The Canadian Light Source is Canada's national centre for synchrotron research. Located at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, CLS is a powerful tool for academic and industrial research in a wide variety of areas including environmental science, natural resources and energy, health and life sciences, and information and communications technology. CLS operations are funded by the Government of Canada, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the National Research Council (NRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan. For more information: www.lightsource.ca/media/quickfacts.php.

The Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory is funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT). There, scientists from all over the world find excellent conditions to perform research at an internationally competitive level. Located in Campinas, State of São Paulo, LNLS makes its facilities available to users as a means of fostering science and technology. The infrastructure available to researchers includes beamlines with experimental stations installed at the synchrotron light source, high-resolution electron microscopes, scanning probe microscopes and nuclear resonance spectrometers. For more information: www.lnls.br.

Canadian official visit to Brazil
Canada's Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, The Hon. Stockwell Day, traveled to São Paulo on his way to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial Meeting in Lima, Peru. In Brazil, he attended the "International Conference on Biofuels: Biofuels as a driving force of sustainable development" on November 17. There he signed with the Brazilian Minister of Science and Technology, Sergio Machado Rezende, the Brazil-Canada Science, Technology and Innovation Agreement.

Note to editors: Photos of the signing ceremony at LNLS will be available at www.lightsource.ca/media/whatsnew/CLS-LNLS.php.

For more information contact:

Matthew Dalzell
Communications Coordinator
Canadian Light Source Inc
Ph: +1 (306) 657-3739 Cell: +1 (306) 227-0978

Adriana Lima
Head of Outreach
Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory
Ph: + 55 (19) 3512-1250

Press Offices of the Canadian Diplomatic Missions in Brazil
Ph: +55 (11) 5509-4316

Or Ph: +55 (61) 3424-5429