BCCM/LMG charges and fees for cultures and services

Last updated on 2 May 2016
 

• Price list
   
• Additional charges
   
• Ordering information and material transfer agreement

Price list

⁽¹⁾Only to the depositor or to third parties with the depositor's written authorisation.

⁽²⁾A new batch for long term storage is prepared when necessary, for example when the batch is depleted.

⁽³⁾Service reports are included in the price.

Additional charges

Bacterial cultures are routinely forwarded in freeze-dried form. A lab fee of 30,00 EUR will be added for bacterial cultures requested on agar.

A discount of 10% on the price of the strains is offered when ten or more strains are ordered at the same time.

VAT will be charged, if applicable.

Each order of biological material is subject to a handling, packaging, shipping and bank fee of:

• 15,00 EUR for orders within Belgium
   
• 40,00 EUR for orders within the EU and Switzerland
   
• 80,00 EUR for orders within the rest of the world

All orders for Biohazard Group 1 strains are sent by courier.

Shipping of Biohazard Group 2 strains must follow the special requirements from the UN Model Regulations for correct packaging and shipping of Dangerous Goods. This implicates that a special type of packaging must be used and that the parcel must be transported by a recognized courier.

In these cases the costs for handling, packaging, shipping and bank fee are:

• 45,00 EUR for deliveries within Belgium
   
• 75,00 EUR for orders to EU countries
   
• 90,00 EUR for orders within the rest of the world

In exceptional cases, bacterial strains are supplied frozen on dry ice. Such shipments are sent using a recognized courier (see Shipment of Biohazard group 2 strains). An extra fee for the dry ice and special packaging will be charged. A detailed price will be given upon request.

Ordering information and material transfer agreement

How to submit an order

• by mail ^a:

  BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection
  Ir Claudine Vereecke
  Lab. for Microbiology
  Ghent University
  K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35
  BE-9000 Gent
  Belgium

• by fax ^a: +32-(0)9-264.53.46
   
• by e-mail ^b: bccm.lmg@UGent.be
   
• on-line ^b: shopping cart

^a The first order should be sent on an order form or letter with official letterhead of your company/laboratory, signed by an authorized person.

^b Only possible if you have a BCCM/LMG customer number, which will be allocated to your company/laboratory after your first order. Orders sent by e-mail or via the website without a customer number will NOT be accepted

Specifications to be mentioned in the order form/letter for strain supply

For strains from the public collection, please specify:

• the exact identification of the requested materials (name and LMG strain number);
   
• the form of supply: freeze-dried, active, genomic DNA;
   
• the invoice address if different from the shipping address;
   
• If you want to pay by credit card please indicate this on your order form, in which case a surcharge of 1,5 % will be added to the total amount of the invoice;
   
• VAT (Value Added Tax) number, if existing.
   
• a confirmation that the persons responsible for handling the biological material have read and agree to the conditions stated in the BCCM Material Transfer Agreement.