Published 09.05.2018
Prices as of 09.05.2018
The user payment includes a fixed standard fee, as well as sample and data management/ processing fees.
Standard fee
The standard fee is NOK 50.000 (excl. VAT) per project, and covers, among others, the following elements:
- Processing of serum applications to the Janus Serum Bank
- Scientific support in setting up the research protocol (study design, criteria for selection of study population)
- Research administration (application to Regional Ethics Committee, application to the Cancer Registry of Norway’s Data Delivery Unit, and potential other data sources)
- Costs relating to management of data delivery from the Cancer Registry
Sample fee
The sample fee is a combination of a serum volume dependent price, and labour costs (see table below). Shipment costs are charged separately.
|
Serum volume |
Price incl. labour costs* (excl. VAT) |
|
≤ 100 μl |
NOK 200 |
|
100-150 μl |
NOK 225 |
|
151-300 μl |
NOK 250 |
|
301-400 μl |
NOK 300 |
*Labour costs (sample picking, pipetting and material costs) is per 25.04.2018 estimated to NOK 50,- per sample
Data management
The hourly rate for data management is NOK 900 (excl. VAT). The workload is estimated to 30-50 hours per project, depending on the complexity.
Data management includes:
- Linkages to the Cancer Registry of Norway for identification of study population (selection of specific cancer diagnoses and healthy controls)
- Linking of project specific covariates
- Compiling the final research file
- Quality assurance and documentation
