“Centre for Medical Innovation & Entrepreneurship” (CMIE) at AIIMS, Delhi is the 60th Bio-Incubator under the BIRAC – BioNEST Scheme.

Contacts

9th Floor, National Centre for Aging AIIMS, New Delhi

cmie@aiims.edu

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Incubation & Other Charges

CMIE
CCRF
SAIF
Animal Facility

Incubation Charges for CMIE

CategoryType of SpaceInclusionsCost (Rs)*
Wet LabWet Lab in Shared Facility with independent shelfWet bench (5 * 2.5ft)  + Office DeskRs. 6,000/month/start-up

Exclusive Cubicle

(4 Seater)

 ~ 150 sq ftRs. 100/sq ft

Exclusive Cubicle

(6 Seater)

~220 sq ftRs. 100/sq ft
Independent DeskOffice Desk Rs. 4,000/month
Mammalian Culture CO2 Incubator, Inverted Fluorescent Research Microscope, Refrigerated Centrifuge, Cell Counter, Liquid N2, Biosafety Laminar Hood, RefrigeratorRs. 7,500/month/start-up
Microbial Culture Biosafety laminar hood, BOD incubator, shaking incubator, refrigeratorRs. 4,000/month/start-up
Instruments from common facilityAdvanced instrumentsHigh-throughput spectrofluorimeter, thermal cycler, RT-PCR, Deep Freezer (-20oC, -80oC), Refrigerator (4oC), Lyophilizer, High/Ultra/Refrigerated Centrifuges, Gel Doc System, Electrophoresis units, Ice Flaking Machine, HPLCRs. 10,000/month/start-up

Chemistry/

Nanotechnology laboratory

 Fume Hood, Rotary Evaporator, Chiller, Magnetic Stirrers, Glasswares (condensers, N2/Ar Gas, filtration units), Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, Dynamic Light Scattering UnitRs. 7,500/month/start-up
Audio/Video Facility Large Screen + Basic facility

No charges for first 3 hours/week on prior booking.

Rs. 250/hour post 3 hours.

Basic Instruments pH Meter, precision analytical weighing balance, micro-pipettes, plasticware, double distillation water plant, MQ water system, autoclave, hot air ovenFree of Cost.

*Subject to revision annually.

Charges For The Incubatees To Use Centralized Core Research Facility 9th Floor Convergence Block, AIIMS, New Delhi

S. No. Facility Name of the Tests/ Service User Charges for CMIE Incubatees
1. BIOSAFETY LEVEL-3 (BSL-3)

Contact:
Faculty Coordinator
Dr Vikram Saini
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Email: vikram@aiims.edu

Scientist-II
Dr. Sunita Kanswal
Email: sunitakanswal@gmail.com
Phone: 7780378298

Dr. Atul Vashist
Email: atulvashist1980@gmail.com
Phone: 9999043171

BMS Room
Tel No. 26549372 / 26549373 ext. 104		 Research activities involving the handling and manipulation of biohazardous Class-III bacterial and viral pathogens e.g Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bacillus anthracis, Rickettsia, HIV, Influenza, SARS-CoV-2 etc.

The facility has dedicated laboratory areas as follows:
  1. TB / Bacteriology laboratory
  2. Virology BSL-3 laboratory
  3. BSL-3 Training area (for training of the Staff / scientists / students)
List of select Instruments available:
  1. Class II B2 Type Biosafety Cabinets (BSC).
  2. CO2 incubators, BOD incubators, Shaker incubators.
  3. Refrigerated Centrifuge, Microfuge, Picofuge.
  4. Anaerobic Glove box
  5. Micropipettes, Multi-channel pipettes, Pipette aids.
  6. MGIT
  7. Refrigerators (4 °C), Deep Freezers (-20 °C & -80 °C) and Nitrogen Cylinders for short term storage of biological samples and reagents.
  8. Digital Colony Counter
  9. LED Microscope
  10. RT PCR Machine
  11. Double Door Autoclave and vertical autoclaves for decontamination of the bio-hazardous waste.
  12. Ultracentrifuge
  13. Nucleic acid Extraction system
  14. Bead beater and Tissue homogeniser
  15. Multi-mode Reader.
  16. ELISA Plate Reader.
 Rs. 1,500/hour for using the BSL – 3 facility.
Rs. 500/hour for the usage of the instruments.
Rs. 750* per visit for the PPE kit provided by the facility.
*PPE cost is subject to revision every six months

Users must bring their own reagents and consumables for their research needs.
2. BIOANALYTICS

