Get Access to the CCI Facility
The Centre for Cellular Imaging (CCI) welcomes both beginners and experienced users from academia and industry, nationally and internationally. Whether you're planning a short exploratory project or a long-term method-development project, we tailor our support to your scientific and technical needs.
How to Get Started
To begin using CCI services, please contact us at cci@gu.se. One of our team members will follow up to arrange an initial user meeting (either in person or via Zoom/Teams). This meeting typically lasts around 1 hour and allows us to:
- Understand your scientific project and imaging needs.
- Discuss sample preparation strategies and technical feasibility.
- Identify the most suitable instruments and services.
- Guide you through the registration process for access to our booking and billing system.
- Explain how training, support, and billing will work for your case.
Questions? Ready to get started?
Reach out to us at cci@gu.se 鈥 we鈥檙e happy to help.
How to Become a User
Once we've had the initial meeting and agreed on the services or instruments you will use, the next steps are:
1 CrossLab Account Activation
To book instruments or request services at the CCI, you need an active user account in .
- First, ensure your Principal Investigator (PI) has registered their group in CrossLab (see manuals above). If you鈥檙e unsure, contact us.
- Once the group exists, follow the relevant user manual, available above as PDF.
- Note: Account activation may take up to 24 hours. Please complete this step early to avoid delays.
2 Complete the User Registration Form
- Log in to the in CrossLab.
- Under 鈥淩equest Services,鈥 select the "Registration Form".
- Complete the form, read and accept the user rules, and print it.
- Have the form signed by both you and your PI.
- Bring the signed form to your first training, or any booked service.
In order to provide convenient and reliable access to high-quality imaging for as many people as possible while protecting both the users and the instruments from the consequences of any misuse, all users must agree to the CCI rules and policies regarding use of the shared equipment.
When signing our registration form you agree to follow our rules. Here a summary of these rules are presented.
Please download and read the full version carefully!
Our main ambition is to ensure a positive result at the end of the day and that you get as much out as possible from the use of the facility. However, the University 91探花 has instructed the core facilities to be partially self-sustaining, which today means 50% of the total running costs for the facility. Therefore, a user fee is charged by the hour and vary for the different types of microscopes, due to different costs for purchasing, user support, service contracts and spare parts. The Academia fees are subventioned, while the Industry pay the full price of the running costs including VAT. Minimum technical support is always included in the user fee.
CCI uses the core management system CrossLab, which makes it easy for the principal investigators to track the bookings and cost of microscopes and consumables for their lab members.
The Centre for Cellular Imaging (CCI) is using a web-based tool, CrossLab, for all resource booking at CCI, registration, tracking of usage, service requests, user database, inventory management and reporting/billing. You can find the booking pages here:
After signing up and training you will get permission to book the microscopes. For more information and scheduling of training, please contact the CCI staff, preferably using cci@gu.se.
Rules:
- It is not possible to book earlier than two weeks in advance.
- You are not allowed to cancel later than 24 hours before your booking.
- During office hours the maximum booking time is 4 hours, which should be booked as one session, while off-hours are unlimited.
For more detailed rules see the CCI User Rules prices
If you have problems, or if you need to book the microscope during longer time than is allowed, please contact the CCI staff, preferably using cci@gu.se, for booking the microscopes.