The Central Biorepository (CBR) offers a variety of services to U-M investigators for the safe and monitored management of biospecimens including temperature-controlled storage, preparation of derivatives from these specimens, aliquoting, distribution, and the production of specimen collection kits. 

Storage rates are based on the size of the storage container and storage temperature. 

• 1-2 mL tube - $0.03/sample/month
• 5 mL tube - $0.05/sample/month
• 6-10 mL tube - $0.07/sample/month
• 50 mL tube - $0.41/sample/month
• Cassette-sized frozen storage - $0.05/sample/month
• FFPE block storage (RT) - $0.02/sample/month
• Glass slide storage (RT) - $0.02/sample/month
• N2 Cabinet Slide Storage (RT) - $0.03/sample/month
• Monthly ABR Storage 2x5x5 (by Freezer Box) - $1.28/sample/month
• Monthly ABR Storage 3x5x5 (by Freezer Box) - $2.55/sample/month
   

Kit type and price are based on the number and kind of components in the kit and the labor required for production and quality control. 

• Kit Type 1 - $1.00/kit
• Kit Type 2 - $1.50/kit
• Kit Type 3 - $2.00/kit
• Kit Type 4 - $2.50/kit
• Kit Type 5 - $3.00/kit
• Kit Type 6 - $3.50/kit
• Kit Type 7 - $4.00/kit
• Kit Type 8 - $4.50/kit
• Kit Type 9 - $5.00/kit
• Kit Type 10 - $5.50/kit
• Kit Type 11 - $6.00/kit
• Kit Type 12 - $7.00/kit
• Kit Type 13 - $8.00/kit
• Kit Type 14 - $9.00/kit
• Kit Type 15 - $10.00/kit
• Kit Type 16 - $11.00/kit
• Kit Type 17 - $12.00/kit
• Kit Type 18 - $13.00/kit
• Kit Type 19 - $14.00/kit
• Kit Type 20 - $16.50/kit
• Kit Type 21 - $20.00/kit
• Kit Type 22 - $25.00/kit
• Kit Type 23 - $30.00/kit
• Kit Type 24 - $35.00/kit
• Kit Type 25 - $40.00/kit
• Kit Type 26 - $45.00/kit
• Kit Type 27 - $50.00/kit
• Kit Type 28 - $55.00/kit
• Kit Type 29 - $60.00/kit
• Kit Type 30 - $65.00/kit
• Kit Type 31 - $70.00/kit
• Kit Type 32 - $75.00/kit

• Standard Automated Aliquoting Per 96-well Plate - $216.90
• Manual Viscous Biosample Plating to 96-well Plates - $2.50
• Manual Viscous Biosample Aliquoting to Cryovials - $2.40
• Automated DNA Extraction from Whole Blood or Buffy Coat (QiaSymphony) - $29.70
• Automated DNA Extraction from Whole Blood (Perkin Elmer) - $32.40
• Automated DNA Extraction from Oragene saliva kit (QiaSymphony) - $28.50
• Manual DNA Extraction from WB - $22.60
• Manual Nucleic Acid Extraction from FFPE - $168.30
• Manual Circulating Cell Free DNA Isolation from Biofluids - $113.80
• Automated RNA Extraction from PaxGene RNA Whole Blood (QiaSymphony) - $56.90
• PBMC Isolation - CPT (1 Tube) - $84.20
• PBMC Isolation - CPT (2 Tube) - $101.00
• PBMC Isolation - CPT (3 Tube) - $117.70
• PBMC Isolation - CPT (4 Tube) - $134.50
• PBMC Isolation - CPT (5 Tube) - $151.30
• PBMC Isolation - CPT (6 Tube) - $168.10
• PBMC and Plasma Isolation CPT (1 Tube) - $90.90
• PBMC and Plasma Isolation CPT (2 Tube) - $111.00
• PBMC and Plasma Isolation CPT (3 Tube) - $131.10
• PBMC and Plasma Isolation CPT (4 Tube) - $151.30
• PBMC and Plasma Isolation CPT (5 Tube) - $171.40
• PBMC and Plasma Isolation CPT (6 Tube) - $191.50
• PBMC Isolation - ACD SepMate (1 Tube) - $110.10
• PBMC Isolation - ACD SepMate (2 Tube) - $152.90
• PBMC Isolation - ACD SepMate (3 Tube) - $195.60
• PBMC Isolation - ACD SepMate (4 Tube) - $238.30
• PBMC Isolation - ACD SepMate (5 Tube) - $281.00
• PBMC Isolation - ACD SepMate (6 Tube) - $323.80
• PBMC Isolation - Leucosep (1 Tube) - $128.90
• PBMC Isolation - Leucosep (2 Tube) - $158.90
• PBMC Isolation - Leucosep (3 Tube) - $188.90
• PBMC Isolation - Leucosep (4 Tube) - $218.90
• PBMC Isolation - Leucosep (5 Tube) - $248.90
• PBMC Isolation - Leucosep (6 Tube) - $279.00
• Plasma or Serum Prep from Whole Blood (up to 3 aliquots) - $21.10
• Ethanol Precipitation and Resuspension of DNA (1-12 samples) - $41.20
• PicoGreen Quantification - $6.30

• Distribution - $36.60 per hour
• Specimen or Plate Retrieval from Storage - $1.00
• Accessioning Samples not Tracked in LabVantage - $2.30
• Relabeling Samples - $2.50
• CDT Resolution - $6.30

The CBR holds a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health for all data associated with or derived from research subjects enrolled in a qualified CBR biorepository.

Rates are for clients internal to the University of Michigan and are billable via shortcode. For clients external to the University of Michigan, please contact us at 734-763-6423 or [email protected] for more information.