Contact:
Faculty Incharge
Prof. T. Velpandian

Scientist-II
Dr. Hanuman Prasad Sharma
Email: hpsharma.aiims@gmail.com
Email: bioanalytics.ccrf@gmail.com
Phone: 26549372/26549373 ext 121
Phone: 9079891328		 LC-MS/MS analysis Rs. 1,500/sample.
Rs. 2,000/hour to be charged if validation of the method is to be carried out
HPLC analysis Rs. 250/sample + Rs. 250/hour
Flash chromatography analysis Rs. 750/hour
3. BIOINFORMATICS

Contact:
Faculty Incharge
Prof. Punit Kaur

Scientist-II
Dr. Amit Katiyar
Email: dr.amitkatiyar@gmail.com
Phone: 9999802332 		Services include analysis of the following:
  • Whole-genome sequencing (WGS)
  • Whole-exome sequencing (WES)
  • RNA sequencing (RNA-seq)
  • Small RNA sequencing (sRNA-seq)
  • Copy number variation (CNV)
  • Targeted sequencing/panels
  • de novo genome assembly and annotation
  • Pan-genome (core genome and accessory genome)
  • Illumina BeadChip Array (HumanMethylation450/EPIC)
  • Microarray (Affymetrix, Agilent, and Illumina)
  • 16S/Metagenomics
  • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
  • Gene ontology and pathway enrichment analysis
  • Functional gene annotation
  • Sequence/genome alignment
  • Comparative genomics
  • Motif prediction
  • Phylogenetic analysis
  • Protein-protein interaction network
  • Molecular docking and simulation
  • Bioinformatics databases and data mining
  • Machine learning/AI on Genomics data
 Rs. 5,000/analysis
4. FLOW CYTOMETRY

Contact:
Faculty Incharge
Prof. D.K. Mitra

Scientist-II
Dr. Rahul Sharma
Email: rahulsharmabio@gmail.com
Phone: 011-26549373, Ext-122
Phone: 8527570780		 Cell Sorting Rs. 1,000/hour
Cell Acquisition Rs. 750/hour
FlowJo software access to the users for data analysis (To be performed by user themselves). Rs. 150/sample
5. GENERAL FACILITY

Contact:
Faculty Incharge
Prof. Kalpana Luthra
Department of Biochemistry

Scientist-II
Dr. Amit Singh
Email: amitsingh.aiims@gmail.com
Email: amitsingh@aiims.edu
Mobile: 8505808200

Dr. Vikas Sharma
Email: vks.biotech@gmail.com
Mobile: 8383057943
General Facility Tel No. 26549372/26549373 ext. 102/103
Email: generalfacility.ccrf@gmail.com
  1. Real Time PCR machine (Model: CFX96; Biorad)
  2. PCR (Model: SureCyclr 8800; Proflex triple block)
  3. Ultra-Centrifuge (Model: Optima XPN100)
  4. Imaging system (Model: Cytation 1)
  5. Electroporator (Model: GenePulser Xcell)
  6. Refrigerated Microfuge (Model: Heraeus Fresco)
  7. Homogenizer (Model: JSHR-270D)
  8. Agarose gel electrophoresis (Bio-Rad)
  9. SDS-PAGE (Invitrogen)
  10. Western Blot apparatus (Invitrogen)
  11. ELISA Reader and Washer (Bio-Rad)
  12. Gel Documentation System (Syngene)
  13. MilliQ & RO water system
  14. Icematic
  15. pH Meter
  16. Magnetic stirrer
  17. Shaking Incubator
  18. Water bath cum shaker

Rs. 250/hour (For RT-PCR, PCR, Ultra-Centrifuge, Electroporator, microfuge, Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, SDS PAGE, Western Blotting)
A minimum of Rs. 250 would be charged for a duration of less than 30 minutes.

