Cryo-EM & Mass Spec Facilities Near New York City Metro
NYC metro offers extensive cryo-EM and mass spec resources across Columbia, NYU, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Rockefeller, and the New York Structural Biology Center.
Research Institutions Within 50 Miles
Every institution below is in this directory with an instrument list verified against the facility's own published equipment page. Nearest first.
Rockefeller University
New York, NY · 4 mi
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY · 4 mi
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY · 6 mi
New York University
New York, NY · 7 mi
Columbia University
New York, NY · 7 mi
New York Structural Biology Center
New York, NY · 8 mi
Advanced Science Research Center
New York, NY · 8 mi
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY · 13 mi
Rutgers, the State University of N.J.
Piscataway, NJ · 27 mi
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 31 mi
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · 43 mi
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY · 48 mi
Microscopes Installed Near New York City Metro
Counted across the institutions above, from their published instrument lists.
TEM
Titan Krios
13 units at 4 institutions
FIB-SEM
Aquilos 2
4 units at 4 institutions
TEM
Talos Arctica
4 units at 4 institutions
TEM
Glacios
4 units at 2 institutions
TEM
Titan Krios G3i
3 units at 2 institutions
TEM
Tecnai T12
2 units at 2 institutions
TEM
Titan Krios G3
2 units at 2 institutions
TEM
Titan Krios G4
2 units at 2 institutions
Cryo-EM Cost 2026
Internal, external and industry rates for Krios and Glacios time from facilities' published rate sheets, and what a Krios costs to buy.
Read the pricing guide →How to Access Cryo-EM as an External User
Step-by-step guide to applying for access at facilities near New York City Metro: fee structures, training, and what to expect.
Read the access guide →Private providers that run samples
Companies that run cryo-EM as a paid service: you ship a sample, they prepare grids and collect data, and several also process it.
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Shirley, NY
Private providerDirectory page - FairJourney Biologics ↗
San Diego, CA
Private providerDirectory page - Helix Biostructures ↗
Indianapolis, IN
Private providerDirectory page - NanoImaging Services ↗
San Diego, CA
Private providerDirectory page - NovAliX ↗
Strasbourg, France
Private providerDirectory page - Proteros Biostructures ↗
Martinsried, Germany
Private providerDirectory page - Selvita (Cryo-EM Services) ↗
Cambridge, MA
Private providerDirectory page - Thermo Fisher Cryo-EM Drug Discovery Center ↗
South San Francisco, CA
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About Cryo-EM & Structural Biology Near New York City Metro
New York City's cryo-EM landscape is anchored by the New York Structural Biology Center (NYSBC), a shared facility that provides national-level cryo-EM access with multiple Titan Krios microscopes and cutting-edge detector technology. Columbia University, NYU, and Rockefeller University each operate their own cryo-EM facilities for internal and collaborative research. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center applies cryo-EM to cancer biology and drug discovery. The concentration of medical schools, research hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies in the NYC metro area creates strong demand for both single particle analysis and cryo-electron tomography services.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I do cryo-EM in New York City?
The New York Structural Biology Center (NYSBC) is the largest shared cryo-EM facility in the region. Columbia University, NYU, Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering also operate cryo-EM facilities. NYSBC accepts external users from across the country.
What is the New York Structural Biology Center?
NYSBC is a non-profit shared research facility that provides access to advanced cryo-EM instrumentation. It operates multiple Titan Krios microscopes and serves researchers from member institutions as well as external academic and industry users.
How much does cryo-EM cost in New York?
Rates at NYC facilities typically range from $100-200/hr for academic users and $250-400/hr for industry users, depending on the instrument and institution. NYSBC offers both assisted and unassisted access tiers.