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What's holding back outsourcing to cloud labs?
Answer by jeff_yNov 02, 202120

ECL is a good fit for my use case, which is running a small-scale, independent, non-profit research lab. I agree with a lot of what @ryan_b said. In addition, it's very expensive. Billed annually, a nonprofit can get the price down to $24k / month. There's a similar discount for startups. Pay monthly, and add some tutoring, and you're looking at almost $49k / month.

In comparison, renting a bench (with standard equipment) in Cambridge, MA costs around $3k - 4k / month, and other bio incubators might charge as little as $500 / month.

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