M Read Pairs $1,800 $2,160  $2,700 Lane
25B Flowcell, PE150 Sequencing, 2,000-2,500 M Read Pairs $2,800 $ 3,360 $4,200 Lane

Illumina NextSeq 500 Sequencing (Faster Turnaround Time)

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
75 bp, Single-Read (SR), High-Output (HO), up to 400 M Reads $1,960 $2,450 $2,940 Flow Cell
150 bp, SR, or 75 bp, PE, Mid-Output (MO), up to 130 M Reads/Read Pairs $1,560 $1,950 $2,340 Flow Cell
150 bp, SR, or 75 bp, PE, HO, up to 400 M Reads/Read Pairs $3,400 $4,250 $5,100 Flow Cell
Illumina NextSeq Sequencer Use by Contracting Lab $300 $480 $600 Run

Illumina MiSeq Sequencing

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
V3, 300 bp, PE, 22-25 M Read Pairs $2,020 $2,525 $3,030 Flow Cell
V2, 250 bp, PE, 12-15 M Read Pairs $1,620 $2,025 $2,430 Flow Cell
V2 Micro, 150 bp, PE, 4 M Read Pairs $710 $887.50 $1,065 Flow Cell
V2 Nano, 150 bp, PE, 4 M Read Pairs $710 $887.50 $1,065 Flow Cell
V2 Nano, 150 bp, PE, 1 M Read Pairs $410 $512.50 $615 Flow Cell
Illumina MiSeq Sequencer Use by Contracting Lab (Data output varies with flow cell type)  $260 $416 $520 Run (flow cell specific output)

Complete Genomics DNBSEQ-G400 Sequencing

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
FCL, SE50 Sequencing, 100 M Reads $300 $375 $450 100 M Reads
FCS/FCL Flowcell, SE100 Sequencing, 100 M Reads $450 $540 $675 100 M Reads
FCS/FCL, PE150 Sequencing, 100 M Reads $600 $750 $900 100 M Reads
FCS, PE300 Sequencing, 150 M Read Pairs $3,500 $4,200 $5,250 Lane
FCL Flow Cell, SE400/PE200 Sequencing, 400 M Read Pairs $2,800 $3,360 $4,200 Lane
Library Conversion for DNBSEQ-G400 $25 $30 $37.50 Sample

Element Aviti Sequencing

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
PE75, 400-500 M Read Pairs $1,200  $1,500  $1,800 

Lane
PE150, 400-500 M Read Pairs $1,500 $1,875 $2,250  Lane

General Short-Read Sequencing (by number of reads needed, sequencer used may vary)

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
General Single-Read 50 Base (SR50) Sequencing, 100 M Reads $300 $375 $450 100 M Reads
General PE 150 Sequencing, 100 M Reads $600 $750 $900 100 M Reads
10x Single-Cell RNA-Seq Sequencing $675 $810 $1,012.50 300 M Reads
Bundled mRNA-Seq/ChIP-Seq - Sequencing $164 $205 $246 Sample

Nanopore Long-Read Sequencing

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
Nanopore Long-Read Sequencing Library Prep $350 $437.50 $525 Sample
Nanopore MinION Sequencing $950 $1,187.50 $1,425 Flow Cell (up to 50 Gb data)
Nanopore PromethION Sequencing   $1,750 $2,187.50 $2,625 Flow Cell (up to 290 Gb data)

Illumina Complete Long-Read Sequencing

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
Illumina Complete Long Read Library Prep $320 $400 $480 Sample

NGS Library Prep

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
Illumina mRNA-Seq Library Prep $200 $240 $300 Sample
Illumina Total RNA-Seq Library Prep $275 $330 $413 Sample
Low-Input RNA-Seq Library Prep $330 $396 $495 Sample
Ultra-Low-Input RNA-Seq Library Prep $420 $525 $630 Sample
rRNA Depletion $58 $72.50 $87 Sample
Small RNA-Seq Library Prep $230 $276 $345 Sample
DNA-Seq Library Prep (WGS, ChIP-Seq, TELL-Seq) $200 $240 $300 Sample
DNA/RNA-Seq Library Prep, HT, 24-95 Samples $165 $206.25 $247.50 Sample
DNA/RNA-Seq Library Prep, HT, >=96 Samples $140 $175 $210 Sample
Whole Exome/Gene Panel Sequencing Library Prep $250 $300 $375 Sample
DNA Methyl-Seq Library Prep $225 $270 $337.50 Sample
ATAC-Seq Library Prep $320 $400 $480 Sample
16S/ITS and Amplicon Sequencing Library Prep $75 $90 $113 Sample
Cancer Gene Panel NGS Library Prep $575 $718.75 $862.50 Sample
VeriSeq Aneuploidy Testing $375 $450 $562.50 Sample

