Boston University CryoEM Core Facility
Boston University Medical Campus
📍 Boston, MA · Website ↗
Core in the Center for Advanced Biomedical Research on the BU Medical Campus, run within the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics; the Glacios 2 arrived March 2024, screening opened July 2024 and the ribbon cutting was 30 October 2024. It operates a Glacios 2 (X-FEG, 12-slot autoloader, Selectris energy filter, Falcon 4i and Ceta-D cameras) for cryo-EM, cryo-ET and MicroED, with two Vitrobot Mark IVs, easiGlow units, clipping stations and a 4x RTX 4090 processing workstation. Glacios time is $28/hr internal, $75/hr external academic and $264/hr industry on weekdays.
Equipment Inventory(4 instruments)
Roster verified against the facility's own published instrument list, September 2026.
GPU Processing Workstation
Custom
Vitrobot Mark IV
×2Thermo Fisher Scientific · Vitrification
Pelco easiGlow
Ted Pella · Glow Discharge
Glacios 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacios-2 (weekday hour) | $75 per hour | external | academic |
| Vitrobot / support instruments (hour) | $35 per hour | external | academic |
| Glacios-2 (weekday hour) | $264 per hour | industry | — |
| Vitrobot / support instruments (hour) | $77 per hour | industry | — |
| Glacios-2 (weekday hour) | $28 per hour | internal | BU/BUMC, Mon 9am-Fri 2pm |
| Glacios-2 (weekend hour) | $21 per hour | internal | BU/BUMC |
| Vitrobot / support instruments (hour) | $19 per hour | internal | BU/BUMC |
Pricing
| Instrument | Internal Rate | External Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacios 2 | $28/hr | $75/hr | Internal $21-$28/hr (varies by time). External academic $70-$75/hr. |