ICIQ recently hosted a Christmas celebration filled with joy, excitement and array of festive activities. The highlight of the celebration has taken place last Tuesday 19th, as the ICIQ Community gathered for a delighted lunch featuring traditional dishes such as fideuà and rice, prepared by renowned chefs. The atmosphere was imbued with warmth and merriment, […]

For the fourth year, the ICIQ Severo Ochoa International Mobility Programme has awarded seven fellowships to ICIQ predoctoral students to develop a research project in an international institution abroad during 2024. These fellowships aim to allow excellent young ICIQ researchers to experience a different research environment and complement their research training.  The awarded students are: The ICIQ-Severo […]

The centre will propose an action plan to reduce it and will conduct the study again in 2025 The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) has carried out an extensive study on the impact that its daily and research activities had on the environment in 2022. The carbon footprint, “an indicator of greenhouse gas […]

Lucía Morán, a PhD student who is under Prof. Feliu Maseras’ supervision, has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Decoding Chemical Processes: The Power of Data-Driven Descriptors” publicly on December 14th. The members of the evaluation committee were Prof. Natalie Fey (University of Bristol, UK), Prof. Jordi Carbó (Universitat Rovira i Virgili) and Prof. Israel […]

The Crysforma team develops regular methods for clients according to their solid-state property requirements Crysforma, the unit specialised in solid-state development at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), creates and refines processes to make crystals that meet specific needs in their properties, with a primary focus on creating key components for pharmaceutical drugs. […]

In October 2023, the EU funded project “SUNGATE” commenced with ICIQ among the 12 partners that participate on it. The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) stands at the forefront in the search for innovative solutions to global sustainability challenges through strategic chemistry approaches. Amidst the ongoing energy transition and ongoing climate change, many […]

The team collaborates to share experiences and implement sustainable measures in their everyday tasks and research The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) and 17 other research centres from Catalonia have created the Sustainable Research Catalonia (SuRe) workgroup with the aim of promoting sustainability within each centre and facilitating the exchange of experiences among […]