Thomas Duhamel, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Kilian Muñiz (ICIQ) and Prof. Ruben Martin (ICIQ), has virtually defended his PhD thesis entitled “Design of New C(sp3)-H Functionalization Through Halogen Catalysis” (assigned to the Universidad de Oviedo) publicly on November 25th.   The members of the evaluation committee were: Prof. Jose Manuel Gonzalez Diaz […]

Andreu Tortajada, PhD student under the supervision of Prof Rubén Martín (ICIQ), has virtually defended his PhD thesis entitled “Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Carboxylation and Amidation of Organic Matter” (assigned to the Department of Analytical and Organic Chemistry of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on November 24th.   The members of the evaluation committee were: Prof. […]

Marco Mastandrea, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Miquel À. Pericàs (ICIQ), has virtually defended his PhD thesis entitled “Harnessing Visible Light for the Development of Novel Synthetic Strategies” (assigned to the Analytical and Organic Chemistry Department of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on November 18th.   The members of the evaluation committee […]

Margherita Zanini, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren (ICIQ), has virtually defended her PhD thesis entitled “Transition Metal-Catalyzed Reactions of Heteroatom-Substituted Alkynes” (assigned to the Physical and Inorganic Chemistry Department of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on November 12th.   The members of the evaluation committee were: Prof. Paolo Melchiorre […]

Junshan Lai, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Miquel A. Pericàs (ICIQ), has virtually defended his PhD thesis entitled “Immobilization of 2,4-cis-Diarylprolinol Silyl Ethers, Isothioureas, SPINOL-Derived Phosphoric Acids and Their Application in the Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis in Batch and Flow” (assigned to the Department of Analytical and Organic Chemistry of the Universitat Rovira i […]

ICIQ’s first spin-off, Orchestra Scientific, has won the Enagás “Ingenia Energy Challenge” external award, aimed at boosting pioneering projects in energetic transition. The startup’s project proposes to optimise the CO2 capture process through the development of highly selective membranes that allow CO2 to be separated from other gases. After a real-environment pilot, Orchestra is improving […]

The Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ, for its initials in Spanish) has recognized the work of two of our group leaders: Arjan W. Kleij has been recognised with the RSEQ’s Excellence in Research Award, given to scientists who during the last years have been doing outstanding research in chemistry.  At the same time, Mónica […]