Cost structure

Rates are established yearly by the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center

Please contact us to inquire about project-based pricing. We are happy to work with investigators to submit grant applications to fund HTS/HCS projects.


Internal OSU rates (FY25):

Estimated rate for standard HTS of small molecule libraries by DDSR-HTS staff:

Setup fee (typically $7,500) for assay adaption plus $1.00/well for execution on 384-well plates. Prices per well can be reduced for larger screens (> 5,000 compounds). Some more costly assay formats (e.g. NanoBRET) require a higher setup fee.


Estimated rate for standard HCS (high throughput confocal imaging on the Opera Phenix Plus or high throughput flow cytometry on the Sartorius iQue3) of libraries by DDSR-HTS staff:

Setup fee (typically $10,000) for assay adaption plus $2.50/well for execution on 384-well plates. Prices per well can be reduced for larger screens (> 5,000 compounds).


Instrumentation use:

Please inquire about hourly rates for trained users (unassisted, 0.5 h minimum)

Please inquire about hourly rates for OSUCCC members, non-OSUCCC members, and experimentation conducted by DDSR-HTSC staff


Assay adaption or development:

Please contact us to inquire


Plated compounds:

Please contact us to inquire


Data analysis:

Please contact us to inquire


External rates:

Please contact us to inquire