The purchase price for each virus is dependent on the specific BSL category to which the virus has been assigned in Europe.

Prices, as of February 2010, are indicated below ( VAT and shipment costs not included ):

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For virus derived products and services, the price will be given by the EVA partner delivering the product or the service after the order has been registered.

Access free of charges may be granted to eligible customers:

To be eligible for free of charge access the customer must work in an institution established in an EU Member State or FP7 Associated State. visit this link to see the details of EU member and associate States

The customer requesting free of charge access shall be required by EVA to submit in writing a description of the work that they wish to carry out and their name, nationality and home institution.

This information will be reviewed by a selection panel, which will assess all requests received and recommend whether or not the customer should benefit from free of charge access.

In so doing, it will apply the principles of transparency, fairness and impartiality. The selection panel is composed of international experts in the field. It will base its selection on scientific merit, taking into account that priority should be given to customers who have not previously used the infrastructure.

The cost for supplying reagents will be supported by the E.U. according to the grant agreement 228292.

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