. Mrs. Ambassador accompanied by her team responsible for Trade, Investment, Science and Technology was interested especially in CEITEC MU strategy and possibilities of collaboration with Canada in the field of life sciences. Presentations of our PhD school, strategic partnerships, HR policy including gender and work-life balance topics as well as excursions to cryoEM CF, Plant sciences CF and Josef Dadok National NMR Centre were included in the programme. The visit of Mrs. Richardson was a part of our long-term collaboration with Canadian Embassy in Prague which started with CEITEC´s mission to Canada in 2012.