Pricing

  • There is no mimimum number of strains per order;
  • Prices are different depending on whether you are from a public sector (research centre, university, etc.) or private sector (commercial company) organization;
  • Note : La fourniture de cultures est gratuite pour les établissements scolaires français (écoles primaires, collèges et lycées);
  • Shipping costs will be added to all orders (unless strains are picked up in Roscoff);
  • Note that French uers will have to pay 20% VAT;
  • Please note that the price for public sector users represents less than 30% of the full economic cost of providing strains (>70% of the cost is subsidized by the CNRS and Sorbonne University).

RCC prices for MICROORGANISM strains and associated services:

                                                   Unit price
   MICROORGANISMS
Item Public sector
(University, Research center)
Private company
  Culture 30 mL live 50 € 150 €
  Culture 1 L live 100 € 300 €
     
  Culture medium 1 L 50 € 100 €
  Strain identification 100 € 200 €
  Strain cryopreservation 100 € 200 €
  Private strain deposit (live) 150 € / year 450 € / year
  Private strain deposit (cryopreserved) 50 € / year

150 € / year

RCC prices for MACROALGAE (SEAWEED) strains and associated services:

                                                   Unit price
   MACROALGAE
Item Public sector
(University, Research center)
Private company
  Culture per unit of medium (live) 50 € 150 €
  Culture per unit of medium (cryopreserved) 300 € 600 €
     
  PES Culture medium 1 L 50 € 100 €
  Strain identification Available on quotation Available on quotation
  Strain cryopreservation 100 € 200 €
  Private strain deposit (live) 450 € / year 900 € / year
  Private strain deposit (cryopreserved) 150 € / year

300 € / year