Single Cell Sequencing Library Prep

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
10X Single Cell RNA-Seq Library Prep $2,250 $2,700 $3,375 Sample
10X Single Cell Multiome Sequencing Library Prep $3,750 $4,500 $5,625 Sample
10X Single Cell RNA-Seq - Multiplexing Add-On $180 $216 $270 Sample
10X Single Cell RNA-Seq - VDJ Immune Profiling Add-On to 5' $450 $540 $675 Sample
Parse Single Cell RNA-Seq Library Prep, Standard (100K Cells, 1-48 samples) $11,000 $13,750 $16,500 Project
Parse Single Cell RNA-Seq Library Prep, Mega (1M Cells, 1-96 samples) $17,000 $21,250 $25,500 Project
Manual Single Cell DNA/RNA-Seq Condition Optimization $800 $960 $1,200 Project
Manual Single Cell cDNA/gDNA Prep for Library Prep $165 $198 $248 Sample

Spatial Transcriptomics

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
Visium Tissue Optimization on Test Slide $750 $937.50 $1,125 Slide
Visium Processing to cDNA Synthesis on Sample Slide $800 $1,000 $1,200 Slide
Visium Spatial Gene Expression Library Prep from cDNA $400 $500 $600 Slide
Visium - CytAssist Sample Transfer $200 $250 $300 Slide
Xenium Slide Processing and Analyzer Run $4,900 $5,880 $7,350 2 Slides
Xenium Analyzer Run, Additional Day $1,000 $1,200 $1,500 Day

Sample Prep and QC

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
DNA Fragmentation $15 $18 $23 Sample
DNA Size Selection with Bioanalyzer Confirmation $28 $34 $42 Sample
Pre-Made Sequencing Library QC $18 $22 $27 Sample
Sequencing Library qPCR Quantification $20 $24 $30 Sample
Bioanalyzer DNA HS Assay $74 $92.50 $111 Chip
Bioanalyzer DNA 1K, RNA Nano/Pico Assay $50 $62.50 $75 Chip
TapeStation DNA 1000/5000 and RNA ScreenTape Analysis $8 $9.50 $12 Sample
Qubit DNA/RNA Measurement $4.75 $5.70 $7.13 Sample
Nanodrop DNA/RNA Measurement $2.50 $3.25 $3.75 Sample
DNA/RNA Sample Dilution $2 $2.50 $3 Sample
TapeStation gDNA and High Sensitivity DNA/RNA Analysis $10 $12 $15 Sample

DNA Extraction

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
DNA Extraction (Research Use) $32 $40 $48 Sample
DNA Extraction (Clinical Use) $35 $43.75 $52.50 Sample
RNA Extraction with Bioanalyzer QC $38 $47.50 $57 Sample

Cell Line Authentication

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
Cell Line Authentication $85 $106.25 $127.50 Sample
CLA Setup for <5 Samples $20 $25 $30 Setup

Array Processing

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
Affymetrix GeneChip Processing (Array Included) $420 $504 $630 Sample
Illumina BeadChip Processing (<1000 Samples) $45 $56.25 $67.50 Sample
Illumina BeadChip Processing (>=1000 Samples) $39 $48.75 $58.50 Sample
Illumina Microarray System Use by Contracting Lab $420 $672 $840 Run

NanoString

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
NanoString SPRINT Run $480 $600 $720 Cartridge
Nanostring Sample Hybridization $150 $187.50 $225 Cartridge

Bioinformatics and Staff Time

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
Bioinformatics and Data Mining $60 $90 $120 Half Hour
Staff Time/Effort $70 $87.50 $105 Hour

Equipment Use

Services NU/CBC External Industrial Unit
QuantStudio 7 Flex Real-Time PCR System $58 $72.50 $87 Plate
Digital DropletPCR System $48 $60 $72 Set of 8 Samples

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