Cal-Cryo @QB3-Berkeley
UC Berkeley
📍 Berkeley, CA · Website ↗
Cal-Cryo @QB3-Berkeley is the UC Berkeley cryo-EM core, housed in the basement of Stanley Hall and operating since February 2018 under faculty co-directors James Hurley and Stephen Brohawn with scientific director Kedar Sharma. It runs two 300 kV Titan Krios (G2 and G3i) and a 200 kV Talos Arctica, all with Gatan K3 detectors, plus a Vitrobot Mark IV and remote processing workstations with CryoSPARC Live. Day rates are posted for UC and external users.
Equipment Inventory(4 instruments)
Roster verified against the facility's own published instrument list, September 2026.
Vitrobot Mark IV
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Vitrification
Titan Krios G2
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Single Particle / Tomography
Titan Krios G3i
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Single Particle / Tomography
Talos Arctica
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Single Particle / Screening
Published Rates
As published by the facility, retrieved Aug 10, 2026 · source. Rates change; confirm with the facility before budgeting.
| Service | Rate | Applies to | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krios G2 (per day) | $3750 | external | non-UC / non-academic |
| Krios G3i (per day) | $4250 a day | external | non-UC / non-academic |
| Screening services (per hour) | $405 | external | non-UC / non-academic |
| Talos Arctica (per day) | $3500 a day | external | non-UC / non-academic |
| Krios G2 (per day) | $1840 | internal | University of California users |
| Krios G3i (per day) | $2060 a day | internal | University of California users |
| Screening services (per hour) | $220 per hour | internal | — |
| Talos Arctica (per day) | $1585 a day | internal | University of California users |