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Welcome to the Affymetrix® Core Lab Program
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BENEFITS OF THE CORE LAB PROGRAM
  Members of the Affymetrix Core Lab Program will have access to the following annual benefits:
  Free Arrays
  Free arrays can be any combination of catalog arrays, and can be ordered as required throughout the year.

Bronze
Silver
Gold
26 free
arrays
36 free
arrays
52 free
arrays
  Affymetrix Service Agreement Programs
  To participate in the Affymetrix Core Lab Program, all GeneChip®-brand instruments at the core lab must be covered by a valid service contract.

All core labs have the opportunity to purchase instrument service contracts with the discounts shown below.

Bronze
Silver
Gold
20% off
Assurance
20% off Elite
25% off
Assurance
25% off Elite
30% off
Assurance
30% off Elite


Affymetrix offers two affordable service agreement plans for Affymetrix instrumentation. These programs are based to fit our customers’ ongoing needs when their original warranty expires.

Affymetrix can help you determine what contract you need based on your past maintenance records and your anticipated needs for the upcoming year. For assistance in selecting and ordering service agreements, please contact the Service Contract Administrator at 1-888-362-2447 (888-DNA-CHIP) or instrument_support@affymetrix.com for North America and 44-0-1628-552548 or instrumentcontracts_eu@affymetrix.com for Europe.
  Exclusive Offers on Data Analysis Solution from Partek®
  Partek Genomic Suite™ Core Edition Discount
  In partnership with Partek, we are pleased to offer an exclusive GS Core Edition license at a 10 percent discounted rate for members of the Core Lab Program.
  Partek GS for Data Analysis and Visualization
  Partek GS integrates advanced statistics and interactive visualization to extract meaningful patterns that are hiding in data. Partek GS can import and analyze raw and processed data from all major Affymetrix GeneChip® technologies, including 3’ IVT Arrays, Exon Arrays, 100K/500K/SNP 5.0/SNP 6.0 Arrays and Tiling Arrays.

Partek GS is the only software product that is GeneChip-compatible™ in all of the following areas:

GeneChip-compatible Software
Copy
Number
Exon
Expression
Gene
Expression
SNP
Analysis
Regulation
Partek
  Instrument Discounts
  Affymetrix provides exclusive offers to core labs with the aim of facilitating building capacity as your throughput increases. Upon renewal and promotion to the next level, you will be issued a quote that enables you to purchase instruments at a deeply discounted price within the next 12 months of your agreement.
  New Product Validation
  When Affymetrix launches new products, Core Lab Program members will have the opportunity to evaluate them through tier-specific discounts.
  Co-marketing Program
  Joint Seminars and Exhibitions
  Affymetrix would like to work with you to facilitate promotion of your services and growth of your throughput. On an annual basis, we will offer you the opportunity to participate in a number of joint exhibitions or seminars within your institution. These events are designed to promote your services and applications to the rest of the institution.

Bronze
Silver
Gold
2 events per year
1 event per year
1 event per year
  Marketing Materials
 

As part of the co-marketing program, you will be able to order all Affymetrix literature online. This material can be used for application-specific seminars or simply to promote your Affymetrix Core Facility to your customers. Many of our marketing pieces are application-focused, enabling you to tailor the material to your customers’ needs.

We will also send you Affymetrix Core Lab folders annually. These folders, useful for your customers, can include your logo, a list or services offered and pricing information.

  Subscription to the Communication Program
  Core Lab Program members enjoy a wide range of resources, including events and insightful communications.
  Core Lab Directors Meeting
  Each year, Affymetrix sponsors and organizes a meeting exclusively for core lab directors. This is the ideal opportunity to find out about the latest technological developments from Affymetrix, learn from the experiences of colleagues and network with other core lab directors and Affymetrix staff. As a member of the Core Lab Program, you are entitled to one free seat at this meeting annually.
  The Core Online
 

The Core Online is an exclusive website for Core Lab Program members. You can login and access The Core Online to get recent updates, view third-party news and track training and workshops.

Login to The Core Online

With The Core Online, you will have access to the following:

•  Marketing Material
    Product support packages
    Online ordering of Affymetrix literature
    Slide decks for presenting new applications to your customers
  •  Technical Resources
    Hints and tips
    Protocols and handbooks
    Third-party software updates
  •  Application Focus
    Application-specific workflows
    Relevant publications
  •  Success Stories
    Interviews with core lab directors
    Application Notes and White Papers
  •  Events
    Core Lab Directors’ Meeting
    Webinars
    Data analysis workshops
  •  Program-specific Updates
    Changes to the Core Lab Program
    New benefits
    Promotions
   
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