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Scientific dissemination event held in Bras\u00edlia (DF) with a series of activities to engage young people and children in science. A highlight of the CNPEM booth was Project Orion<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Legend: Minister Luciana Santos of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) interacts with CNPEM’s Instagram profile, virtually trying on the protective suit for level 4 biosafety containment labs (Photo credit: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation\/Outreach)<\/p><\/div>\n

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During November 5\u201310 in Bras\u00edlia (DF), the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) participated in the 21st National Science and Technology Week (SNCT). This year’s topic was \u201cBrazilian biomes: diversity, knowledge and social technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event, held alongside the Museu Nacional da Rep\u00fablica, brought together several centers linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). Among the public figures who attended, Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva and Ministry of Science and Technology Luciana Santos visited CNPEM’s booth. Both participated in an activity involving the Center’s social media where they used virtual reality to “try on” the protective suit used for work in maximum biological containment laboratories.<\/p>\n

Besides showcasing Project Orion (a lab complex for advanced pathogen research that will be home to Latin America’s first maximum biosecurity lab and the first in the world connected to synchrotron light source, Sirius), the CNPEM booth showed off a scale model of the Sirius particle accelerator and 3D models of viral structures like the Mayaro virus and the 3CL protein of the virus that causes Covid-19, illustrating the different scientific applications of Sirius.<\/p>\n

Materials publicizing the Ilum School of Science, the Summer Scholarships Program (Programa Bolsa de Ver\u00e3o, PBV) and the Sirius School for High School Teachers (Escola Sirius para Professores do Ensino M\u00e9dio, ESPEM) were also distributed, reinforcing CNPEM’s commitment to popularizing science and training human resources.<\/p>\n

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Legend: Visitors at the CNPEM booth (Photo credit: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation\/Outreach)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Science and Technology Week event involved various activities to promote engagement among young people and adolescents, strengthening Brazil’s scientific culture. Along with the exhibits, the event also included activities from the National Program to Popularize Science (Pop Ci\u00eancia) to stimulate the connection between science and society.<\/p>\n

Project Orion<\/h2>

Project Orion will be a laboratory complex for advanced pathogen research, and will include Latin America\u2019s first maximum biological containment level facilities (BSL-4), the only labs of this kind in the world connected to a synchrotron light source, Sirius. Currently under construction in the city of Campinas, S\u00e3o Paulo on the CNPEM campus, this project will combine analytic techniques and advanced competencies in bioimaging which will be open to the scientific community and public agencies. By permitting advances in knowledge on pathogens and related diseases, Orion will support health surveillance activities and policies, as well as the development of diagnostic methods, vaccines, treatments, and epidemiological strategies. Orion will support national sovereignty in facing health crises, and has the potential to benefit various areas such as health, science and technology, defense, and the environment. The implementation of Project Orion is overseen by the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), a social organization linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). The project is part of the federal government\u2019s New Growth Acceleration Program (PAC) and funded with resources from the National Scientific and Technological Development Fund (FNDCT) and MCTI, with support from the Ministry of Health (MS). This initiative is part of the federal government\u2019s New Industry Brazil (NIB) stimulus policy and will serve as an instrument of national sovereignty, competence, and security in the fields of science and technology for research, defense, and human, animal, and environmental health. Orion was also planned to strengthen the Health Economic-Industrial Complex (CEIS), an initiative coordinated by the Ministry of Health and intended to meet priority demands from the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS).<\/p><\/div>\n

About CNPEM<\/h2>

The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is home to a state-of-the-art, multi-user and multidisciplinary scientific environment and works on different fronts within the Brazilian National System for Science, Technology and Innovation. A social organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), CNPEM is driven by research that impacts the areas of health, energy, renewable materials, and sustainability. It is responsible for Sirius, the largest assembly of scientific equipment constructed in the country, and is currently constructing Project Orion, a laboratory complex for advanced pathogen research. Highly specialized science and engineering teams, sophisticated infrastructure open to the scientific community, strategic lines of investigation, innovative projects involving the productive sector, and training for researchers and students are the pillars of this institution that is unique in Brazil and able to serve as a bridge between knowledge and innovation. CNPEM\u2019s research and development activities are carried out through its four National Laboratories: Synchrotron Light (LNLS), Biosciences (LNBio), Nanotechnology (LNNano), Biorenewables (LNBR), as well as its Technology Unit (DAT) and the Ilum School of Science \u2014 an undergraduate program in Science and Technology supported by the Ministry of Education (MEC).<\/p>

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