Prices
Price list from 1st of December 2018.
A small charge for academic users is applied to each resource to cover the cost and delivery, as detailed in the table below. For commercial users prices are double the cost below.
| Resource | Price | Shipping Shipping only with specialised animal courier – quotes on request, the shipping cost is paid directly to the courier company (PO must be supplied prior to shipment) |
| Xenopus laevis WT (adult) FEMALE | £29.00 | |
| Xenopus laevis WT (adult) MALE | £24.00 | |
| Xenopus tropicalis WT (adult) FEMALE/MALE | £24.00 | |
| Transgenic Xenopus laevis (adult) FEMALE | £33.00 | |
| Transgenic Xenopus laevis (adult) MALE | £28.00 | |
| Transgenic Xenopus tropicalis (adult) FEMALE/MALE | £25.00 | |
| Xenopus laevis (tadpole) x MONTH OLD | £3.00 | |
| Xenopus tropicalis (tadpole) x MONTH OLD | £3.00 |
| Embryos Xla | £50.00 | + £10 cost of packaging
Due to CV-19 all shipment are delivered by with Express International (shipping charges to be paid directly to the courier company) Sent via Express International by next day service to choose from;
(Please note that this service is not-guaranteed although in most cases the packages arrive before their ETA. The only guaranteed option is a “same-day dedicated driver service” which Express International do themselves. The cost for this starts from £135 + VAT (for locations within a radius of 75mi) + £15 if inside the congestion charge zone. Please enquire further if this is your preferred option. |
| Embryos GA | £55.00 | |
| Oocytes (Per Batch – 7-10mL) | £40.00 | |
| Fresh testes WT | £35.00 | |
| Fresh testes GA | £39.00 | |
| Frozen sperm (aliquot) | £6.00 | + £58 cost of packaging (£16 per box), dry ice (£32 up to 20kg) and delivery arrangements (£10), sent on dry ice with Express International (shipping charges to be paid directly to the courier company) |
| Egg extracts (100uL) | £20.00 |
*please enquire as there are courier limitation in delivery to some of the UK location within 24hrs
| Plasmids (Liquid/Spot) | £10.00 | Sent with Royal Mail (not for antibodies) or Express International (shipping charges to be paid directly to the courier company) + £10 cost of packaging |
| Fosmids (Per Stab) | £20.00 | |
| BACs (Per Stab) | £20.00 | |
| Antibody (500ul) | £24.00 | |
| OFReome (Per Stab) | £20.00 |
| Packaging (for resources) | £10.00 |
| Packaging Worldwide (for frogs) | from £23 up |
| Bucket | £7.00 |
| Insulated box – Worldwide | £50.00 |
| Insulated box for dry ice | £16 |
| Dry ice | £32 |
| Delivery arrangement | £10 |
How to order resources
To order resources from the EXRC, please download the Xenopus Request Form and email your order to EXRC@xenopusresource.org.
If you have any specific questions or you want to discuss your order, please contact us at EXRC@xenopusresource.org or by phone on +44(0)23 9284 2327.
Plasmids are usually spotted onto filter paper and sent via Royal Mail.
Fosmids and ORFeome clones are provided as an LB Stab culture in a Falcon tube and sent via Royal Mail.
Antibodies are sent in microcentrifuge tubes packed with ice blocks and usually sent via courier (paid for directly to the courier company after delivery).
Oocytes are sent in 1x MBS* with one ovary per Falcon tube and sent via Express International by next day service to choose from;
- Standard £26 + VAT (by the end of day)
- Next day pre 12 £36 + VAT
- Next day pre 10am £50 + VAT
- Next day pre 9am £66 + VAT
Live frogs are sent via a licensed livestock courier (a separate Purchase Order for the specialised courier must be provided prior to shipping).
A small charge for academic users is applied to each resource to cover the cost and delivery detailed in the table below.
* 1 x MBS
* 1 x MBS88mM NaCl, 1mM KCl, 2.4mM NaHCO3, 0.82mM MgSO4 x 2H2O, 0.33mM Ca(NO3)2 x 2H2O, 0.41mM CaCl2x 6H2O, 10mM HEPES
VAT will be charged at the prevailing rate. For UK customers, who are charities, VAT Zero rating might be applicable for specific supplies; this will be stated in your quotation. We would also like to remind you that VAT is always added for any purchases of live frogs.
Please note that our preferred method of payment is on the online store (links supplied upon purchase confirmation). If you cannot pay by credit card, we can issue an invoice.
For this method of payment, we require an official order from your organization that states your acceptance of our terms and conditions, and there will be an additional £20 surcharge to cover administration costs.
We can not raise invoices for less than £100; therefore any amount that falls under will be rounded up to £100, and the administrative fee of £20 will be added on top of that totaling £120 for the given invoice.
If you have provided the EXRC with resources please download a copy of the EXRC logo (.jpg) to display on your website so other Xenopus users know we have the resources available.
