ICIQ – Innovation & Valorisation Laboratory, ICIQ – Medicinal Chemistry and ICIQ – Crysforma work together to reach the best solution in every project ICIQ Knowledge and Technology Transfer area (KTT) is the bridge between the research carried out at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ – CERCA) and the society, transferring ICIQ […]

The magazine “Industria Química” kicks off the year 2024 with a special edition on the chemical industry in Catalonia, for which the collaboration of the ICIQ has been sought. ICIQ has participated with an article that covers the various steps involved in artificial photosynthesis and the research conducted at the Institut Català d’Investigació Química in […]

A collaboration between research groups from ICIQ demonstrate how the presence of an external magnetic field alters the reaction mechanism of the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction On September 30, 1845, Michael Faraday wrote in his diary “Considering the nature of the relation between magnetic and electric forces, I think it must be some effect produced […]

“One fine morning I found that a crystal had condensed accidentally on a round bottom flask and I thought of taking a picture because it looked really interesting,” that is the beauty of science! Dr. Aratrika Chakraborty is an MSCA Fellow Postdoctoral Researcher at the group of Prof. Julio Lloret-Fillol and her picture “Crystal Clear” […]

She is the inaugural woman appointed as director, previously serving as ICIQ’s General Manager from 2020 to 2024 We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Laia Pellejà as the new director of the ICERCA Foundation, effective March 1st. The Board, under the leadership of Minister Joaquim Nadal i Farreras, has approved this significant […]

The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships programme (MSCA-PF-2023) for the year 2023 has successfully awarded eight postdoctoral researchers to start working at ICIQ thanks to this highly competitive grant, with a total endowment of more than 1 M EUR. The MSCA-PF initiative specifically targets PhD holders aiming to conduct their research abroad, acquire new skills, […]

In honor of World Radio Day on February 13, ICIQ proudly hosted a special broadcast of ‘La Veu de Tarragona’ on Tarragona Ràdio. The programme, led by Josep Suñé, went live from the ICIQ facilities from 09:00 to 11:00 am local time. World Radio Day is observed internationally on February 13 every year and serves […]