What the facility does
Canada’s light source centre, enabling innovative health, agriculture, environment, and advanced materials research for industry, government, and academic scientists,
Areas of expertise
The Industry Services group at the Canadian Light Source is a dedicated team of experts whose mission is to bring the power of synchrotron-based tools to Canadian industry. We provide everything from simple purchased access to full-service experimental design, execution, and analysis. Synchrotron-based techniques provide insights into the chemistry and structure of samples from the macroscale down to the molecular level.
Research services
- Plant Phenotyping, Crop and Agri-Product Development: computed tomography (CT); X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS); macromolecular crystallography (MX); infrared spectromicroscopy
- Drug Development, Protein Crystallography and Biomedical Imaging: MX; small-molecule diffraction (SM-XRD); powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD); CT
- Development of Advanced Materials: PXRD; SM-XRD; CT; XAS; X-ray spectromicroscopy; X-ray photoelectron microscopy
- Mining, Oil and Gas, and Soil Science: PXRD; XAS; CT; X-ray fluorescence mapping
Sectors of application
- Aerospace and satellites
- Agriculture, animal science and food
- Automotive
- Chemical industries
- Clean technology
- Defence and security industries
- Energy
- Environmental technologies and related services
- Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
- Manufacturing and processing
- Mining, minerals and metals
Specialized labs and equipment
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Biomedical Imaging and Therapy beamlines |
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Canadian Macromolecular Crystallography facilities |
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Far-Infrared Spectroscopy beamline |
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Hard X-Ray Microanalysis beamline |
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High-Resolution Spherical Grating Monochromator beamline |
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Mid-Infrared Spectromicroscopy beamline |
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Resonant Elastic And Inelastic X-Ray Scattering beamline |
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Soft X-Ray Microcharacterization beamline |
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Soft X-ray Spectromicroscopy beamline |
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Synchrotron Laboratory for Micro and Nano Devices |
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Variable Line Spacing Plane Grating Monochromator beamline |
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Very Sensitive Elemental and Structural Probe Employing Radiation from a Synchrotron |
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Private and public sector research partners
- IBM
- Chevron
- CRIAQ - Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Québec
- Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation
- SRK Consulting Inc.
- Composites Research Network
- ShutOut Solutions
- Suncor Energy
- Composites Innovation Centre
- CoCrystal Pharma Inc.
- Zymeworks
- Cameco
- Composites Research Network (CRN)
- Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC)
- National Research Council (NRC)
- Beryllium Discovery