Rs. 200/sample (for homogenizer, ELISA Reader, Gel Documentation System)

pH meter, magnetic stirrer, shaking incubator, water bath cum shaker, icematic, MilliQ & RO Water System will be free of cost.
6. GENOMICS

Contact:
Faculty Incharge
Prof. Madhulika Kabra
Prof. Ritu Gupta

Scientist-II
Dr. Lata Rani
Email: lata2111@gmail.com
Email: genomics.ccrf@gmail.com
Phone: 26549293; ext No: 116-118
Phone: 9910264096 		Sequencing on Novaseq 6000*(Illumina) Rs. 1,000/sample
Kits to be provided by user.
Sequencing on Miseq *(Illumina)
Sequencing on 3730 Genetic analyzer** (Sanger Sequencer, Applied Biosystems) Rs. 6,000/run of ≤48 samples
Quality check of RNA/ NGS libraries on Fragment Analyzer 5200 (Agilent Technologies) Rs. 1,000/sample
Quantification of DNA/ RNA/ NGS Libraries on Qubit (Invitrogen) Rs. 250/sample
DNA/RNA/Chromatin Shearing on focussed ultrasonicator ME220 Rs. 1,000/sample
Expression profiling on nCounter Sprint Profiler*** (Nanostring) Rs. 7,500/ run of ≤12 samples
7. MICROSCOPY

Contact:
Faculty Incharge
Prof. P.P. Chattopadhyay

Scientist-II
Dr. Saumitra Dey Choudhury
Email: saumitra.d.c@aiims.edu
Email: confocal.ccrf.aiims@gmail.com
Email: sam08blore@gmail.com
Phone: +91-7566660260		 Fixed sample imaging Rs. 1,000/hour
Live cell imaging Rs. 1,500/hour
Offline Analysis
8. PROTEOMICS

Contact:
Faculty Incharge
Prof. Punit Kaur

Scientist-II
Dr. Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay
Email: Proteomics.ccrf@gmail.com
Email: sabyachem@gmail.com
Phone: 26549372/9373; Extn: 120, 121 97177
  1. LCMS based Proteomics (Both qualitative and quantitative)
  2. Label based LCMS proteomics (4*4 plex, kits have to procured by user)
  3. Iso-electric focusing
  4. 2D electrophoresis
  5. Gel Scanning flow
 Rs. 3000/LCMS run
Rs. 1,10,000
Rs. 800/sample
Rs. 750/gel
Rs. 500/gel

Note:

  1. For more details, please visit https://ccrf.aiims.edu/
  2. For queries related to use of lab services or to get the requisition form, please contact the Scientist-II of the concerned facility as per details given above.
  3. For payment related or general queries, please contact: Dr. Kamal Gulati, Scientist-II, CCRF at drkamalgulatiaiims@gmail.com, Phone: 8178291903.

Charges For The Incubatees To Use Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility (SAIF)

Instrument/Analysis Proposed Incubatee Charges
Technai (HT-TEM) Rs. 2100/-
Rs. 2000/slot + Rs. 100/10 images
Technai (HT-TEM) with diffraction Rs. 2500/-
Rs. 2000/slot + Rs. 100/10 images + Rs. 400/image of diffraction
Technai (Cryo-EM) Rs. 2100/-
Rs. 2000/slot + Rs. 100/10 images
Technai (Cryo-EM) with diffraction Rs. 2500/-
Rs. 2000/slot + Rs. 100/10 images + Rs. 400/image of diffraction
SEM imaging with SE Mode Rs. 1600/-
Rs. 1500/slot + Rs. 100/10 images
SEM imaging with BSE Mode Rs. 1600/-
Rs. 1500/slot + Rs. 100/10 images
Cold staging imaging Rs. 1600/-
Rs. 1500/slot + Rs. 100/10 images
Biological Sample (Block) Preparation for TEM Rs. 900/sample
Negative Staining Sample preparation for TEM Rs. 300/grid
Sample Preparation For Immuno-Electron Microscopy(IEM) Rs. 1900/sample/labelling
Confocal Microscope Sample Preparation Rs. 1100/-
Rs. 1000/slot + Rs. 100/10 images

Rates For Procurement Of Different Laboratory Animal (Rs./ Animal)

S. No Animal For Institute (AIIMS) Rate (Rs.) For Outsiders Rate (Rs.)
1. Swiss Albino Mice 40/- 100/-
2. Babl/c-57 (Black and white) 75/- 125/-
3. Rat 50/- 125/-
4. Hamster 75/- 150/-
5. Guinea Pig 100/- 200/-
6. Rabbit 200/- 350/-

Rates For Maintenance Of Different Laboratory Animal (Rs./Animal/Day)

S. No Animal Rate (Rs.)
1. Swiss albino Mice 3/-
2. Balb/c-57 (black and white) 3/-
3. Rat 5/-
4. Hamster 5/-
5. Guinea Pig 7/-
6. Rabbit 10/-

– The rates as per available on www.aiims.edu/en/central_animal_home.html?id=158

– Usage of Central Animal Facility would be subject to the availability of sufficient appropriate animals and space.