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Use of CharFac by Industry

(free initial discussion; rate sheet available from main office- , 612-626-7594)


Analytical services (proprietary)

  • Fee–for–service sample analysis by CharFac (free initial discussion).  Service contract, optional nondisclosure agreement.  Instrument and staff-time charges consistent with analytical services market.  IPRIME membership gives 1/3 discount from commercial analytical services rates for instrument time.
  • Hire University professional as an independent consultant (external instrument rates).  Level of intellectual content and/or methods development not available in analytical services market.


Hands-on (proprietary)

  • Obtain training for independent use of instruments (web-based instrument reservation).  Lab use agreement.  Instrument charges at commercial analytical services rates.


Sponsored research (full overhead bearing; deliverables)

  • Fund research in CharFac (academic instrument rates) via research contract under faculty or CharFac principal investigator (publishable research, wait period/IP specified in contract).


IPRIME membership (little overhead, no contract or deliverables)

  • Collaborate on publishable research (academic instrument rates) with an IPRIME principal investigator.
  • Become an IPRIME industrial fellow in collaboration with IPRIME principal investigator.  (publishable research, academic instrument rates for hands-on use)


Remote (proprietary or nonproprietary/collaborative)

  • Participate in internet lab sessions ranging from passive viewing of imaging (webcam) to interaction with staff person performing the analysis (webcam + phone) to controlling the imaging software (webcam + VNC).  Optional remote training (webcam, phone, VNC, powerpoint, white board).