History

2024
Prof. Jordi Burés joins ICIQ as a Group Leader
2024
ICIQ welcomes two new “la Caixa” Junior Leaders
2023
Prof. Beatriz Prieto Simón joins ICIQ as a Group Leader
2023
Dr. José A. Berrocal joins ICIQ as a Group Leader
2023
ICIQ inaugurates the first electron diffractometer in Europe, consolidating as a global reference in chemical research
2022
Dr. Casadevall, ICIQ’s new Junior Leader
2022
ICIQ’s third spin-off, Jolt, has the secret formula for hydrogen production
2022
“Prussian blue” the podcast for chemistry lovers
2021
Crysforma’s new service: Study of hydrates with our new multipurpose X-Ray diffractometer
2021
BASF and ICIQ create an award for entrepreneurship and sustainable innovation
2021
Dr. Katherine Villa and Dr. Fabio Juliá, new Junior Leaders “La Caixa”
2020
Prof. Emilio J. Palomares Gil, new ICIQ director
2020
Treellum: ICIQ’s second spin-off company
2020
AiCuris-ICIQ Joint Unit
2018
Elisabet Romero, ICIQ’s new group leader
2017
Orchestra Scientific: ICIQ's first spin-off company
2016
ERTFLOW, new ICIQ’s Technology Development Unit
2016
ICIQ joins BIST
2015
Mónica H. Pérez-Temprano, new ICIQ group leader
2014
Marcos G. Suero and Julio Lloret-Fillol, new ICIQ group leaders
2014
The new ICIQ-CELLEX HTE unit
2014
ICIQ is credited as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence
2014
“Crazy about Chemistry”
2013
Alexandr Shafir, new ICIQ group leader
2013
19 research groups
2013
ICIQ reaches Hirsh index=80
2013
A milestone: 1000 ICIQ papers published
2012
Starting Career programme
2012
Premi nacional partenariat públic privat ICIQ-Henkel-UAB
2011
ICIQ’s Fèlix Serratosa Medal to Prof. José Barluenga
2010
Unitat Mixta Henkel-ICIQ
2010
CSOL is created
2010
ICIQ is awarded with the Placa Narcís Monturiol
2009
“Química en Família”
2009
Inauguration of ICIQ’s phase II building
2009
Unitat Mixta Esteve-ICIQ
2009
New ICIQ Group Leaders: José Ramón Galán-Mascarós and Paolo Melchiorre
2009
ICIQ/URV Master on Synthesis and Catalysis
2008
Creation of ICIQ’s Summer Fellowship programme
2008
First thesis defended (Dr. Eva Santos, Bo research group)
2007
Consolider-Intecat
2006
First edition of ICIQ’s Summer School
2005
Tenure Track programme: New Group Leaders on board
2005
Crysforma: ICIQ’s first Technology Development Unit
2004
Prof. Nazario Martín delivers ICIQ’s first seminar
2004
ICIQ starts its research activities
2003
ICIQ’s inauguration
2003
The very first ICIQ group leaders are chosen after a public call
2002
ICIQ’s Scientific Advisory Board is completed
2002
Construction works start. Architect: Javier San José
2000
Miquel A. Pericàs is appointed ICIQ Director
2000
ICIQ’s legal Constitution

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