ICIQ has been awarded the Iberquimia award in the category of Innovation for its commitment to “the transfer of technology to the chemical, pharmaceutical and energy industrial sectors, as well as for the training of scientists and researchers.” “This award is a recognition to the institute and its scientists, whose research contributes to improving the […]

Klaudia Michaliszyn, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Julio Lloret-Fillol, has defended her PhD thesis entitled “Organic Transformations using Transition Metals and Photoredox Catalysts” (assigned to the Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Department of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on April 27th. The members of the evaluation committee were: Prof. Dr. Xavier Ribas (Universitat de Girona), Dr. […]

Pau Sarró, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Marcos G. Suero, has defended his PhD thesis entitled “The discovery and development of a Rh-catalyzed carbyne transfer platform for the skeletal modification of C(sp2)–C(sp2) bonds” (assigned to the Organic and Analytical Chemistry Department of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on April 26th. The members […]

Dr. Arianna Brandolese, a postdoctoral researcher in the Kleij group, has won the prize to the best Oral Communication award at the 4th International Green Catalysis Sumposium, which took place on April 19th-22nd in Rennes, France. The communication was entitled “Polyesters Derived from Fatty Acids: a New Catalytic Valorization Route.”       The TRIPyr project is […]

ICIQ ”La Caixa” junior group leader, Dr. Fabio Juliá has been awarded the ‘Young Investigator 2022’ Prize, given annually by Lilly and the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ). This prize distinguishes young Spanish promises under the age of 40 for the excellency of their scientific research and their professional projection. The award-winning work focuses on using visible light as a […]

The MAKI project, led by Dr. Gemma Aragay (Ballester group) and Dr. Ruslan Alvarez (ICN2), and the QEE2DUP project, led by Dr. Roshan Krishna Kumar (ICFO) and Dr. José Ramon Durán (ICN2), have won the 2021 BIST Ignite Awards. These awards recognise the two most promising projects from among the five selected in the “seed” […]

Five ICIQers participate as mentors in Inspira STEAM, a pioneering project aimed to promote scientific-technological vocations among girls and young people. Already on its 6th edition, Inspira STEAM is spearheaded by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Deusto, in collaboration with regional coordinators – Universitat Rovira i Virgili being the coordinator for Tarragona. […]