Dora A. González, a PhD student who is under Prof. Emilio Palomares’ supervision, has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Synthetic Approaches for the Development of Organic Molecules and their Application” publicly on Thursday, May 16th. The members of the evaluation committee were Prof. Lluis Francesc Marsal Garví (URV), Prof. Annamaria Petrozza (Istituto Italiano di […]

Rebeca Ferrer and Dr. Joan Guillem Mayans have participated in the Tarragona edition of the Pint of Science festival celebrated from 13th to 15th May 2024 The research done at ICIQ was present this week in two bars of Tarragona, as Rebeca Ferrer and Dr. Joan Guillem Mayans participated in a new edition of the […]

Dmitry Zimin, a PhD student who is under Prof. Ruben Martin’s supervision, has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Development of Novel Ni-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling Reactions of Aziridines” publicly on May 13th. The members of the evaluation committee were Prof. Christophe Aissa (University of Liverpool), Prof. Yolanda Díaz Giménez (URV) and Prof. Ciril Gimeno Dr. […]

The researchers from de group of Prof. Marcos G. Suero have asked themselves “Can we invent a disconnection approach to novel diazo compounds?” The group of Prof. Marcos G. Suero (ICIQ) have described a new catalytic method to produce diazo compounds employing alkenes as starting materials based on a disconnection approach. This new diazo synthesis […]

The accreditation is a recognition of ICIQ effort for science communication, dissemination, and education, and it is promoted by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT). This year the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) has been accredited as a member of the Network of Units of Scientific Culture and Innovation (UCC+i), through […]

The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) is pleased to announce the incorporation of Prof. Jordi Burés. He takes the position as ICREA Research Professor who will lead a research group focused on performing experimental mechanistic studies to innovate chemical processes. Prof. Jordi Burés is a chemist known for his research in the field […]

Both collaborative projects focus on converting CO₂ into chemicals of economic interest ICIQ-CERCA has recently started two collaborative research projects funded under the CLIMA 2023 call (Grants to finance research projects for mitigation and adaptation to climate change) by AGAUR. The objective of the CLIMA 2023 call is to fund research projects or knowledge transfer […]